I have successfully made it through pre-op physical therapy and ACL repair surgery.
First, I would like to acknowledge that Nurse Judy and I spoke and sometimes it is better to speak up and tell someone how they are making you feel...
What your perception of how you have been treated is.
Since then, she has been wonderful.
Perhaps I was quick to dismiss the fact that she has a life outside of the office and that she may have been going through her own hard times.
When I tried the same approach with Dr. Mitchell, it was suggested that I was projecting my anger about my injury onto him.
I'm afraid not. I explained that sitting uncomfortably in the waiting room for quite awhile prior to being seen and anticipating more rather rude treatment by him might be the source of my anger.
He suggested that sometimes personalities just clash.
That I can concur with.
Since that appointment, the bedside manner has improved tremendously.
The surgery went very well and my first post-op visit today went well.
Perhaps personalities do clash...
I was shown my prior Yelp review today by Dr. Mitchell.
I don't feel like I needed to apologize but I did feel it was rather unprofessional and unnecessary.
I do know this-
This man knows his stuff.
He is a phenomenal surgeon.
Today he took time to answer my questions and was very kind.
Judy was also very kind.
When presented with a situation in which my 13 year old son needed to see an Ortho Guy-
I considered taking him elsewhere but I didn't.
Maybe Dr. Mitchell and I do not get along well but again, he's damned good at what he does and he was very kind to my son.
I'm conflicted... but at the end of the day-
I would stick with him as my Orthopedic Surgeon. read more