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Yes, the neurologist from hell. Yesterday, I had an appointment with a new neurologist. Never ever did I think I’d be sobbing at the hands of a doctor. This letter I wrote to the Better Business Bureau says it all but not really because they don’t want to hear
&^&^&*(@!!!! - just dates, times and facts.
I left this doctor’s office feeling like a thing someone stomped on. While sobbing on the way home I thought how I needed to report him to an agency but was so burnt out and feeling lowly I didn’t think I had the strength to do the research and proceed. Hours, hours passed and I could not rid myself of the ugly. I felt I had been violated all over again.
Then by some miracle I came to life, fighting. Now, after having written this letter I’ve taken my power back. Here it goes and now I can rest well tonight.
Please! If anyone of you have suffered such an experience, take action. You will feel all the better for it. And you might help prevent this happening to someone else. Every little bit counts....
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July 19, 2013
Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York
257 Park Avenue, New York 10010
To Whom it May Concern,
I am writing to report inept and highly inappropriate behavior of neurologist Dr. Norman Pslaster of South Shore Neurology located at 877 East Main Street, Riverhead New York.
On July 18th at 8:45am I had an appointment with Dr. Pslaster to establish myself as a new patient in order that I be treated for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. (My former neurologist left practice without alerting his patients),
My objectives were to receive my anti-convulsive prescriptions and to get recommendations for imaging centers so I could provide Dr. Pslaster with updated MRI and EEG results.
Dr. Pslaster said that under no condition would he write out the two prescriptions for me. Please note that I provided him with the bottles. I stated that I saw no reason he couldn’t write out a prescription as a neurologist for a neurological condition. He ignored me.
He asked me to recount what my former neurologist had to say about my MRI results.I told him that he said that my left hippocampus was stunted 50% less than the right. That his first question to me was if I had ever suffered from early on abuse because this would account for the impediment.
At this point Dr. Pslaster said that the only way one can get Temporal Lobe Epilepsy is by physical brain trauma. When I told him that I had never heard of such a thing he began screaming at me asking me who did I think I was? Needless to say I was very unnerved. I calmly asked him to stop screaming at me. That I didn’t think it would benefit a patient in any way. He mumbled an apology.
He then asked me what my “so called” early on abuse was. I told him it was sexual, physical and emotional. He stood up and on his way out the door said that he didn’t want to hear about my “sex life”. This bought me to sobbing. I quickly composed myself because I needed to address my needing my medications upon his return.
When he returned to the office I stated my case telling him that if I were suddenly cut off from these medications the likely hood of me going into a seizure is almost certain, my body going into shock. He left the room and returned with the prescriptions and imaging referrals, shoving them “at me.”
I am aware that your organization cannot change his conduct but can warn other consumers of patient grievances against him.
I hope this can come to fruition as persons with neurological disorders are the most vulnerable of patients. I would not want for anyone to be subjected to such unprofessional and detrimental treatment as I had from this doctor.
Thank you in advance for reading and I am with hope that action will be taken.
Sincerely,
Laurie Palmer
&^&^&*(@!!!! - just dates, times and facts.
I left this doctor’s office feeling like a thing someone stomped on. While sobbing on the way home I thought how I needed to report him to an agency but was so burnt out and feeling lowly I didn’t think I had the strength to do the research and proceed. Hours, hours passed and I could not rid myself of the ugly. I felt I had been violated all over again.
Then by some miracle I came to life, fighting. Now, after having written this letter I’ve taken my power back. Here it goes and now I can rest well tonight.
Please! If anyone of you have suffered such an experience, take action. You will feel all the better for it. And you might help prevent this happening to someone else. Every little bit counts....
_________________________________________________
July 19, 2013
Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York
257 Park Avenue, New York 10010
To Whom it May Concern,
I am writing to report inept and highly inappropriate behavior of neurologist Dr. Norman Pslaster of South Shore Neurology located at 877 East Main Street, Riverhead New York.
On July 18th at 8:45am I had an appointment with Dr. Pslaster to establish myself as a new patient in order that I be treated for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. (My former neurologist left practice without alerting his patients),
My objectives were to receive my anti-convulsive prescriptions and to get recommendations for imaging centers so I could provide Dr. Pslaster with updated MRI and EEG results.
Dr. Pslaster said that under no condition would he write out the two prescriptions for me. Please note that I provided him with the bottles. I stated that I saw no reason he couldn’t write out a prescription as a neurologist for a neurological condition. He ignored me.
He asked me to recount what my former neurologist had to say about my MRI results.I told him that he said that my left hippocampus was stunted 50% less than the right. That his first question to me was if I had ever suffered from early on abuse because this would account for the impediment.
At this point Dr. Pslaster said that the only way one can get Temporal Lobe Epilepsy is by physical brain trauma. When I told him that I had never heard of such a thing he began screaming at me asking me who did I think I was? Needless to say I was very unnerved. I calmly asked him to stop screaming at me. That I didn’t think it would benefit a patient in any way. He mumbled an apology.
He then asked me what my “so called” early on abuse was. I told him it was sexual, physical and emotional. He stood up and on his way out the door said that he didn’t want to hear about my “sex life”. This bought me to sobbing. I quickly composed myself because I needed to address my needing my medications upon his return.
When he returned to the office I stated my case telling him that if I were suddenly cut off from these medications the likely hood of me going into a seizure is almost certain, my body going into shock. He left the room and returned with the prescriptions and imaging referrals, shoving them “at me.”
I am aware that your organization cannot change his conduct but can warn other consumers of patient grievances against him.
I hope this can come to fruition as persons with neurological disorders are the most vulnerable of patients. I would not want for anyone to be subjected to such unprofessional and detrimental treatment as I had from this doctor.
Thank you in advance for reading and I am with hope that action will be taken.
Sincerely,
Laurie Palmer
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