I would sue Dr. Lallas if I had the time. I have been suffering from chronic pain for about eight years now, and only gotten a diagnosis in the last few months. Of the many doctors in many specialties that I saw during that time (none of which helped find a solution, obviously), Dr. Lallas is the only one that I am angry at and the only one that robbed me of my hope - I literally sat in the car for an hour sobbing after this appointment, which I had been excited for based on his high recommendations. At my appointment, I was effectively immediately taken to get X-rays - on the one hand glad that actual testing is happening, on the other hand we hadn't even spoken yet and it's entirely possible they were unnecessary and just something they could bill me for? Anyways, once the X-rays were done, Dr. Lallas talked to me for maybe three minutes and told me my pain was solely due to being overweight. I pushed back with a few different lines of reasoning/pieces of evidence to the contrary, having been overweight for a long time and knowing what 'not normal in my body feels like,' and a multitude of other reasons why my symptoms just did *not* point to that being the sole cause (with the acknowledgment that of course it doesn't help). He told me explicitly and multiple times that the weight was the one and only issue, I should focus on losing weight and that would completely solve it, it was not worth seeking other opinions or looking at any other systems of the body. After spending so much time (and money on medical bills), I left feeling completely defeated, doubting myself, blaming myself, and concluding there was no hope for this high level of constant pain I've been in for so long. It was about a year after that until I did a single other thing to try to seek a diagnosis, because I felt so defeated. Anyways, fast forward to about 5 years later, the last 2 of which spent working with a GP who knows that *she* doesn't know what's wrong, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything wrong. She's been incredibly supportive and has helped be a sounding board for my research, and done diagnostics when things seemed like potentially good fits for my symptoms, and lo and behold - wouldn't you know it? I'm NOT crazy, I *do* have the best insight into knowing when my body doesn't feel right, and I have now two diagnoses, both proven with diagnostics and imaging, both long-progressed, both incurable but treatable for huge quality of life improvements (that would have been LOTS better four years ago for a ton of reasons). I do not begrudge *anyone* for lack of familiarity with something - had Dr. Lallas said it was definitely out of his scope/not having to do with anything that can be diagnosed with an x-ray, and/or even that he very much thought it was a weight issue, I would not be writing this review. Explicitly telling me pursuing other avenues was pointless, to a certainty, and that the solution was all on me (after a three minute conversation), is what is unforgivable from my perspective. I cannot put into words how low I felt after this appointment, how much I gave up on my future and the idea that I would ever feel the physically ok again - honestly there were absolutely moments that I thought life might not be worth living if this was what it was going to be like. Do not trust him, do not give him your business, he is biased and judgmental and cannot fathom that he might not know everything. Oh, and for the record, both conditions are genetic and completely out of my control - turns out anyone carrying any extra weight ISN'T to blame for every problem in their life, go figure, Dr. Lallas. read more