I feel disheartened and ignored by this clinics attention and overall sense of urgency to a very serious medical condition for which I am now battling.
Until now, I had been looking for a diagnosis for over 5 months.
To obtain a referral to a specialist would take 2-3 phone call reminders on my part before any action would occur.
Instead of digging deeper into my atypical symptoms, I was repeatedly told I was dealing with anxiety and stress rather than helping me identify the true issues.
When I got to the point of needing an internal medicine referral, I had to call the clinic back 3 times before appointment was finally scheduled only for the appointment to occur an entire month later.
I lost precious time in my search for answers despite repeated phone calls, clinic visits and a couple of trips to the ER. I have formally moved my care to Mercy - and feel like somebody is taking my concerns seriously! read more