Its unfortunate that I have to come to this conclusion about the Np health nurse practitioner medical staff worker name Ellen Byars At first I thought that The nurse was the right fit for me to seek my health needs with but after what accured yesterday September 3 on tuesday I immediately changed my mind. first of all when I came to seek medical care/advice on august 26 on monday this year with the nurse mind you i came solely for my main symtoms of overactive bladder and the nurse didnt seem very attentive, and thorough with her solutions and reccommendations of how to treat my overactive bladder concerns it became a sole highlight for the nurse to focus on the fact about me getting a papsmear exam which i have address the nurse my sensitive issues with those particular exams . i understand the importance of papsmears and pelvic examinations I use to have these exams done alot in my past and the the procedures back then felt very uncomfortable for me I barely had a negative results of my past papsmears and past pelvic exams. I never had a std I am pretty much healthy in that area, with the exceptions of uterine fibriods that the very proffessional, understanding technician at the novant Emergency hospital found after patiently and willingly walked me threw with the transvaginal pelvic ultrasound until it was done successfully, plus Novant hospital also gave me a cat scan for my abdomen/pelvic discomfort with my over active bladder symptoms as well but when I ask nurse practioner Ellen byers for a imaging test she refused. The nurse was just focused on me getting a papsmear and the way she stated her reasons didnt appear genuine it sound like she was advertising to me like shes a salesman, convincing me to get a pap smear because I may met some special man in my future and its good for other screenings too. Sorry It just didnt sit right the way this nurse came across to me ignoring my overactive bladder concerns just focusing on my yearly pap smear instead of her finding me a solution to thoroughly treat my over active bladder concerns take it more sersously instead of giving me medication like gemtesa that i tried for a couple of times and it didnt work and my symptoms of overactive bladder has goten worse for reasons that I dont know and im scared . the nurse could of offered me a stronger drug or a cystoscopy exam but she never mention that. yesterday I tried to reach her a couple of times on the phone because I was in pain with my urine frequency and burning symptoms and ask if I can stop the meds she prescribe to me and go back to my other old meds for bladder I had to wait a few hours for a simple yes or no answer from them. I dont recommand Nurse Ellen Byers to any patient I dont believe that she is the right fit for me i will my care at Novant Hospital Urology instead and for all my other medical needs as well. Rita Inman. to Nurse Ellen Byars please lose my number. read more