I was so hopeful when I found this office 5 years ago, close by and on my insurance aimed at womens health. The ladies at the front desk are very helpful and care about me and remember me more than the doctors.
Dr. Leah Tessler
Nice enough, went in initially new to city to get my usual scrips. Everything fine, then notified a year later that I needed to see their Gyno about my dysmenorrhea (extreme menstrual cramps) Ive had for 20 years consistently for 3-5 days a month, same pain meds. Because she will no longer prescribe despite only using them several days a month with success.
Dr. Milkman
So I complied even though Ive seen other doctors before, its an incurable chronic pain I inherited with all women in my family. I spent thousands on testing to find zero evidence of any illness, she opted for exploratory surgery convincing me she can find endometriosis scar tissue to remove from my uterus. Very concerned I declined for now, maybe in 5 years, as I would like to get pregnant soon al.ready in mid 30's. And pregnancy I wouldn't have cramps yay! So she tried to push hormonal treatments that may 'grow me a beard and deepen my voice'. Sounded horrible as I cant handle mood swings and migraines from birth control. Again I want to get pregnant and declined. So she cut my pain meds in half and continued to guilt me horribly for years, nearly scolding me on occasions when i needed a refill. So I starting searching for extras from family members because I cannot hold a job and miss a week of work from cramps and migraines every month. I then got pregnant, immediately upon finding out i went in and they said I may miscarry cause it was early & i was spotting. I felt maybe a blessing in disguise because we werent ready financially lots was going on. YET THEY REFUSED TO REFILL ANY PAIN MEDS AND I WAS NEARLY OUT. Needles to say I nearly overdosed on Tylenol with weak 5mg norcos i got from a friend then ended up in the ER for a horrible pain filled night but they gave me any pain meds i needed and took good care, ALTHOUGH IT COST AROUND $2000 which could have bern a $20 scrip from the doctor, then i returned monday to find they did not have rogain shots( pertinant for negative blood types as your body may create antibodies towards your future children even cause baby death). Called all over another pointless hospital visit for hundreds of dollars finally got the shot 5 days late. I then became pregnant again within 2 weeks so my hormone levels were very high, i developed a severe form of morning sickness. I called asking for the nausea meds because I was trying to work and couldnt even take a sip of water without dry heaving for 3 days no food/water. They told me to eat ginger, well i worked at Whole Foods I had tried other remedies and the meds are safe and I NEEDED TO EAT. So for three weeks I withered away in bed, my partner having a breakdown trying to feed me little bites of food or sips of juice as I dry heaved into trash bags too weak to stand, and it never left waking in the night to throw up. So desperate I tried smoking weed and a million other things probably way worse than proven safe nausea meds. So I decided to abort, until this day I deeply regret my abortion because I wanted to keep the baby, I blame Dr Milkman I couldnt find help with a new doc in my sickened state but felt best to abort as I was close to being hospitalized lost 15% of my body weight. I just couldnt see the baby being okay. After that she said why didnt you call but I DID!! Then she was ready to prescribe to stop my abortion, too late, I was worried I may die at that point. I gave up the guilt trips and search friends and my family for my pain meds. So happy I am going to a new clinic now were. can get proper medications.
Dr Tessler
In addition she forgot who i was after numerous visits. I saw her for my allergies again turned into def infection, she previously refused my requests for allergy teststests or referall because if i was allergic to my cat i would not get rid of him so she saw no point despite it could be a number of other things. Infection got crazy so i paid a specialist out of pocket. IT WAS SO SEVERE I TOOK 3 weeks of heavy duty antibiotics (while she told me to take an extra zyrtec which clearly werent working anymore). Then she just now stopped refilling my imitrex migraine meds i get through the mail with no notification and i called out and she refused until i do an annual, never gad to before AND I HAD BEEN 5 MONTHS PRIOR DISCUSSING THE MEDS AND A POSSIBLE NEW SUBLINGUAL WHICH SHE NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THE PHARMACY. thank god my mom sent me some until i got to my new doctor. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE A DEGREE IN MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY AND THESE DOCTORS MADE SOME PRETTY HORTIBLE DECISIONS AND REFUSALS TO TREAT ME FOR NO GOOD REASON. AND NOW I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT, I PRAY DAILY I WILL GET PREGNANT AMD FIND AN OB THAT WILL MAKE SURE I CAN GET FOOD AND WATER AND HYDRATING IVs IF NEEDED. read more