I just got back from this office and I'm so upset I have to write this review now to express my…read moredisappointment to the indifference of the receptionist.
I had pain and swelling inside my mouth, it was at the borderline of the gum and inside cheek, It did not look to me it was an abscess but more on the cheek as the swelling was visible on the outside as if I had mumps but that could not be as I was fully vaccinated.
Dr Schachter was not available so I saw his associate who told me I had an abscess, I still did not think so but accepted the Augmentin 875 mg twice a day. I took it for 7 days it helped a little bit but did not stop hurting so I went to the urgent care and the DO told me also it was an abscess. After a week it came back w a vengeance, I could not sleep, I went in today to ask for the antibiotic to be renewed as I could not get an appointment w an ENT larynx Md till 5-27 by that time I might get into a sepsis, infection inside the mouth is not a small matter.
Here is my background: After my brother graduated from U of Paris medical school he gave me all his books n I read them all. I'm not a doctor but had 7 years of courses also required to become a doctor, anatomy, physiology, phamacology, Pharmacognosy, public health you name it plus I still spend hours each day watching medical, health videos and read mayo clinic articles. I literally cured my husband illness. For years he had so much pain, he thought he was going to die, he saw about 5 doctors, surgeons some wanted to do back surgeries, I BLOCKED IT the last thing you want to do is back surgery, one day I read about sciatica, the sciatic nerve can easily get bent crushed and cause symptoms similar to what he had, I studied his case, what he did all day and FIGURED OUT 100% CORRECTLY he drove 2 hrs in traffic to LA, 4 hours a day sitting on his huge wallet bulging out of his right side jeans pocket. I told him to remove his wallet, in 3 days the pain was gone!! YEP I CURED HIM, for 8 years all 5 doctors could not figure out and almost put my husband life in danger recommending back surgery. The wallet pressed hard on the sciatica nerve causing inflammation and pain. Remove the wallet VOILA, PROBLEM SOLVED.
Last night during my insomniac episode, It flashed in my head since it was not mumps, not abscess, gotta be the salivary glands, I got up at4 and read for 3 hrs all articles from mayo clinic, Cleveland clinic, etc.. looked at all the pictures of the salivary glands, it is indeed the salivary glands all dried out from blockage by either calcium deposits or extreme dryness of mouth side effects from the statins then bacterias proliferate. That's my humble opinion, do not take it as advice on anything, check w your doctor.
The receptionist or whichever title she has at the desk, refused to understand my situation that this infection is not a joke, it's in the blood stream and can cause sepsis and death for nothing. I told her it won't take more than 5 to10 minutes, no blood test needed, no Xray, I already had my problem figured out, prove me wrong, please grant me that favor anybody to renew my Rx I was already on, I did not ask for the moon, she said to come back tomorrow but I'm in Hoag hospital for my husband radiation and chemo till about 3pm. There must be some leeway for cases like mine, she showed no compassion.
Dr Schacter is my hero, 6 stars for him, 2 stars refer to the office help, indifference to patients suffering.
