I had to have my regular annual mole check and had some other annoying skins issues, so I decided to try someone close to work. I made called to make an appointment and got in two days later, so I thought, "Great!" But maybe there's a reason I was able to get in so soon.
First, got there 5 minutes before my appointment and filled out all the necessary paperwork. They kept me in the waiting room for about 20 minutes - which is fine, I always expect a wait. They finally called me into an examination room. I waited there for over 50 minutes! Seriously, no magazine, no newspaper, nothing! Just me, the table, and my quickly dissovling patience.
So after all that waiting, and me getting seriously cranky now, she finally comes in. Doesn't apologize that she has now made me wait an hour + after my scheduled appointment. I try to relax and figure, hey, maybe she's really thorough and just got caught up with another patient.
She askes me a few questions, tells me to take off my top (I have LOTS of moles) and does what seems to be a pretty good inspection. However, there is one particular mole that every previous dermatologist has always "tsked tsked" about and she just kinda looked at it and passed over it. (I have had it forever so I know it's not a real issue, but it looks funny enough for all other drs. to take pause - why not her?) She instead concentrated on my scalp. (really?) She never even saw my legs, even though I told her I had moles there too. She just asked if they had changed. I told her I didn't think so but I have so many, it's hard to keep track of all of them. Don't you think she would have checked those out too?
Then she told me I have a few questionable moles in other areas. I waited to see what she would recommend and ... nothing. Absolutely nothing. I asked should they be removed.. she looked at me like I was crazy to ask her this question. She gave me the ABC's of mole checking on my own and said if I see changes, to come back. I asked about my other pesky problems and got similar non-advice. I walked out with nothing but a wasted 2 hours. Seriously... I'm considering going to another dermatologist just for peace of mind.
She's definitely an odd cookie. She seems nice enough, but her focus is so strange - my scalp? And her dismissing the mole all other doctors loved to hate was very concerning. Plus, she can't look you in the eye for some reason. Then at the end of the appointment, she sits there typing away and I'm sitting there like, are we finished? I guess we are. read more