Writing this review for Dr Pedro Arguello of GastroTexas (on Yelp, only Christina Levings came up but she is a partner in the practice).
The wait time is insane... not sure if it is always like this, but I arrived before my scheduled appointment and waited more than an hour to see the Dr.
After I get in, I get my stats taken by a nurse, or I would presume nurse of some sorts, she wasn't very professional and told me to hold on to the machine while my stats were taken because the machine wasn't working right (it looked old and worn). After that, waited some more for the Dr.
Dr comes in, I told him about my condition and what seems to be a stomach virus or bacteria of some sorts... he believed that was the case too and right away he wanted me to do blood works and a full on upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. He also wanted to prescribe me a 'mild' antibiotic to help with the condition... First off, the getting the 'scopes are quite invasive and also not to mention pricey as the first level of diagnosis... Second, he prescribes medication without knowing what kind of bacteria infection I might have.
Decided against doing both and went for a second opinion elsewhere. The other Dr just ordered a stool sample first and didn't want to treat me with any antibiotics until we find out what was the cause...
My decision saved me at least $500 and multiple days off work. Two stars only due to him being a nice polite guy. read more