Last year, I was misdiagnosed by Dr. Lowy. It was a gross oversight on his part, and I don't think he is fit to practice medicine. I had just returned from vacationing with my boyfriend and a couple of days later my back (around the kidneys) began to hurt so badly that I could hardly move. I went to see Dr. Lowy and told him of the pain. I also told him that it felt a little funny when I urinated. He diagnosed me with pancreatitis (a condition that I was told later by TWO other doctors that no one in their right mind would be the first diagnosis for an otherwise healthy person). After ordering that I get some blood work done, he analyzed it and told me that I wouldn't feel well for a couple of weeks, and to stay in bed. He told me not to take any aspirin or other pain killers as they would exacerbate my condition.
After staying in bed without any pain killers for the two most painful weeks of my life, I finally gave up and had to go to the emergency room because my pain was excruciating and I had a temperature of 106 degrees. The emergency room doctor was able to diagnose me right away with a kidney infection, put me on antibiotics and send me on my way. The ER doctor told me that when I came back from my vacation I probably had a urinary tract infection (much more likely for a healthy young woman who just got back from a vacation with her boyfriend) that went untreated and spread to my kidneys. This UTI could have easily been caught by a simple urinalysis, which Dr. Lowy failed to give me. He did not listen when I told him that my kidneys were hurting. I am now paying off a $6000 emergency room bill for a simple UTI that went wrong because of this man. Do not go see him for any reason! You are likely to end up sicker than when you went in. read more