I have an active wound on my heel (since 4/18) that became infected. I was referred to Dr Kailith & saw her 1/10/19. She did not shake my hand, her staff failed to send me the required paperwork ahead of the appointment, I had several pages to fill out & was unable to complete them. I was sent to a room, she came in & I had to bring my own bandages & wraps. Dr Kailith was with me for less than 15 minutes. She did not discuss my current meds or any of the antibiotics I am allergic to, of which there are many. I found her to be discourteous. She then took a topical swab. Her office never told me the name of the bacteria. I was called by one infusion center & I was told I would have a pique line installed for med 1) Vancomycin & 2) Cefepime. Dr Kailith NEVER called me to discuss these meds with me. She never called me with the results of the swab taken 1/10/19, today is 1/22/19. I looked up both antibiotics. Vancomycin has to be monitored as it is very strong. The recommendation would be to administer it in a controlled environment. The 2nd antibiotic, Cefepime would have caused me to experience anaphylactic shock or death. It stated clearly that if there has been a previous negative experience with penicillin to not take it, I am allergic to penicillin. I also have Crohn's Disease & Cefepime was not recommended to be taken for that either. It went on to indicate it could also cause death. Still, Dr Kailith never called me with the results of the swab 1/10/19. Because due diligence was not done on her part & she never discussed any of my meds or allergies, had I not looked these antibiotics up, I could have been given an antibiotic that could have caused me to experience anaphylactic shock or death. I had spoken to one of her office staff (not a nurse) who was rude & continually told me how long we were on the phone. I informed her 2 infusion companies had called me & I would not commit due to the lack of involvement of the referring Dr. & lack of discussion about the antibiotics. I spent less than 15 minutes with this Dr. I told her staff member that it was demeaning to me to continually remind me of the time spent on the phone when I had several unanswered questions. She (the office rep) was quite contentious & disagreeable. She refused to give me the name of the bacteria. I received a call from my regular Dr & I was told that Dr Kailith would no longer be seeing me. It's likely her staff rep gave untrue info as I was very professional & courteous. I have been dropped by this Dr in the middle of an "active" infection in which there is a possibility of loosing my leg or life. I find this to be a very capricious & arbitrary action by a Dr, not to mention unprofessional response. I do not even want to give "one" star to this person. She is unfriendly, inept & made no effort to discuss my meds or allergies, she did not review my file with me, nor did she ask me any questions. Her lack of "due diligence" could have caused serious issues for me had I not researched the antibiotics on my own. I would never recommend her to anyone for any reason. She wanted my weight & the scale was in another room already occupied by a partially dressed patient (a man) & I apologized to him profusely. If complications occur to me due to her lack of attentiveness to my infection, I will have no choice but to escalate the issue. I am now in a position to seek another specialist. This has been a very disgusting experience. read more
