My experience with Misty Seawright yesterday was a nightmare. I can't recall a worse experience at any doctor's office. If you are seeking a practitioner who is thorough, helpful, and compassionate, this is NOT the one! I had been having severe itching for over a week. The itching was such that I was unable to sleep much at all. I had called over 60 doctors trying to get seen in a timely fashion, and nobody was available until 2022. Imagine my relief when I was finally able to book an appointment with Seawright. I figured that she would at least thoroughly examine my skin, and show a genuine interest towards a solution. Upon booking my appointment, I was told that I'd have a general all over/standard exam. I indicated that I also had an urgent need for help with severe itching, which included no rash. The receptionist assured me that both would be addressed. Upon arrival, I was asked a few questions by her assistant, and then asked to strip down to a bra and panties. You'd think that would be confirmation that an actual exam/overall thorough skin check was going to occur. Nope! Here is the gist of my "appointment" ... She briskly introduced herself, then glanced at me, and said "I can't do anything for you if you don't have a rash." This is a fine example of her complete lack of empathy. I felt like she was shaming me from the get-go....like "Why the hell are you here if you don't have a rash?" I found her to be extremely dismissive. I made this practice aware that I did not have a rash upon booking. Why was nothing said then? I asked Ms. Seawright if she would at least let the receptionists know to tell patients upfront not to bother coming in if no rash is evident. Her rude & discounting response: "No, they can't do that." It felt like Ms. Seawright had one foot out the door from the moment she entered the room. As a medical practitioner, I believe you have an obligation to at the very, very least CARE about people who come to you with faith and trust and in my case also in suffering, tears, and exasperation. Health CARE was not what I received. Instead, I was met with coldness, aloofness, and annoyance.
When I inquired as to why she wasn't providing an actual exam, she said I'd have to come back for that (Whaaat?!) I stated that I was told I'd be having an exam and had counted on that, her response: "No, that is wrong." That was the truth...and she was not taking accountability. Apparently, there are no tools for actually testing skin? No thoughtful questions to ask in order to dig deeper? This was a complete joke.
With regard to the itching, she told me to go see a general internist doc. I let her know that I have called 60+ doctor offices, and have been unable to get in to any of them until Feb. of 2022. Her response to that: "Well, you really just need to find one." Let that sink in. I have severe itching. Can't sleep at night. Can't get in to a general doc. So, I come to her in this very painful and vulnerable state. And I am offered no compassion and no sense that she cared to really look closely at my skin, ask me any questions to gain understanding, or help me in any genuine way. I don't care what kind of doctor (or pseudo doctor) you are, I feel you have a duty to care about any patient who comes to you.
Upon asking her to look at some of my moles I have concern about due to a family history of skin cancer, she asked me to point one out. When I did, she said flippantly, "that's fine." To what extent were her education and training utilized in that "assessment"? In a nutshell, I found Ms. Seawright to be extremely dismissive, utterly unhelpful, and curt (I see in another review on HG that someone graciously called it "nonchalant."). Oh, but she said "have a great day" upon exiting the room. What a disingenuous slap in the face. I would not go back to her if my skin was literally on fire.
My primary goal in writing this review is to spare others from the trauma and disappointment that I experienced under Misty Seawright at this practice. read more
