1 /5 Lechelle Maguire: My mom started seeing Dr. Domingues over 4 years ago. He was not informative and lacked bedside manner. He dismissed all my moms systems and previous medical history. By the end of the appointment, he pretty much made her think it was all in her head.
She never went back for a second appointment.
She switched doctors offices to FL Arthritis and met on of the most amazing NP, she really helped her and listened to everything she had to say. They came up with an accommodating treatment plan and she was feeling better than she had in years. The NP also discovered that her body didnt absorb vitamins and nutrients the way it should. Although my moms blood work wouldnt always say It was having that issue, she figured it out and changed all her vitamin intake to injections. I couldnt believe the difference in how she felt. My mom even started losing drastic amounts of weight.
Unfortunately, the NP left the practices and then the practice closed for good. The family was devastated but mostly my mom.
Due to insurance reasons, she had no choice but to go back to Dr. Domingues. I prayed that with a few more years of experience he would have changed but unfortunately that wasnt the case. With all my moms new records and treatment plans he stilled dismissed her as if she was crazy and treated her like she was a liar. Mind you shes dealt with this issue for over 20 years and has never taken pain killers and just anti-inflammatories, as she is against narcotics. So, according to him, my moms pain must not be that bad and her skin flareups are due to environmental causes. I am a licensed Esthetician, so I am constantly doing research trying to find skin care that will help calm her flare ups. Her butterfly rash will get so dry to the point where her skin will crack and bleed. I cannot legally diagnose anything like this, as it is not in my scope of practice, but a butterfly rash is one of the many painful side effects of lupus. I dont understand how he is still in practice. I will never return to take my mom to him again as she would leave in tears. I wish her insurance would provide more options. She for now will live her life in pain and deal with her Lupus and RA on her own. This is so unfortunate and breaks my heart. We have been trying more of a holistic approach to try and get her to feel better physically, mentally, and emotionally.