Advanced Rheumatology Care

Oct 2023

I have had chronic lower back pain for over 40 years and a friend who is a pharmacist recommended Dr Dennis to me. I tried the injections with no lasting results, and at times zero relief at all. I was given a prescription for Methocarbamol and acetaminophen with codeine which is OTC in some countries. It appears that there is a queen bee in his office that wants to run things. I'm treated like a junkie and when I needed refills I had to jump through hoops for the office girls. The wanna be Doctors denied me refills for my prescriptions for my back pain. They count the pills, and require me to drive 2 1/2 hrs to take a piss test. One obese girl shoved a paper in my face showing me when I got my previous refills and she thought that was not kosher. She acted like she'd solved the Kennedy assassination. Facts are, I work in Dallas, 2 1/2 hrs away and I just don't want to run out. I have never exceeded the number of pills prescribed for the month. A girl, who is a PA tried to talk me into getting an electrical stimulator installed under my skin. The guy at the Surgery Center said it wasn't worth doing.I'm 74 years old and I'm not going to have some $26,000 yr make up policy restricting my medical care. They simply make stuff up. Every time I've gone in there they have different personal. This is not a high end place. I've since ask my personal physician to handle my prescriptions so I can get away from this act.

May 2023

I had an Intrathecal Pump implant Thursday. Yesterday they contacted me to follow-up as is customary for post-operative procedures. I was not doing very well yesterday. Dr. Dennis, Laura and Allie went above expectations to ensure I started to feel comfortable. Things are slowly, very slowly, improving. This is why I chose Dr. Dennis and his team & why I will not go anywhere else.