Ohh, this guy is bad news. I know he comes across like he's a nice guy & doing something. Not a chance. He's just sneaky: hissing prevarication. When I saw him he acted like if he didn't stuff a sandwich in his face immediately he would die. OK, lets say he is diabetic or something. Fine, then eat before you come to the office. It was 10am. Seriously, he can't be bothered to eat breakfast?
So he rushes me like crazy, because he had a plate sitting on his desk. He wasn't listening to much of anything I said except to smoke me. I have a rare neurological disorder involving a swelling in one of the layers of the meninges, (spinal cord covering) characterized by insane pain, persistent electric shocks and sleep disturbances, (called "Arachnoiditis") It's life destroying all by itself. Add to that 6 herniated discs, vertebrae actually growing together around the nerve root , spinal stenosis, every curve bent in the wrong direction, and scoliosis resulting is a startling loss of height on the torso. Plus, there's plenty of bone spurs, and myriad neurological issues. Most of this information was known at that visit, plus I had x-rays which were so obvious a child could point to serious issues. My injuries were already in their second decade. It's not like I wasn't hugely experienced at MD shenanigans and fraud.
I realize you only get one issue per visit, because that's how doctors work. They want you to return again and again averaging 5 - 7 minutes per billing. My lumbar area was especially loud due to the vertebrae growing together, and I already had some imaging so it seemed a good place to start. Huott decided he was going to order me more imaging. He wanted me gone so he could get to his sandwich. All he heard was "lower back". So he brushes me off and hands me a scrap of paper to take to the desk to get an imaging order.
Imagine my surprise when I'm handed an order for "C" spine imaging when we discussed bones growing around the nerve root in the lumber. I also mentioned hand problems which he ignored. I don't even think that registered in his mind (which was confirmed at a second visit).I didn't want to argue the "C" spine order since I hadn't had this region imaged as yet, and really needed it So I get that imaging done and the first words out of his mouth were, "Well that can't be causing your problems"
Mind you, he was pulling a fast one thinking he would get a clean MRI and just blow me off without my realizing he didn't image the region of discussion. The "C" spine MRI found 2 more herniated discs, plus the normal neck curve was GONE!. Huott stammers that even so, this couldn't possibly be causing me any grief in my lower back. I said "No, but it certainly explains the extreme difficulties I've had with my hands." (Soon thereafter I had a real MD microwave off some facet nerves and give me back the use of my hands. That issue went from annoying to excruciating inside about 5 weeks. I couldn't button my blouse, drive or zip trousers.)
So Huott sits there continuing to tell me that 2 herniated neck discs is "NOTHING". I said, "SO what you are saying is that the total of 6 herniated discs I have and the bones growing together doesn't cause pain?". He sort of moved his jaw without saying anything because heretofore, he wasn't paying any attention to pretty much anything I ever said, plus he can't add 2+4.
So he shut up quickly on that front, and told me he was sending me to someone else who was a real stickler and "wouldn't be giving me as much time as he did", (W T Freeeak?!). I think his name was Riedler. What a spoof that was. He was a bigger D-bag than Huott. Huott just wanted a D-Bag second opinion.
This is the second opinion: "Uh....25% of people don't even know they have herniated discs, ya see. So if you have 6 of them, that makes you SIX TIMES in less pain and unaware than them...yeah".
Holy Sheist...I just fell into s-t-u-p-i-d-land and was surrounded by m o r o n s with MD's.. Next visit with Huott, he then blows me off completely repeating Riedler's D-Bag horse-hockey..
So you see people, this is not a good guy. He is r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s. His buddy is a bigger D-Bag than he is. He has NO INTENTION of doing anything for you, other than putting on a show of smoke and mirrors. Wait until you have several visits with any MD before doing a YELP. You are bound to see "the e-v-i-l". read more