Internists - Oshkosh, WI

"Dr Leigh refused to listen or acknowledge any of my symptoms. She ignored the obvious swelling in my throat and neck and the pain I had when swallowing. She dismissed all of my symptoms and claimed they weren't possibly thyroid related when they checked every box and despite experiencing severe symptoms and fluctuating labs for well over a year. A week later, an ultrasound ordered by another doctor discovered 4 nodules in my thyroid. She began the appointment by telling me she couldn't help me and this wasn't a problem for her. She passed it off as somehow GI related because I was still severely vitamin D deficient even though that had been ruled out through previous testing. She repeatedly stated it wasn't her problem and was overly rude and condescending. I had to push and push to even get her to order new labs. She refused to believe that both my face and neck were swollen. She refused to believe how horrible I felt. She even stated that, though she had never seen my hair before, it seemed normal to her (my own primary doctor and even my hair stylist noticed that I've lost over half my hair and it's grown brittle in the past year). She directed me to Mayo Clinic and AACE, both of which CONTRADICTED her displayed standard of care given my symptoms and fluctuating lab results. She should have ordered other tests. She should have ordered imaging to be sure of the cause of the swelling. She only ordered repeated labs and referred to them as normal despite having a massive fluctuation in just 5 days (over 70 points in fluctuation when the standard is maybe 5-10 points). There is nothing about this visit or her lack of care that would give me any kind of confidence in her ability to accurately and compassionately treat patients. Find someone else, no matter how far you have to travel to do it."