Dr. Leslie Coker Appiah
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Knowledge
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
3333 Burnet Ave # 2129
Lexington, KY, United States
45201
3333 Burnet Ave # 2129
Lexington, KY, United States
45201
No Phone Number Provided
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org
Facility Affiliations
Dr. Leslie Coker Appiah's Credentials
Education
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas (Grad. 2000)
Insurance accepted by this Doctor
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Humana
I saw Dr. Appiah, at her OSU practice on Taylor Road for a uterine biopsy. My experience was horrendous from start to finish. I am a survivor of childhood sexual assault, as such I usually bring a family member or close friend with me to appointments that require a pelvic exam. This was my first time meeting Dr Appiah, and once she was in the room she pressured me to have my support person leave the room. Now mind you, this was my second biopsy in a period of weeks. I thought I knew what to expect. I was wrong. After shooing my support person out of the room, she had a nurse come in to hold my hand. A nurse I'd also never met. So, I am on the table and she is starting when she decided she needed to dilate my cervix. It was extremely painful. She gets the instrument in and says she can't get past the 5 cm mark and that I may need to come back for sedation. I am in so much pain that this point that my legs are shaking and I am crying. That is when I had a flashback to being assaulted at age 5. Despite my obvious distress she decided to dilate me further. When I asked if everyone had that much pain, she was very nonchalant and said "Not really..." Then she starts cramming another instrument inside me and I am sobbing. The she proclaims that she has made it to the point where she needs to be and just needs to take the sample. Once she has the sample she holds it up for me to see. I am not sure if that was supposed to comfort me, but seeing a piece of your uterus in a cup is not comforting while you are laying there crying. Then after she has taken everything else out of me she asks if I want to sit up or if I need a moment. When I respond she leaves the room without another word really. I literally left the office in shock. I felt nauseated and was in so much pain. In fact, I threw up several times that night from the pain. Two days later I am still in a good deal of pain. I refuse however to go back to her practice.
Submitted April 19, 2019