John W Nelson, MD

I saw Dr Nelson 2x. The initial visit was ok. The 2nd was a unmitigated disaster. I waited 2 1/2 hours and then was only seen because I said I needed to leave because of another appt. I was told by the PA that the reason for me delay was that 3 employees were terminated the week before, that I was the last patient he would be seeing because he had resigned. RED FLAGS EVERYWHERE. The worst part was as I was leaving I was to speak with Dr. Nelson. He had the WRONG chart and was talking to me about the injections I had in my right knee. I kept trying to tell him that I did not have any problems with my right knee. The PA kept telling him that he had the wrong chart. I just left while he was talking. It was like he was on 'transmit' and not 'receive'. I will NEVER go back to this charlatan.

HUH????????????? At this point I already know before he even came in I wasn't going to stay with him but after everything I have done, there was no way I wasn't going to talk to him at least once. It was at this point I handed him the orders that I had for surgery the next week to fix the fractured disc in my neck and as he read it with EYES WIDE OPEN he asked whats this? So I tell him well John those are the orders to fix the several fractured disc in my neck and fuse them together so that I'm not hurting so much and will stop losing the feeling in my hands, I then ask him as he is scurrying out of the room "So John tell how important is your patients health to you anyways?" He responds openly in front of all his staff "It doesn't, what matters to me is my license and I will always put that first there is no one who will cost me my license!!" Now I am not for sure if he was mad because I had embarrassed him by showing the note to him I had for surgery or if that he is honestly that kind of person aka===doctor, but either way I am going to post this on every site I can to warn everyone. Before he could get to much further I made him return that note and let him know exactly what I was going to do and informed him why I was asking him those questions. By the way its $25 for every visit out of my pocket that doesn't include what he is ripping the insurance of for and $150 for the assessment, this does not include what it cost me in time off work and driving. In every one of my appointments I waited AT LEAST an hour and a half before going back then another 20 mins back there only to see the man for no more than 15 mins in total for all the visits over these months, I mean he never even looked at the MRI's or CT's I had to go get for him, AND NEVER EVER even looked me over once!!!!!!!! I hope this helps others so that no one has to through what I did. By the way that assessment that was done must have ben really reallly hard since I told him that I had been on pain mediation for over 20 years and that due to the fact the my tolerance was so high anyone that did not go and check the records would think that I was abusing it unless they spent 10 minutes and looked at me or my records to see the multiple issues I have from the neck problems I have all the way down to the fused ankles and replaced knees. I have learned one thing from this and it is what a pain management doctor really is and what they are NOT!!!!! The only thing John showed me was how much of a PAIN he is and how MANAGES to not be a DOCTOR, sorry John but that licenses you worry so much about holds you to a higher standard and I think somewhere along the way you have forgotten the oath most doctors live by.

Anyways I go back to Mr. Nelson this time, by the way I will not give him the honor of being called DR. since it would disrespect all the other true professional men and women who actually deserve the title, and you guessed it another hour and a half of waiting I am to be told they have forgotten to get that assessment and YES once again he will do nothing for me with out it, but this time they are over joyed to tell me that I am able to been seen in 2 days, the only catch is that I have to be there at 8 am and the office is way out in Yukon some 35 minutes one way from my house. so I go back and OH YES!!!! after getting up extra early and fighting the morning traffic over there to make it at 8am I am finally taken back some 50 minutes later, this is after he comes calmly walking in the office at hmmmmm about 830 and sees me waiting and doesn't say a word to me but just walks by as if he doesn't even care, and I now know where and why his office personal act the way they do, I take that back there is actually ONE nurse who seems as though she cares about the patients. Moving on at 9:20 or so he comes in and says "Due to the report I will not see you, its been stated in the report you have a very high risk to abuse or become addicted to pain medication he suggest METHADONE!!!! and I don't see why you need them."

In the four visits I had with person from July to the 12th of October, I have NEVER seen such a HORRIBLE excuse for a doctor or doctors office. From the first call I made to set an appointment I had nothing but constant problems and gross incompetence with no remorse. First it takes over a month to get in, then you get there after filing out multiple forms and calling over to get the REQUESTED fils, xrays and reports only to be told after waiting over an hour and a half in the firdt office plus and additional half hours sitting in nothing but a gown and you BVD's in a room that is like a meat locker only to be told "Were sorry we forgot to have YOU get the correct your files and until we get those he won't see you", and the next appointment time we have open isn't until another month later. So a month later I get there again and this time they do absolutely nothing with me except after waiting another hour in the waiting room I am told that I am going to be sent to see his friend; another Dr who does his pre consult assessments at "$150" and only after I do this will they be able to squeeze me in 3 weeks later. WOW is all I can think but even though I already have made up my mind that he will not be my doctor I am going to see this guy after all this time and money I and Atena have wasted!!! After I go and get this assessment done which in my opinion is a JOKE and completely unnecessary not to mention once again 30 plus miles of driving I am convinced this just make the doctors money and that is ALL just a "BIG SCAM". TO BE CONTINUED SEE NEXT REVIEW