Ellen Tedesco

Review of Cohen Vein Care

Totally NOT satisfied with Dr .Cohen ... I went to...

Totally NOT satisfied with Dr .Cohen ... I went to him 3 yrs ago after having an arterial doppler , confirming I had PAD ....He recommended a angioplasty and as I realize ,being an RN , there never a guarantee with any procedure ...however, I was a same day surgery scheduled for an early appt angioplasty and was told I would not have to stay overnight , I found this odd due to the fact of at least monitoring for bleeding after the procedure, which is the main potetional problem following this type of procedure ... Although I remained in the hospital in the procedure area 7 hours post procedure then discharged ..I was back in the ER that night due to an allergic reaction to a bolous dose of Plavix given to me immediately after the procedure...That following week i developed an enormous hematoma and became concerned being i never had this procedure done and in my experience as a nurse and knowing people that had had this procedure done i became concerned ...I went in and he confirmed the hematoma w/out much concern and at that time he realized the procedure had failed ...He recommended to have it redone and perhaps with stents this time , again realizing even with stents this may not be successful ... I told him I needed time to make a decision ... Months after this procedure I was sent a bill from the hospital that I owed the hospital $22,000 that was not covered under my insurance ... After I come to find out from my insurance co that I should have been kept overnight for observation and they have never had a patient sent home the same day following this procedure , and had I been admitted this would not be a problem because I would have been an inpatient and all of this would have been covered.. seems odd to me that his office staff would not know this prior to the procedure ....I had called the office multiple times during this in hopes they could intervene and after some time I was told there was nothing more they can do to help me with this money issue with the hospital ...in short , I would never recommend him for any vascular procedure !