his place was my pain management for 2.5 yrs. At the beginning of my appointments, Dr Zaidi lied…read moreto me and told me I failed a drug test for morphine and codeen. I didn't realize those were two major ingredients in my meds and spent the next 2 months trying to figure out how I was exposed, it made me paranoid. Dr Zaidi never did tell me why he lied.
Over the course of 2.5 yrs while under his care, the staff never acknowledged or responded to any of my emails, they only returned phone calls twice, and failed to do their job while communicating via text. When I addressed these issues I was met with gaslighting: excuses, trying to blame me, and major attitude from the staff and Amanda Folkner in their Babcock location (they have another location in Rockledge).
All of my appointments were stressful and after surgery last year (C4-C5), it was like pulling teeth to continue care for my spinal stenosis (C5-C7) and torn rotator cuff (and leg pain which they ignored). I was in extreme pain for months and was begging for a better treatment plan to which I was met with excuse after excuse at each appointment.
My last appointment was an emergency appointment (not the monthly) because my medication wasn't working (still). That morning when I checked in, the staff member was repeatedly making rude comments about another male patient who was sitting in the waiting area. I ignored the first comment and then she made another! I started to feel like I was stuck in an episode of Mean Girls. While in the exam room I was met with gaslighting and excuses by Amanda where at one point she went out and questioned her assistant as to why she pretended like our previous text conversation didn't exist.... When that assistant came in to place items for an injection, she was nasty and rude. Then Amanda reluctantly gave my my first injection this year, while still trying to make excuses, which I firmly told her "Not Even", "cut it out" and repeatedly had to tell her that "I'm not going to argue with you". She should have simply apologized for the mistake and corrected it, that would have been ideal. I was waiting on several orders which I was still communicating via text and my one request was I be informed when each referral was sent so that I could make an appointment. Still, the assistant refused to give me that information, which was now systemically a pattern of neglect.
I left with the same weak prescription that I had all year (tramadol), I was in excruciating pain and crying. As I was checking out, the woman who had been making comments, decided to tell me how "we never make mistakes". . She then made the excuse that she could have done more if she had a current image, which was yet another excuse because I had a CAT scan in late May I had previously informed her about and confirmed. The more I reflect on what happened, the more I realize that the entire staff has a bad attitude towards patients, continually dropped the ball and it's obvious, hindsight is 20/20. They never were friendly, no bedside manners, especially with Dr Zaidi.
After leaving, I figured I would email Dr Zaidi about my experiences, but, I wanted to wait a couple days for two reasons; 1. My birthday was the day after my appointment and 2. I wanted to reflect on the situation. Instead, Dr Zaidi called me the morning of my birthday. He was nasty, spoke over me, and refused to let me know which referrals had been sent. Because I couldn't get a word in, I slowly said, "I fired you yesterday", and hung up. Yes, after not receiving the texts I requested, and the awful way I was treated for their repeated mistakes, I had decided to find a new pain management Doctor. I'm not sure why he was being so hateful and immature when he called, he only confirmed that my decision to find a new pain management doctor was on spot.
Overall, the staff and doctors could have easily acknowledged their mistakes (which I have digital proof of), corrected them, and moved forward, because I'm easy going, especially with proper care: Instead I was met with narcissistic behavior (I'm a psychologist which I never informed them), and was surprised that they were so openly unprofessional.
I did find a new Doctor immediately and in less than a month, he adjusted my medication so that I can do things and am not in excruciating pain. He was appalled at my weak prescriptions, and shook his head in disbelief at how little care I had been receiving (my last 6 appointments, nothing was done besides renewing my prescriptions, not even a drug test). I never received printouts of my care and have decided I should audit them with my insurance company to make sure they weren't cheating my insurance. Nothing would surprise me about them after my experience.
I don't recommend Brevard Spine & Joints, unless you enjoy being neglected as they bill your insurance and bank. I do recommend Narayana Healthcare and Dr Richard Adkins. He is extremely professional.