I will say, Dr. Scott Jonason is wonderful -- we saw him when our 1 year old had a terrible allergic reaction. The location is convenient for us, especially right next to the Fry's pharmacy... and you can be seen here fairly quickly.
However, I'm very disappointed with my second appointment here. It was late when I went in, and the lady I saw, I believe her name is Tilly. I went in for a UTI, tested negative. So based on my symptoms, she prescribed an antibiotic for vaginosis, since the symptoms seemed to align.
The antibiotics prescribed had a TERRIBLE laundry list of side effects, including cancer in rats with prolonged exposure. WTF? But seeing as how my symptoms were awful and I was in a lot of pain, I took them. And they were gnarly, even with food they caused quite a bit of nausea.
On the 7th and last day of taking these, My Dr Now called to tell me that my previous UTI sample came back from the lab as having grown something and so is positive for UTI after all . So another different round of antibiotics was prescribed.
Went to pick them up at the pharmacy, only to find out that this antibiotic had an even worse side effect list, including having to eat several hours before or after anything with iron, or a bunch of other ingredients. Seriously?
So I called My Dr Now -- you can't actually call this office directly to speak with someone there, you get routed to a call center, which then serves as a liaison to the doctor's office, sometimes taking up to 24 hours for a response from the doctor -- I explained the situation and asked for a gentler antibiotic. They prescribed another pill, reassuring me that it was the most widely used and shouldn't be an issue.
Picked it up and took the first pill, which made my heart beat super fast and made me dizzy, feeling unstable. To be fair, I am extremely sensitive to chemical/synthetic drugs but I've had a UTI several times in my life and never had these issues.
So I called -- again -- and asked for a new option. Was prescribed a pill that has similar effects again. Finally went into the my dr now office to speak with the doctor in person. Was told I have to pay another $100 (we don't have insurance) in order to be seen and speak with someone. Really?!
That is ridiculous. But I went ahead with the cost, in order to get this resolved. She explained that there are only three options for antibiotics to treat a UTI and they all have somewhat similar side effects. Sigh. I wish this had been explained to me from the beginning. Either way, the fact that you can't easily call this office or get an answer to questions in person without paying for another visit would make me avoid coming here in the future. read more