I just had a fill from Dr.Cottom this week. I was banded out of state, but I wanted to find someone closer to get fills from. I have to admit though that my experience was mixed. The office was wonderful, and welcoming, and the Ladies in the front were great. Dr. Cottom was 25 minutes late, but that is normal with all doctors. However he seemed to have virtually no bedside manner. He seemed offended that I would go out of state to have my surgery. I was self pay and had to look for an affordable and reputable doctor, which I found and LOVE. He implied that my doctor must be incompetant because Dr. Cottom had not heard of him. Also, when he was filling me he did not find the port right away, which would be understandable, but then he inserted the needle forcfully 4 times, and dug around for almost 5 minutes before he finally got to the port. I thought I was going to be sick!!
I understand that doctors have bad days and maybe this was one of his. But I feel that if I am paying $150 for a fill, I should be given a fill and not his opinion on my surgeon, and a feeling of belittlement!
