I will NEVER set foot in advanced dermatology again.
 

I will NEVER set foot in advanced dermatology again.They refused to believe that a spot was cancerous after doing a botched biopsy that came back negative. I pointed it out 3 times and they kept chanting that the biopsy was negative despite the fact that by their own measurement it was growing. When it started to ulcerate I dumped those jerks and went to see a real dermatologist. unfortunately at that point it needed a huge graft which has left my head looking like a moonscape. If that wasn't bad enough, my wife was still going for stelara shots for her psoriasis and they have screwed up every time by not getting the drug in on time despite the fact that she proactively called them ahead of time every month....and they never have the decency to call and say they did or didn't get it. causing her to lose a day of work because she takes off, shows up and NO SHOT HAS BEEN OBTAINED FOR HER. these people in that office, front to back of house are incompetent and not to be trusted.

Who is the Doctor?

What is the doctor's name? I think they are in my PCP plan.

I am sorry to hear about all this. It sounds like even though it continued to grow the place was NOT malignant. Thank Heavens.

Seems to be several doctors in that office. Could you please let us know which one you saw? Information would be helpful.

the problem was less with the doctors and more the staff. I was initially biopsied by dr. Bond but the problems came with the follow up via PA's under the non-supervision of whomever the female doctor there is, I say whomever since she didn't bother to introduce herself and was deep in conversation with one of the assistants on some topic unrelated to my case, when I called her over and asked how it could be nothing when its growing in size, she too just referred to her notes based her answer on that instead of looking at a cancer that was starting to ulcerate...too bad they didn't have an intern there because even an intern would have recognized an obvious squamous cell cancer. As far as my wife's experiences with her treatment, that's just plain staff incompetence, they even tried to blame the problems on my wife.....who has had to call the insurance company, the pharmacy that supplies the drug and the doctors office before every single shot because they have failed to do their part at the doctors office every single time...nope three strikes they are out!!:cus:

it was a squamous cell cancer that was growing very fast and considering that I am a transplant patient on immuno-suppressives, it was extremely dangerous and for that reason I won't go to a practice that endangered my life out of laziness.

What we don't know is the Dermatologist version of this story. However, if accurate as described by the OP both of these situations could possibly amount to malpractice.

I've been to four different determatologist here and haven't found a good one yet.

Who are you going to now? I wish you well.

UF Dept. of Dermatology
 

Try the Department of Dermatology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. It's only an hour away and within a mile of the exit off of I-75. I saw them last month and was more than satisfied. With restaurants and a "real" mall nearby, it can be a nice day trip, if you choose to make it such. In any event, I feel that my health is well worth the trouble of a one hour drive to reputable doctors who are affiliated with a well-respected teaching and research medical center. As a retired registered nurse, I know that the best medical schools choose the best undergrads; the best residency programs choose the best medical students; and the best medical centers choose the best new doctors. The most outstanding doctors simply have too many better offers than anything The Villages has to offer. Frankly, if I were an outstanding, top-of-my-class, 30-something new doctor looking to start my career, why would I ever want to live near The Villages, when I had so many better opportunities? There's simply nothing near here that would appeal to a young doctor, hoping to settle down, build a practice, and raise a family. Go to Gainesville. You won't be disappointed.

I'm so sorry for your doctor trouble. The more I read about health care in TV I find I am starting to rethink my decision to live here. Perhaps a change of address, even though I've only lived here a very short time, might be something to consider. Wonder if I can sell a six week old gardenia without much grief.

Diane - My experience with doctors in the Villages has been very good. I have a gp, an endocrinologist, a gastroenterolgist (sp?), a urologist, and a cardiologist and feel that the treatment that I have received from these doctors is first rate. You just need to find the right doctors if your experience is bad.

John

You might. can you pm me details? If you aren't happy you should be.
Kitty

Thanks for letting me know that what I hear may be the exception and not the rule.

If you think you made a mistake by moving to The Villages, I would just have to say you should have checked out everything before moving.

However, if your home is only 6 weeks old, you will be able to sell without much of a problem - except you are not allowed to make any profit on it no matter what agent lists for you. Any profit would have to be given to The Villages.

There is a one year time period that you cannot sell and make a profit. This is to discourage flipping.