I did not care for his bedside manner. He was less than friendly & disinterested in what I had to say & not at all sympathetic about the pain I was in with a broken elbow. I had used Dr. Smith a few years before for another issue and would not have returned had I realized it was the same Dr. (different location, common name). I just went by whoever the Dr. in the Emergency Room recommended. I was told to make a return appt. and I requested a different Dr. in the same office. I was told that Dr. Smith would have to approve that & that he probably would not, that I would have to go to another orthopedic clinic not affiliated with theirs. I did not like that either. I do not think that it is unreasonable to believe that sometimes a Dr. & patient do not click for some reason and that switching Drs in the same office would be preferable to the patient taking their business elsewhere. I guess Dr. Smith was told that I wanted someone different so he pawned me off on his assistant which was great since his assistant was much better to deal with. He was much more willing to give me something for the pain. I was so grateful to him at the time because I was in a lot of pain & Dr. Smith was so stingy with the meds. I have never liked taking pain medication but I had an infant at the time & needed to be able to care for her since my husband worked very long hours & could not help much. I ended up not taking all of the pain medication but it was nice knowing it was available. Dr. Smith had me thinking that I was just going to have to suffer. If I ever need an orthopedist again I will be sure to look for someone else.
Pros: The assistant was nice to deal with
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