4 years ago
As a current patient there, i have some issues i m...
As a current patient there, i have some issues i must speak upon in hopes the next person gets proper treatment. Going to full out be honest on my personal situation; my primary care doctor is great, no issues with her, she is out of the extended building and alot of the issues that i have with the main building does not pertain to her and that staff.
This one star goes out to the 2nd floor, hepatitis c clinic. So I've been on a life altering medication for 7 weeks that can cause severe side effects but can also cure me from a deadly virus. So getting started, i went and met my case worker Nurse patty & then doctor P. (Her last name is too confusing to spell)(Sorry im name dropping, but this is now an issue that neeeeeeds to be handled)
So upon meeting them, nurse patty informed me on the road i would be taking to be cured. A blood test. A ultra sound. Then begin the medication. So then im told id be getting blood drawn that day, and with that i told nurse patty how i didnt eat much that morning and that needles are just not my thing i hate needles and that i wasnt thrilled about getting blood drawn. But she assured me id be ok. So i go upstairs and get prepared. And the gentleman who takes my blood was training.. And then informs me theyd be taking 12 viles of blood. 12!! (Thats a ludicrous amount of blood to take for anybody in one time, let alone a guy who hasnt eaten much & hates needles) but i go for it. 10 viles in i start to feel light headed. When i hear im at 11 iam closing my eyes.. I wake up on the ground, all i hear is "code red" aka somebody passed out.. The doctors come down and wonder why on gods green earth are we taking 12 viles in one sitting.. I felt terrible the rest of the day but i move on.
Ultra sound gets done a few weeks later. Then a week after, its medication time. Nurse patty explains the side effects. And then explains how shes going on vacation but she assured me how shed be in contact with me at minimum once a week and if it wasnt her itd be another nurse.. (Remember this medicine is practically poison so checking up is crucial to make sure your patient is ok) she then gave me her phone number if i ever needed her, and i was off, ready to go, motivated thinking i had a support system around me and that these 8 weeks id just power through them.. Well booy it has been a nightmare.. Complete opposite of what i hoped for.Absolute hell. And that day was the last time id speak or see nurse patty in my 8 week treatment..
My first week of treatment went ok, i was actually hoping for a call so i could tell my caseworker everything was going smoother than expected but no call came. So i went and texted her how i was feeling, explained it was larry so she knew who was texting her.. And no response.. Talking still havent heard back lol. 2 week was brutal. Fatigued. Low motivation.. Migraines.. Everything i was hoping to not get. I got.. And still. No call from anybody associated with brockton neighborhood healthcare.
Now moving along its almost my 4th week, and with the medication i needed to go back and get my 2nd and last bottle of my medication. I show up, on the day i was supposed to be there to see my doctor and caseworker, and get my bottle of meds. And instead i was forgotten about.. The nurse was in a meeting and i waited a half hour for some random nurse to come down stairs to hand me this bottle of meds. The crazy thing about it: this bottle of medicine is literally worth almost 25 thousand dollars. That's how much my insurance is paying.. Per bottle!! And this lady doesnt know me from a hole in the wall. She simply knew to ask for larry.. And she gives me the bottle no questions asked didnt ask how i was doing. And said "goodluck" ON THE BOTTLE IT LITERALLY SAYS YOU MUST GIVE IDENTIFICATION TO BE GIVEN THE BOTTLE!! I COULDVE JOHN DOE AS FAR AS THAT LADY WAS CONCERNED AND IF THAT BOTTLE WAS GIVEN TO THE WRONG PERSON I WOULD'NT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE MY TREATMENT FOR THIS VIRUS THAT AGAIN IS LIFE ALTERING!! but that's not why im upset. To be continued>>>>>