Foot & Ankle Specialists of West Michigan, PC

TO: PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS, I NEED TOO BRAKE THE SILENCE TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE "MENTAL STIGMA" IS STRONG IN THIS POSH FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALIST OF WEST MICHIGANI WAS INJURED ON THE JOB, BROKEN BONE, THEN SURGERY A VERY LONG PROCESS AND PAIN; I BECAME MANIC AND FAXED SEVERAL PAGES RANDOMLY-SEEING A FEW DISCREPANCIES A FEW TIMES MAKING THEM MAD AT ME-NOT REALIZING IT AT THE TIME-NOT MY FAULT MY MEDS WERE OFF I TOLD KAREN CEOIN APRIL BECAUSE OF A WORKMEN'S COMP CASE I HAD TO HAVE AN UPDATED APPOINTMENT WITH DRTIMOTHY HULSTTHEY REFUSED, NASTY HIS NURSE TOLD ME I DID NOT NEED ONE AND WHO DO I CALL TO COMFIRM YOU NEED THIS? I SAID MY ATTORNEY-STILL A REFUSAL CLAIM HE IS NOT AVAILABLE, A COUPLE OF THE FRONT DESK CHECK IN STAFF LIED TO ME-THEY SAID DRHULST HAS NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE-I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT, BECAUSE I HAVE WORKED WITH DRHULST PROFESSIONALLY FOR YEARS/NOT SAME OFFICE WELL-I HAD A HUNCH SO I HAD MY FRIEND CALL AND CLAIM SHE NEEDED TO SEE A PHYSICIAN-PREFERABLY DRTIMOTHY HULST--WOW THERE WERE SO MANY OPEN APPOINTMENTS WE COULD NOT BELIEVE IT I WAS CRUSHED!! AT THIS POINT I ALREADY APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY TO KAREN CEO AND I EXPLAINED (WHICH THEY ALREADY KNEW I HAD BIPOLAR FROM DAY ONE) I WENT MANIC FOR WEEKSAFTER TALKING TO KAREN CEO, SHE INFORMED ME DUE TO THE FAXES, HER CLAIM I WAS TALKING HORRIBLE ABOUT HER STAFF UNFORTUNATELY I BROKE THE CONTRACT AND I WAS TERMINATED-DISCHARGED-OK THEY LIED I COULD NOT VOICE MY CONCERNS AS A PATIENT??? I BEGGED HER TO LET ME BE A PATIENT OF DRTIMOTHY HULST -HE WAS MY SURGEON/DOCTOR ETCKAREN CEO AGAIN TOLD ME OUR POLICY STATES "ONCE TERMINATED AND DISCHARGED FROM THE PRACTICE THERE IS NO GOING BACK AND REINSTATING A PATIENT"I TOLD HER AGAIN IT WAS MY MENTAL ILLNESS SHE TOLD ME IT DIDN'T MATTER!!! THIS WAS IN APRIL 2018; NOW 08-I STILL CAN'T FIND A FOOT AND ANKLE PHYSICIAN TO TREATED MY CONDITIONSTHIS OFFICE IS A MONOPOLY AND I WAS DISCRIMINATED AND BRANDED WITH THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS; THIS IS REAL!! KAREN CEO IS OVER ALL LOCATIONS IN WEST MICHIGAN THERE IS NO PLACE TO GO; I NEED A FOOT AND ANKLE PHYSICIAN WHO CARES! HELP BREAK THE SILENCE STAND UP TO MENTAL STIGMA!! THIS IS A DISGRACE TO PATIENT CARE NO PRACTICE MENTAL HEALTH FORGIVENESS!! MAYBE THEY NEED TO READ WAY'S TO FIGHT MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA/HOPE NOBODY IN THIS PRACTICE HAS FAMILY/FRIENDS THAT CAN BE LABELED BY THEIR DISABILITIES/MENTAL STATUS

Went for inpatient repair of toe curl and corn on top of toeProcedure failedTold them I was inhappySent my bill to collections
Wore splint for weeks in DecDid procedure in Feb Went for followup from surgery in March toldDrHulst was not happy because toe was curled and still rubbing on shoes irritating the cornThe adjacent toe that wasn't a problem,now was sticking upNot sure why he did this oneDr.*** said only thing to do was the full blown toe and bunion surgeryThis means more money and time off Not a great solutionI was withholding the last payment After two billing cycles they sent the claim to collectionsNever tried to contact me by phoneSent a final notice by mail