Dr Sinclair publishes articles in the local paper and he has stated there that his interests are obstetrics and sports medicine. Nevertheless, my family decided to take our 88-year-old mother to him because he was in high school with my niece and because my sister and niece had been to his wedding. I have no idea how Dr Sinclair is with sports medicine and obstetrics patients but with my mother he has had a nice rapport in his office. Through my experience with Dr Sinclair it has become evident that he has training in recommending surgery and prescribing medication. He has not conveyed any indication that he has knowledge of what comprises a healthy and balanced diet or of how to help families and patients of advanced age with the aging process and the deterioration of the human body that normally accompanies advanced age. This doctor is also not willing to work with our family to help us simplify the administration of medication to our aging mother. Over the course of months, I have contacted his office to request that he prescribe an incontinence medication for my mother that is designed to be taken with food. He has totally disregarded the difficulty of administering the drug he prescribed which is to be taken "at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating". I call my mother at 9 AM every day to help her take her pills one by one and again at 5:30 PM because she cannot remember to take them by herself. When I talk to her, I also talk to her about what she is going to eat after she takes her pills, some of which need to be taken with food. I live in Kansas City and she lives in Atchison. When Sanctura was first prescribed, our family did what we could to try to get this pill taken before bedtime but my mother does not always go to bed at the same hour each day and sometimes after going out to eat with family she goes to bed as soon as she returns to her house. The pill was forgotten frequently and when we explained all this to the doctor he told us to have her take it with her other pills, with food. I spend Friday nights with my mother and she wakes up Saturday mornings complaining that she has had leakage. She also still experiences the urge to urinate frequently. All of this has been explained numerous times to the answering machine at the doctor's office and to the doctor's nurse. The nurse told me this week that if I could tell her the name of a medication that was supposed to be taken with food she would convey that option to the doctor. After leaving messages to tell the nurse about Vesicare and the Oxytrol patch I received no return phone call. This most recent time that I have been trying to get the prescription changed has extended from Friday through Thursday. I finally called a urologist to explain the problem and was told that a prescription would be called in to my mother's pharmacy immediately.
So, in short, this Dr Sinclair is not responsive, according to my experience, to concerns of family members in regard to issues related to the care of senior patients in his care. He also did not diagnose a UTI when my mother first started seeing him after she had a fall and the result was an extended period of weakness and dementia. He may not like dealing with patients of advanced age but he has not given us referrals or stated that he prefers not to work with us. He is a new young doctor and we gave him a chance. Unfortunately, his ego seems to be stronger than his desire to work with patients and their families to relieve discomfort and suffering. read more
