Eff this doctor. If you like having autonomy over your body, do not see this doctor.
I visited this guy for a chalazion on my left eye, and his staff put drops in my eye that dilated my pupils and left my vision blurry for the whole day when at the appointment, the most this 'doctor' did was look at my eye from behind his desk. I was sent away with wipes I paid $20 for and a prescription for an ointment that has not helped with my chalazion whatsoever. I had to come back in 3 weeks.
The week after I saw this 'doctor,' my chalazion got worse. It was partially blocking my vision. I re-booked my appointment for sooner, and this appointment was the WORST experience I've had with a doctor in my whole life.
I went into this appointment with the goal of removing/draining my chalazion. He told me that he was "ready and my knives are ready to go. I just need to tell the girl out there [his assistant] to get everything prepared." So, I said I was ready to do the procedure, but he kept deterring me. He said that my opinions/feelings may change, but he was ready to go. I said one more time that I am ready, then he immediately said that he wasn't gonna do the procedure because pus was already coming out. While I understood this reason, I do not understand why he kept making sure that I knew he was ready to go only to not go through with it. This whole time, he and his FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENT (Dr. Lau I believe- might be wrong as I was on the verge of tears) kept laughing at me and invalidating my concerns. My dad was at this appointment with me, so I was in a room of three grown men blaming me for the chalazion. He also noticed that I had lash extensions (something A LOT OF WOMEN GET and I have been getting for over a year with no concerns until now) and said that he "gets a lot of girls with cosmetics done who have eye problems and they should stop getting it done. But they don't listen to me." At this point, my vision was getting blurry because I was going to cry so I looked away. This 'doctor' laughed at me and "look she can't even look at me" implying that there was truth to what he just said.
I am a GROWN WOMAN. I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT TO MY BODY AND I AM FULLY AWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES. This appointment was supposed to be about my chalazion, but it turned out to be a lecture on what I should or should not do as a woman. This 'doctor' dismissed me every single time I had something to say and was acting like he is a god, when in reality he's just another sh*tty man who uses his position of power to tell his concerned patients what to do. If you say you are a doctor, start treating ALL PEOPLE with respect, dignity, empathy, and compassion. This 'man' made me feel dirty and blamed me for my chalazion when in reality, this could have happened to ANYONE at ANY TIME.
If you like being treated like a human being, GO SEE A REAL DOCTOR. The man in the white coat I saw today was just an a*shole. I will be forever traumatized by this experience. read more