1 /5 Elle K: I have only seen Dr. Manek here. Bad communicator and dishonest. To his credit I believe Dr. Manek has a decent scientific background. However he was treating me for one condition for years before I found out that in his notes he was suggesting I had a completely different condition all along. Imagine my shock! His notes even said numerous times that he’d informed me and I’d said I understood. He had not. To add insult to injury I had asked about trying treatment for this condition years earlier to see if it might help and he had declined. I worry this borders on malpractice. Fast forward years to my condition reaching the point of disability, it was far too late to find out his notes didn’t match what we’d discussed for years and to find out he thought I might have a different condition than what he’d been treating me for and what I’d been led to believe was disabling me.
I had to travel to see him too and he made me come for appointments regularly so it wasted so many years of time and money. He also suggested numerous times I try other specialized clinics, even the Mayo. However, he’d make me look them up myself and if they were full and not taking referrals or needed a detailed letter from him he would not put in the effort to advocate for me so I could not get in. Then in his notes he’d make it look like I hadn’t wanted to go so my insurance would think I was refusing treatment rather than the truth which is that he hadn’t done his part. When I needed disability paperwork completed, I was told other doctors at the practice do paperwork but he doesn’t and asks the patient’s GP to do so. He’s busy so I believed it and defended his stance with my insurance and kept seeing him. Fast forward a year or two and he said he actually does do disability paperwork, he just didn’t want to do mine because I have a rare condition and it would be difficult. I’m very glad they lied rather than filling it out badly or something, which is why I think he has some empathy, but I was too naïve and never imagined such complete dishonesty from medical professionals. Unfortunately his note keeping will probably negatively affect my medical care for the rest of my life.
