1/5 Leah M. 5 months ago on Google
I
was
in
a
major
car
accident
last
year
and
sustained
many
injuries,
but
my
hip
was
the
worst.
This
is
also
a
worker
comp
case.
Dr.
Parcells
was
the
physician
who
initially
evaluated
my
hip.
I’m
an
Occupational
Therapist
and
work
among
Physical
Therapists
for
a
living,
and
when
I
mentioned
that
my
coworkers
believed
it
was
a
labrum
tear
and
that
they’ve
seen
similar
cases
among
patients
that
have
lead
to
great
results
with
surgery,
Dr.
Parcells
became
incredibly
angry
and
dismissive.
I
was
not
trying
to
insult
his
clinical
judgement,
I’m
just
trying
to
advocate
for
myself
with
the
excruciating
pain
I’d
been
living
in.
I
had
1
cortisone
shot
per
his
recommendation
that
did
not
help.
Dr.
Parcells
did
confirm
it
was
indeed
a
labrum
tear,
but
claimed
it
was
“too
small
and
he
would
not
do
surgery”.
I
then
asked
if
I
could
try
Physical
Therapy
and
he
responded
with,
“in
my
experience,
I
don’t
believe
rehab
services
are
effective”.
I
work
in
rehab
for
a
living
as
a
clinician
myself
and
was
incredibly
insulted.
I
went
to
him
several
times
explaining
and
complaining
about
how
I
can’t
even
breathe
without
my
hip
causing
me
pain.
He
told
me
that
he
would
not
operate
since
my
tear
is
“small”
and
that
this
is
my
“functional
max”
and
there
is
nothing
more
he
can
do.
He
suggested
another
cortisone
shot,
which
I
refused,
since
I
know
that
won’t
help.
I
told
him
how
I’m
a
runner,
I
love
to
hike,
I’m
active,
and
he
told
me
to
“expect
pain
to
be
my
normal
and
to
just
stop
doing
any
and
all
activities
that
cause
pain”.
Even
my
nurse
case
manager
was
appalled
by
his
dismissive
behavior.
He
told
me
to
get
a
second
opinion
if
I
wasn’t
satisfied
and
I
did.
The
entire
conversation
he
wouldn’t
make
eye
contact,
kept
shrugging,
and
inching
towards
the
door.
I
got
a
second
opinion
and
this
doctor
discovered
that
the
tear
was
larger
than
what
Dr.
Parcells
claimed.
I
wound
up
having
surgery
2
weeks
ago
and
it
was
discovered
I
had
a
complete
labrum
tear
and
my
femur
was
not
completely
inserted
in
my
pelvis.
I
had
been
living
for
15
months
with
my
femur
just
about
dislocated
and
Dr.
Parcells
did
not
take
me
seriously.
I
don’t
understand
how
Dr.
Parcells
missed
that
when
interpreting
my
arthrograms
and
MRI’s.
How
could
he
say
it
was
small
when
that’s
what
was
discovered
and
I
told
him
breathing
causes
pain?
My
new
doctor
is
a
miracle
worker
and
I
remember
waking
up
from
anesthesia
and
thinking
“omg
the
pain
is
gone”.
I’m
a
million
times
better
now
that
I
had
a
surgery.
I
understand
all
physicians
have
their
clinical
judgement,
but
the
dismissive
attitude,
poor
body
language
when
speaking
to
me,
and
annoyance
in
Dr.
Parcells
voice
was
unacceptable.
Even
if
he
told
me
he’d
operate,
I
would
not
have
gone
with
him
since
I
do
not
think
he’d
take
my
injury
seriously.
I
felt
rushed
and
more
like
a
nuisance
than
a
patient
in
need.