Mia is my primary physician. I came to her because I could not stop coughing and I hate going to the doctor's office unless I am sure something is wrong. To start off my visit, Mia listened from the other room to hear how my cough sounded when she wasn't there. I felt like she trying to see if I was telling the truth about my cough or exaggerating how bad it was. That is how she started my exam, already not believing me. She then listened to my chest and couldn't hear any wheezing so she told me I was fine and prescribed an inhaler which did nothing. The reason she couldn't hear any wheezing is because the mucus was not breaking up in my chest yet. I kept telling her I felt like mucus was built up in my chest and it was just sitting there not going anywhere, but she never did anything about it. I then had two phone consults, one with her and one with another doctor and finally got prescribed antibiotics which I was excited about because I had a trip planned and desperately wanted to get better. By this point I was sick for two months already. I then went on a 2 1/2 week trip to Europe where I was sick the entire time. The antibiotics did nothing. I got worse. I was coughing up mucus, developed an ear infection, and felt terrible. When I came back I could only get a phone consult and I told Mia how horrible I felt. She again made me feel like I was being dramatic and told me to take allergy meds for two weeks and if I still wasn't well then she would see me bc whatever I had must already be out of my system bc I had been sick for so long. By this point I was sick for three months. I tried the allergy meds although I am not allergic to anything and I was not getting better. I ended up getting excruciating headaches and finally went to urgent care. Urgent care could not diagnose me and sent me home with antibiotics to treat pneumonia even though I tested negative for pneumonia. Of course, I got worse. I tried to see Mia, but she was on vacation. Instead I saw another doctor who said I had meningitis and sent me to the ER. The ER doctor was finally able to diagnose me correctly with Bronchitis and a bad sinus infection. She took every test to make sure I got better and thought it was ridiculous how long it took for me to be helped. By this point, I was sick for FOUR MONTHS. After all this, I could not help but feel so angry that my own doctor could have helped me four months prior. Instead she made me feel like I was just complaining. I never go to the doctor and if I do, it means I'm really sick. For her not to listen to me on several occasions really upsets me. I can't help but feel like Mia hosaka is a reflection of how poorly Kaiser is as a hospital. read more