General Practitioners - San Antonio, TX

"Dr. Roka has been my doctor for 18 years now. He remembers me as a person and patient. He genuinely asks about your family and how you are feeling. He takes his time regardless of who is waiting which sometimes lends him being a little late to his other patients but I understand that and am willing to wait if he takes his time to care about you and your well being. "

"If you are planning to see Dr Vicky Sparks. Please at least read the following: I am a 30 yr old woman and I have gone to Dr. Vicky Sparks office 4 times. Each time I had a negative experience. I am new to the area and don’t like going to the doctor’s anyway I just have used them in the past to get the medication I needed prescribed to me for, UTI’s and Panic attacks etc in the past. I know I shouldn’t have seen her after my first experience, but I really thought that instead of writing reviews for her I should tell her face to face about my experiences. Below I outlined my experiences with her. On my 4th visit it all came to a head, So when I told her about my first 3 visits she responded “Well you don’t need to see me as your general Practitioner.” I explained to her how expensive it is to see her 300 a month for my husband and I to have health insurance, and $50 dollars a pop to see her, so to get a new doctor I’m going to have to spend at least $100 to get established. She then asked me if I felt that way today. I reminded her of how she dismissed my throat issues and was not thorough (please read below for details of that experience). She kind of just nodded and was quick to say okay okay okay. Very Dismissive telling me that it was: “MY RESPONSIBILITY TO BE MY OWN ADVOCATE”. ( I understand that but for her to professionally disagree and not provide me with what I needed, every time I have told her something that I knew and was right for me.) I said “Dr. Sparks Please sit with what I’m saying to you.” I wanted her to understand what she was putting someone through. Who knows if it sank in, I have never EVER in my 30 years have had a problem with a GP. It is a good learning experience. My experience: When I first came to her office I told her exactly what I needed, they decided that I should try something else. I did and it was a disaster, So I went back and told about the bad experience, so she thought instead of listening to me and my needs to prescribe me another thing. When that did not work, she said and I quote “I should try exercising more, maybe yoga.” (let it be known I am not overweight, I am a vegetarian and eat pretty darn healthy, I should exercise a little more, but shouldn’t we all) I started experiencing terrible allergies so bad my face would swell if I didn’t take 3 24 hr Zyrtec. I started getting an ulcer in the back of my throat that was extremely painful. So, after 10 days of this I went to her. She looked in my throat and said she saw nothing it was probably phlegm and I swallowed it. I responded telling her my husband and I both saw it and I looked at it right before I came. She again goes phlegm is normal its fine. I said, no it isn’t phlegm please look again. She did but then quickly said oh yes that’s an ulcer those are painful, what do you want an anti-biotic for it. I replied no, I want relief from my allergies that are causing it. She said to continue taking what I’m taking and use eye drops. I asked her were 3 24 hr Zyrtec a day good for my health. She goes oh no. what do you want a z-pac or v pac, I don’t know the name. Me not knowing what that is just hoping that it would be something to help said yes. She didn’t explain that it was a steroid (which I am glad I got actually grateful for because it did give me some relief I just belief a doctor should educate a patient on what’s going on). So she prescribed it to me. And was like . “okay.” Like we were all done. I said should I get tested for allergies so I can fix the problem. She goes “Oh we don’t do that here.”. I said okay, um can you give me a referral. She said I’ll text you the Dr.’s name. NO REFERRAL just a text. Wow. That’s when I felt to have the above “come to jesus” moment"