This is, actually, for the Phlebotomist that served me on September 29, 2021. Sadly, I don't…read moreremember her name. She has long dark hair and is very understanding. She greeted me and was quite pleasant.
I explained the last time I was there, the gal, who took my blood, left me sore and with bruises up and down my arm.
So this lady was very careful with me. We talked about my daughter, who has no problems with needles. But I have had a phobia for years, which I had got past until my visit before this one. This lady apologized when I said, ouch. Then she proceeded to keep me calm. Within seconds, she was done and I was on my way. I am happy to say, I had no bruising. She is a real professional.
Now, for Dr. Gonzalez-Campoy. Since that testing, I found that my Free T3 is high, which shows my dosage needs to be raised. I have not heard one word from him or his staff regarding this. Furthermore, I loved him when I started going to him two years ago. He made me feel special and that he cared for me, but the last visit, he was brusque and hardly spent any time with me. He seemed to be upset because I hadn't been in since 2019. With Covid, this didn't seem, to me, like a good idea in 2020. This and our last encounter, over the phone, has me searching for a different Endocrinologist.
He refused to treat me, in person, because I won't take the shot and tried to push it on me. I tried explaining that my husband has had horrible arm, hand and wrist pain since two days, after getting the Pfizer, but he still insisted I should get it. When I stuck to my rights, and said, I'm not getting it, he reiterated he would not treat me, in person. Yet, he had me go in for blood work. I find this to be odd as I was in the same building as his office where I had to check in for the blood tests. Since he won't treat me, in person, only over the phone, I find I have no choice but to go somewhere else.
This is difficult for me for two reasons. First, due to my insurance, I can't just go to any doctor I want to and they are hard to find. Second, I have been on natural NDT medicine since 2016, which, until recently, has met my needs and I've felt pretty normal. A lot of doctors won't prescribe the NDT for me, although expert professionals have deemed it as effective as Levothyroxine.
So the five stars is for their wonderful Phlebotomist, but I give 2 stars to the Endocrinologist at MNCOME. That is because he still ordered my prescription to be refilled.