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Originally Posted by dddave
When am I going to stop beating my head against the walls of incompetent medical offices in The Villages. I recently returned from a cruise with a broken toe and an infection from the break that had doubled the size of right leg up to the knee. I immediately went to my PCP - Dr. Allen Schwartz (one of the few practitioners in he Villages that has your back covered). He said this was very dangerous and could lead to sepsis - an infection that can cause blood clots and organ failure. He sent me to the first Infectious Disease practice that had an opening - Tri-County Infectious Diseases. He also faxed to them my medical records and a copy of an x-ray he had taken.
With my arrival, the front desk staff appeared to have just sucked on a lemon. When I was taken to an exam room a doctor - Dr Sheila Gillikin, rushed in, and read the top page of Dr Schwartz notes. Turned to me and asked, "What was wrong." She obviously had a problem seeing my elephant sized right leg. I explained the issues and concluded with "I also have a broken toe." She took my toe and wiggled it around and asked if it hurt. I said, "No." "Then you don't have a broken toe." She finally looked at my records and the X-ray and said, "Oh. You do have a broken toe." I had been taking Levaquin (a general antibiotic) that in two weeks had done nothing. She said "I can't make a diagnosis until I have an MRI. Keep taking the Levaquin; here is a prescription for an MRI. I will see you in two weeks." I asked her, "What about my broken toe?" Her parting words were "That's not my specialty." I felt she had as much interest in me as she would looking at an amoeba under a microscope.
I immediately returned to Dr. Schwartz. Explained what happened. I told him I would travel to any COMPETENT Infectious disease doctors south of the north pole. He sent me to Ocala Infectious Disease Center in Ocala. They were so concerned that I am now starting a 2 hour a day, 10 day therapy. The therapy calls for two powerful antibiotics administered through an IV.
I think there is a large alumni association among the doctors in The Villages - Voodoo U.
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For whatever reason Ocala medical community does exceedingly well. By virtue of the fact of Ocala's immediate and specific protocols speaks to the danger you were in. sepsis is serious business