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| - I always had mixed emotions about this place, it seemed as if Dr. Werther was so hit and miss, one appointment he would be fine and the next I would question the validity of his medical training in all aspects, especially his bed side mannerism. We also had a family member that went here who concurred with our sentiments.
We had been wanting to switch doctors for a bit but the process was expedited after this experience.... one morning our 16 month old daughter woke up and could not walk and her knee was very swollen. I immediately knew this was a much more serious situation than just a swollen knee. I told my wife to get her into the doctor ASAP with the caution to demand testing and actual proof to whatever opinion the doctor held.
My wife went and the brilliant Dr. Werther didn't even have to see our daughter, did not need to examine the knee, check her out in any other way and was able to skillfully conclude it was a simple viral infection and would go away soon. Protest and suggestions to exam her and run tests where shot down in the sometimes (remember, depends on the appointment) demeaning manner.
Well my wife and I wasted no time seeking a second opinion and were blessed to go to a doctor that was willing to listen to the uneducated swine that pay the bills of these fancy doctors like Dr. Werther. Turns out the poor little thing has JIA, youngest diagnoses any rheumatologists in AZ has seen. Our rheumatologists has repeatedly told us how lucky we were to catch it so soon, had we not, our daughter would be in a wheel chair right now and would have undergone several joint replacement surgeries. Had we waited for Dr. Werther to pull his head out and actually examine our child, that could very well have been the case and Dr. Werther would be knee deep in a malpractice suit, so good thing we left right away.
Now, I understand that people make mistakes, but one must consider certain standards pertaining to their patciular field. The garbage man, sure, I'll give you plenty of screw ups without being too harsh, but mess with my kid, no dice! Dr.'s have to bring their A game day in and out and Dr. Werther didn't seem to display behavior consistent with any type of A game on most visits. I try to conduct my reviews with a certain decorum but when you mess with my flippin kid I'll call you every name under the sun, you jackass Werther.
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