Because of my accident I was in need of pain management and it was very unfortunate that he was the only provider for my HMO plan.
I arrived very early to complete all of the forms and I had a very long wait before seeing him.
The medical assistant finally called me and sent me to go into the room to wait for the doctor. However, after waiting for him for 15 minutes I was requested to go to a different room.
After waiting another 15 minutes, one of his assistants came in to collect more detailed information about my slip and fall accident in addition to any treatments that I have received to date etc.
15 minutes after that conversation, he finally came in to communicate with me. However this wasn't a conversation. There was no Compassion or any concern to truly understand what was going on, it was more of an interrogation.
He was extremely rude, arrogant and kept asking me the same questions over and over again but in different ways. As if I was going to give him a different answer or be inconsistent or be dishonest about the intensity of the pain that I am experiencing. What the hell???!!
As he's interrogating me, he has the audacity to ask me why am I so upset and I'm looking at him and I'm explaining to him that I am not responding to medications because I am in pain and he keeps interrogating me! Asking why? Why? Etc.
Why haven't you had an MRI? I told him that I was not referred to one. He persists, why why why why? then he's going to say what is your diagnosis?
WTF? I couldn't believe he asked me what's my diagnosis as if I went to medical school to become a doctor in specializing pain management!
I told him shouldn't you examine me to make that determination?????? You don't have a diagnosis so I can prescribe you any pain medication! What am I treating you for?
omg!!!
Then he looks at my x-ray and says he doesn't see anything and he kept on repeating that and I said: I don't care what you see, I'm in severe pain and I am telling you to look at all of the referrals that I have been given from my PCP and that I have home care, so if I'm going through all of this, what makes you think I don't have pain??? Like really!
The interrogation continued and he was just so rude and so nasty, I could not believe that I was experiencing this. I grabbed all of my papers and I walked off. I could not believe it. I was in shock. Out of this world experience.
I have never met a medical provider that was so utterly disgusting and heartless, it is like how dare you interrogate me as if you are the damn FBI? or the DEA?
Well fortunately I was able to find another provider who accepted a letter protection from my attorney. So even though this jerk was the only provider for my insurance, I wasn't at a lost.
I went to Jersey Rehab (in Belleville, NJ). I was given an appt where I was treated by the doctor.
The Dr. did what he was supposed to do by examining me, he made 2 diagnoses of my injuries, provided me with prescriptions (pain meds), and referred me to an MRI provider.
Not to mention the Jersey Rehab Dr. provided me with respect and compassion.
Word to the wise, if you want treatment and respect, Avoid Kazimierz at all costs.
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