Over the course of 14 months, I had 7 viruses, triggered initially by a flu shot, and then blood test results with increasing abnormalities. Dr. Gad did not want to do viral testing or refer me to an infectious disease specialist. She was adamant I only undergo testing for sleep apnea, which was a lengthy process lasting over half a year, while I continued to be plagued with viral symptoms. I was finally told I had mild OSA, which didn't warn't treatment, and was not the cause of my fatigue and chronic viral re-activation.
Dr. Gad downplayed my symptoms, and blood test abnormalities. I felt like I was being gaslighted, because she either didn't know what to do, or couldn't be bothered to look into it. She always seemed rushed and not in a good mood. I insisted I see a blood specialist over a year later (she said it wasn't necessary), who revealed I have antibodies for EBV, which explains my fatigue, viral re-activations, weight loss, swollen glands appear when I'm tired, and a myriad of symptoms, including digestive and cardiac issues. She didn't even bother to follow up on those tests with me, after she received them.
In person, she was dismissive, short with me at times, and unfriendly. This doctor did not like being repeatedly asked to explore other reasons for my debilitating symptoms, and months would go by, while she denied the value of seeing an infectious disease specialist.
Had she just checked me for viral activity when I was acutely sick, after maybe the 3rd re-activation in 3 months, I might have been spared much anguish. She let over a year go by, convinced of her one theory of an underlying sleep apnea issue. I have never fully recovered from those virus re-activations, and Dr. Gad deserves to be formally reported.
Dr. Gad recently neglected to fill a prescription for blood pressure medication for well over a week, when it was critical, as I kept begging my pharmacy for pills. No one at the pharmacy could understand the situation, and thought was a glitch in the system, but finally someone deduced she just forgot to refill a critical prescription and apologized profusely for this doctor who should have her license questioned. read more