Arthritis Group-Pauline

DR. FRANKLIN ADAMS HAS TREATED MY MOTHER FOR 10 YEARS FOR ARTHRITIS. SHE HAS SUFFERED ALOT WITH IT ESPECIALLY LATELY. OWN HER LAST VISIT WITH DR. ADAMS I WENT BACK WITH HER TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT HER PAIN. AFTER GREETING US AND ASKING HER A FEW QUESTIONS, HE PROCEED TO GIVE HER A SHOT. I ASK HIM WHAT THE MEDICINE WAS JUST INCASE SHE HAD A ALLERGIC REACTION . HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND DID NOT ANSWER. I ASK HIM AGAIN IF HE WAS GOING TO ANSWER MY QUESTION AND HE SAID-NO!! HE DID NOT TELL ME WHAT SHOT HE GAVE HER. HE ALSO STATED SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS WRONG WITH HER INCLUDING HER B. COUNT. WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS HER CAREGIVER AND WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH HER HEALTH, HE JUST EXPLODED!! HE SAID, """" DON'T ASK ME ANOTHER QUESTION!!"" I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!! I ASK HIM AGAIN AND EXPLAINED IT WAS HIS JOB TO DISCUSS HER HEALTH PROBLEMS, BUT NO--- HE SAID HE AND I HAD A PERSONALITY PROBLEM AND HE DID NOT WANT TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, AND THAT I HAD AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM. WELL IT WAS NOT ME WITH THE PROBLEM.. SO I JUST MOVED TO THE CORNER OF THE ROOM AND WHEN HE RETURNED HE STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE ROOM, WHICH I TOLD HIM I WOULD NOT. I WAS LOOKING AT A PAPER AND HE SAID I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE PAPER WAS BOTHERING HIM!!! HE STILL CONTINUNED TO ASK ME TO LEAVE AND I WOULD NOT!!! WE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR A DOCTOR WITH SOME PERSONALITY AND SOME COMMON SENSE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROFESSIONAL TREAT ME SO UGLY, RUDE AND MAD ALL AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOU ARE USING THIS """"DR."""" I SUGGEST YOU DON'T ASK HIM ANY QUESTIONS!! HE DID NOT HELP SOLVE ANY OF MY MOTHERS PROBLEMS. WE SAW OUR FAMILY DOCTOR THE FOLLOWINGDAY FOR TESTING OF HER PROBLEMS. more

I visited Dr. Adams in October. He wrote me a prescription and sent me away with a pat on the head. In April, I got a letter from him stating that I had ankylosing spondylitis (along with my lupus that he was not very interested in treating). This was the first I had heard from his office, assuming everything was ok. I wrote a letter back letting them know that I was not pleased it took 7 months to learn of these results. They called and said I needed another appt. They also sent a questionnaire for me to fill out for a fibromyalgia study. I don't have fibromyalgia. Needless to say, the rheum hunt remains on. Cons: Faulty handling of medical records and results more