I went to see Dr Hymes based upon the advice of an acquaintance whose friend held him in regard. Having been in an auto-pedestrian accident (I was the pedestrian), I had many injuries for which I was in constant pain. After reviewing the patient intake forms, the first thing out of his mouth to me: "where doesn't it hurt?" From the submitted medical records, Dr Hymes knew that my cns -amongst other injured areas - was injured, ergo pain over most of my body. It was a cheap shot; his introduction no hello, no I am sorry for all your discomfort, just plain rude and insulting.
Dr Hymes is more interested in generating revenue than providing care or finding a medical solution to health problems.in the first visit I inform him that I am undergoing surgical procedures with a doctor whom I am satisfied with services and have had some success in improving my health. Dr Hymes does not care, he wants the business and revenue and asks me to let him provide the future treatments. I went to Dr Hymes for pain management because I am in constant pain, not for other services.
Desperate, I foolishly give him the benefit of I don't know what doubt I had left, I return to Dr Hymes for a follow up visit for which he recommends significant increase in a drug prescribed by another physician. I follow his advice; the drug side effects at the new level are unbearable and it does not provide sufficient relief.
Fair enough, some doctors need to guinea pig their patients.in a follow up visit, his advice to come off the drug is to scale down in 24 hours. I follow his advice and go into withdrawals and end up in the emergency room. After looking the drug's manufacturer up online, I find out that I should have tapered off over 7 days.
Dr Hymes incompetence does not stop there.in the same visit that he advised me to stop taking the first drug, he prescribes a new drug. But doing my homework before taking it, I find out it is counter-indicated for my condition.in fact it would make the very thing I (supposedly we) am trying to minimize worse!
Needless to say, I stopped seeing Dr Hymes. He never did help me. He only made my condition significantly worse. Dr Hymes neither presents nor practices the Hippocratic Oath. He is a dangerous physician.
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