Anonymous on WebMD a year ago
02/24/2022, 00:25 AM
I saw Dr. Molina as my official PCP multiple times since moving to Las Vegas a few years ago. Having worked in the medical industry for decades, I know all too well the pressures doctors are under to see X number of patients per hour/day and all the onerous red tape/EMR issues/insurance appeal busy work they have to contend with. I LOVE doctors and always but always want to give them the benefit of the doubt. They are all under a ridiculous amount of pressure these days. However, I ended up transferring to another PCP at another facility when it became clear that I simply could not trust Dr. Molina to listen to me or pay attention to detail. A prime example is that each and every time I saw her, she would review my labs and tell me my sugar values were trending high/to watch out for that, and each and every time I had to "remind" her that that was because I WAS ALREADY DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES, which had been in remission/well controlled since losing a lot of weight. I always had to "remind" her of other diagnoses and issues as well, all of which had to have been clearly documented in my chart. The last straw was having a visit with her after having passed out cold to the ground in public, a very scary incident. Only after mentioning this repeatedly did she seem to even hear me, countering with , "Oh, so you just got dizzy?" "Uhhh, nooooo. As I told you several times before, I went out cold -- to the ground -- would have broken my nose on the pavement had my husband/daughter not been there to catch me," etc. At that point it finally seemed to compute, and she showed motivation to check things out on that score. Again I do understand that my PCP of record these days may not necessarily remember me when I present for care; however, I don't think it is at all unreasonable to expect them to actually listen to me when I tell them what is going on nor is it unreasonable to expect them to re-familiarize themselves with my history/diagnoses by taking at least a cursory glance at my chart when they enter the room. That said, the staff at her facility are wonderful. I would not have transferred had I felt more confidence in my PCP at the time.