I have been ill for over a year, chronic cough with various other symptoms. I have been trying to get enough sleep upright (without success) because of this lung/cough/phlegm issue. In January Dr. Ginzburg performed an Endoscopy, put me on a GERD diet, I redid all the food in my condo and followed the diet 100% for two weeks. In the follow up appointment he said that during the procedure when he saw no evidence of GERD he did not bother to go any further, even though he knew of my at the time "10 month long symptoms and please investigate thoroughly matter" (though right after the procedure he put me on the GERD diet and meds (?)). He took a couple seconds glance at my 3 page food diary for the two weeks and complained how I did not follow his instructions as to the food diary and threw it on the desk. I wrote it painstakingly daily absolutely everything I ate or drank including ingredients, I explained to him I cannot write down that I had bad reactions to any foods if I did not. That my particular symptoms did not worsen or lesson in any way. How can I write anything different? He said that I just did not realize if they did or did not. (???). (I took a lot of time, effort and energy following his instructions. Does this doctor think that after almost a year long at the time of not a single day of relief a patient does not want to try everything to get better?). Dr. Ginzburg said he has seen it all before, how patients have been sick for a while, then keep on "being" sick. (I have never made sickness a "career", the exact opposite, hardly ever going to doctors). This was a new thing for me, a lengthy worrying uncomfortable exhausting health problem affecting my life in so many ways and did not appreciate not being taken seriously. (I realize many people have it much much worse health wise, so I am not whining about that part, just the part about not being taken seriously and that I am concerned). He was very flippant with other things discussed (this post is long enough already so I will not elaborate on those). He said it was "a tic" as to why I was always clearing my throat (I did not know my own body and that there was phlegm involved?). Need I say more after that one? Perhaps I should... Since then, I have had a chest CT Scan (results indicate a suspicion of lymphangioleiomyomatosis lung disease), and I have ENT issues. Dr. Ginzburg was condescending and disrespectful, for whatever his own reasons were he had his own agenda with me and I do not know why. I was very surprised, as the procedure itself was done with ease and the staff were kind and comforting. I guess the procedure day part he has down pat. Note: the one staff member gentleman at reception was EXCELLENT all through my experiences with that office. read more
