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The care I received from concern staff has always been very acceptable to great. The office staff are always friendly, accommodating, and receptive to my needs. Care quality has always been very good. The only thing that I wished would improve is their communication system with their phones I wish they had more direct accessibility when calling a number instead of going through so many options and never seeming to be able to get the person or office of specialty without Great frustration.
I was referred to the Cleveland Clinic via my West Palm Beach VA Hospital Community Service and filled out a pre-appointment form , detailing my diagnosis of paralytic ileus that I had been afflicted with over the past 5 months since I was discharged from a blocked intestinal track that had opened up (confirmed later by a CAT scan at the VA Hospital). My first appointment at CC North was with a Kevin Wissinger, MD (a general surgeon rather than a G.I. specialist) who asked me "What brings you here" indicating he had not read my pre-appointment detailed medical report. The only thing he did for an examination was to shove his hand into my herniated intestinal protrusion that caused the first serious pain since it developed over 50 years ago. He then referred me to an appointment with a "GI Specialist" (Gastroenterologist) but instead - turned out to be Jingyi Duan, PA). Later - I was billed $300 for this initial "referral" interview session. My next appointment was with what I understood to be a Gastroenterologist - but instead was Jingyi Duan, PA and as in my first interview, she asked what brings you here?" suggesting she had not read my detailed account of my paralytic ileus. I described in detail how I have been managing it. Without any examination, she began suggesting lay treatments for normal constipation: I could try a potty stool and try laxatives. I explained I had tried all that and was using Milk of Magnesia every 3rd day, drinking lots of liquids and avoiding all the foods that might be hard to digest. I asked her to exam my abdomen and lay prone on the examination bench and she felt around for about a minute without any comment. She then wrapped up our session by recommending I try MiraLax instead of Milk of Magnesia (and take it every 4 days instead of the 3 day interval I was using with Milk of Magnesia). She mentioned I could schedule follow up appointment in several months (but I declined as their was nothing to suggest I would receive any real help for my condition). Later I was billed $630 for this appointment. At a cost to the VA of about $1000, I received no advice to manage my paralytic ileus beyond what is widely available online for treating constipation. Other medical references online for addressing chronic paralytic ileus involve blood tests for infection risks, checking potassium, etc. levels and invasive surgery.
What hospital releases a patient with a possible uti before they get the results back from the lab , and seeing if the antibiotics is working. Because what she has taken isn't. But let's release her. Patients family member is a 35 year health professional. This ain't over