It's with mixed feelings, & but a lot of experience at this office, that I write this review. To be as honest, if you see Dr. Seth, you'll be taken in, as he is very charismatic. I truly believe he is a kind, authentic, honest person, obviously has passion for his work, wants to help relieve pain, partly though, like a mad scientist; a brilliant young man ambitious to use his skills. He is beautiful, respectful, healthy looking, down to earth. You don't get to see him after the consult though, only for for "procedures," on the technical end and/or that involve anesthesia.
Communication since then, trying to schedule has been a nightmare, except for the girl at the front desk (when you first walk in,) It's so stressful. My last 4 visits were with Angus, Nurse Practitioner. (another bright personable guy.)
Saw Dr. Seth (he was first starting out years ago.) My ins. changed (to out of network,) so 2 years passed before I could come back.
Now it's a whole different ball game, business boomin in another office, & 3 centers. My first visit was "scheduled wrong," not enough time, & with wrong person, should have been new paitent visit. To Dr. Seth's credit, he made time to see me, so I would not have to come back. We came up with the initial treatment plan, i.e., I would get a cortisone shot in both knees, to first bring down inflammation, while waiting for my ins company to approve Suprex injections, then the shots would work better anyway.
I waited and no one came in. They didn't want to bother him again as he was in a procedure, no one knew abt. the cort. injections, someone would call me to schedule them, but no one did.
So I called & told several very stressed/hurried people,one of who did admit I didn't need ins. pre approval for that shot, saw it ordered in the chart. Told me to hold on, got disconnected, they said shes never talked to her again. I called back and had to leave a message, (said to be returned within 24) again, no one called back. left message/begged to be called back. Called a nurse advocate for patient care saying that dr Seth said I was to first get the cortisone, my story to 3 people who said it was not in my chart, by then approved for suprex. That laptop that is supposed to be my chart, am I even in there? from the questions they ask it's as if they have no idea what's going on. The day before I am supposed to come in for suprex, no one will give me the cortisone even though I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER him saying that because after he left I sat in the office for a minute and cried because I felt like someone listened to me and someone cared, and finally I am going to be treated like something other than cattle, or just one other old lady with a walker, that finally I would get some relief other than pain meds (not keen on..) I get a call night before to prepare me for the fact I will have to have my first shots by anesthesia, apparently they always do this, a protocol I know nothing about, yes he always does this first (the first I had heard about it?) called a vision scope...
hmmm. okay, well,I had been "scheduled wrong..." nothing to eat or drink, etc. So the next day, waiting, she comes in to talk to me, I said I really don't know anything this proc. they said ask Dr.Seth before he does it, by then I had been given meds by injection to not get nausea during it. I was out of it.
Next thing I know I am being wheeled out of there, never found out, which knee, what shots? what did the scope do for me, I ask Angus (NP) next time I go in? who says Dr. Seth can find where to give stem cells, (those are not covered by insurance) & I did discuss doing that procedure. Later receive a bill for that "scope" total almost $5,000.00, wait minute, it said it's they used an anesthesiologist out of network. I don't know that person. I thought that is what Dr.Seth was, saw the certificate on his wall. My insurance won't pay out of network. They didn't ask me if that's okay? Now it's so high pressure there; it all moves so fast. On those days I have to walk so far with my walker to get to the door, painful knees are distracting; it's like a blur. You have to be a very assertive person, cause I am the type that speaks up, but it oddly got me nowhere.
They will ask me how many shots I've had, wondering what they are supposed to be doing? Isn't that in my chart? I don't know what their plan is. It's like they know nothing about me. Asked me what meds Angus put me last time, I can't spell it, Gaba something, and tylenol with codeine, is is Oxy or is it ? I can't even remember what she asked me. (I have 90.00 co pays there) & if you are on meds, you have to go monthly. I two months, canceled an apt. due to true illness, it took me 4 tries to get an apt. Last time I called patient advocate, said I am sitting here crying my eyes out, she sent me to a machine, said leave a message. I could say so much more. Good doctors? bad system? read more