Dr. Paksima performed TFCC and ligament surgery 4 months ago. i had been experiencing terrible pain since the surgery. i had told Dr. Paksima that my symptoms included burning, tingling in my hands, fingers and wrist and severe pain. he prescribed napraxon and scheduled another vist 6 weeks later. i asked him was this normal and how long can i expect to be in this pain. he said the pain will last until it last and you just have to work through it.
Yesterday i went to see him again with the same horrible symptoms that were bringing me to tears. i told him that the physical therapy office said the symptoms sounded like there was a problem with the ulnar nerve. he acted like he didn't even hear me say anything. he said i don't know what you want me to do. i cant do anything else and if you want to see another dr i won't be offended. I said i want you to find out what is causing this pain. can't you take an xray or mri. he said the mri will only show inflammation because you just had surgery. he then went and told his asst to schedule an mri for me and told me he would call me with the results. he did not make another appt to see me and did not prescribe any pain medication. I felt as though he was throwing me away like a piece of garbage. i was in tears couldn't even catch my breath. he was the one that performed the surgery and with his 19 years experience could not give me a clue as to what possible reasons i could be having pain, he had no explanation whatsoever. i told him that i was in pain on a daily basis, it seemed as though he just wanted to get rid of me. i was no longer his problem. i was devastated. i told the asst nicole i would not be coming back.
Please, if you want a dr that has compassion choose someone else. Dr. Paksima is arrogant and rude and does not truly care about his patients. The only good thing i can say is he has a really nice physician asst by the name of ursala. she is very nice, warn and informative and also his support staff member Nicole. She is also very sweet.
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