After seeing Dr. John following a severe MVA and Emergency Room visit, she didn't seem to grasp the severity of my injuries. She was more focused on her lipstick. My spinal cord was injured, and I presented her with textbook symptoms, stockings and gloves, of a spinal injury, with searing pain head to toe, worse in the extremities. She prescribed minimal medication, no pain medication, no referrals to see a specialist, no imaging studies. She said a seatbelt injury could not cause you to pass blood. It wasn't until time had passed where I could not take the pain any longer, and worsening conditions, that I demanded an MRI from this practice, and it revealed a compressed spinal cord needing immediate surgery, among other surgeries needed. It wasn't until I demanded to see a neurologist and neurosurgeon to interpret the results, which saved me from living in a wheelchair. She needs to go back to medical school and put the lipstick away.

Submitted Dec. 28, 2023