Dr. Emma Trejo

If you have multiple medical issues, or are a patient with chronic pain and on medication, or are depressed, be warned: I am in the hospital now behind having an argument with this woman who was my primary care physician. I’ve always had excellent relationships and rapport with all my physicians, personally and professionally, over the years; I graduated nursing school in 1983, worked ever since, and I’ve been a cardiac patient since 1999.
I had written an extensive review a couple of days ago, after being alarmed when I read another review about Dr. Tréjo; there was another Unilocal site for her, but after I wrote my review, it was taken down. On that site, in another review, she had misdiagnosed a woman who came in to see her. She said she had depression, but another provider discovered that she had a brain tumor. The woman died. I never would have seen this woman had I read that review first. That’s a lesson: I’ll always check for reviews first.
I have extensive coronary artery disease (14 stents and a triple bypass by history), hypertension, depression (suicidal attempts also), chronic pain, hepatitis C. I take 14 medications every day, and of course see a cardiologist, who handles most of my meds. She started talking about streamlining my meds, and started arguing with me about needing them. They are all prescribed by specialists: cardiology, psychiatry, pain management. How do you do that? When I told her I’d been on such a regimen for years, and that I was a nurse, she told me, ‘I’m a doctor, and I know more,’ belittling my profession; I told her I knew my body better than she did. How do you argue with a patient who’s been off their antidepressants anyhow? It’s depressing alone being so sick, much less being unable to afford all your medicines, having to decide which ones you can do without, without risking death. It’s not my fault that, even at 61, I have all these medical problems; I wouldn’t wish them my worst enemy (if I had any). I’d stopped taking them because I couldn’t afford the copays, but I’d had terrible insomnia. Argued with me about being a patient that wants a pill for everything. Couldn’t believe it. No empathy from this woman, absolutely the most uncaring, unfeeling, unsympathetic ‘professional’ I’ve witnessed in my 25 years of practice as an RN! She’ll not kill me. I’ve found another doctor.

We were unfortunately late to the Doctors appointment by 20 mins. They said we were not on time so they couldn’t take my aunt. The latest we could arrive and still be seen by the dr. is 15 mins late. I understand they have their policies but we live a little bit far from here and the freeway entrance was closed. We had to find another route and there was tons a traffic. What pissed me off the most is that my aunt fractured her arm. She basically broke her humerus bone in half. She’s in pain. Every bump on the freeway is agony for her. Even with a sling on her arm. Now I have no idea how the doctor is but because they turned us away with such a painful injury this would be the reason why I rated you so low.