Iv Medical
El Colegio Rd | Isla Vista, California, 93117Client Reviews on Iv Medical
- 2.2 / 5.0
6 Reviews
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I’ve been a patient at the clinic since I moved to Goleta in 88. I’ve been fortunate to get the best care, all the physicians and the nurses have been very courteous, informative and friendly. After I had my son I started taking him to the clinic as well after couple of miss diagnosis from the private practice doctor he was assigned to originally by the insurance. Like me my son was well cared for. I have been seeing Dr DeVaney for a while now and I absolutely adore her. She is no nonsense straight to the point doctor with great bedside manners. I know some people left negative reviews about the staff however I’ve seen patients being belligerent loud and foul mouthed towards the staff and the staff were professional and courteous towards them. Without the neighborhood clinics so many people would not have access to reasonable medical care. I’m very grateful to all the doctors and the staff I’ve seen over the years and will continue to go there and recommend their services. Thank you for all your patience and professionalism.
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Last week, I had my first shot for testosterone, and it didn't hurt a bit, it went pretty smoothly! I was surprised when it didn't hurt and it eased my fear about needles and made me comfortable enough to think, maybe one day I'll be able to do these injections myself. That all changed today, and my phobia of needles was resurfaced!! A different nurse saw me, and got everything wrong. She used the wrong sized needle. She used a smaller, thinner needle which isn't meant to be used for the thigh injections, they're meant to be used for the stomach injections, plus they hurt a lot more. And I knew they were the wrong size and I tried to tell the nurse that, but she wouldn't listen to me! Apparently my prescribed dosage got messed up, too. Dr. DeVaney said that I could choose to do once every week, or once every two weeks. I chose to do once every week, but she gave me the prescription to be once every two week, which ISN'T AT ALL WHAT I HAD TOLD HER. So the nurse was trynna tell me that my dosage wasn't every week, and that stressed me out bc I knew what I told Dr. DeVaney, and I knew what she'd told me, about it being my choice how often I wanted to do the shots. After some complications in communication between the nurse and Dr. DeVaney, the nurse gave me the shot, using the wrong needle anyway, despite my protests, making up a stupid reason for why it was better to use the smaller needle, when the smaller needle is not what I needed for my thigh injections, nor did I WANT in the first place! And it hurt like hell! I literally yelped and started crying in front of all the other nurses in the lab and my dad. It was embarrassing, and it only increased my anxiety and fear over needles and now I never wanna come here again, but I have no where else to go to get my shots and I sure as hell can't give myself the shots! I can't stomach it. On top of all of that, I have anxiety about my dosage, bc I know that excess testosterone turns back into estrogen, which is the exact opposite of what I want in my body, hence why I'm taking testosterone shots in the first place! Last week, I was given more testosterone than what was needed bc I was prescribed the wrong dosage, to be taken once every two weeks instead of doing it every week like I had blatantly stated numerous times that the latter is what I wanted; once every single week. And now I'm really stressed out and anxious and I've been sobbing over it for the past hour or more. So yeah, thanks for that!!!!! :)
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Thanks to the unbelievable poor care from IV Clinic my husband is dead. They insisted they were qualified to care for a cardiac patient. I told my husband they were barely qualified to take care of a common cold. He wouldn't listen. I will miss my best friend and lover forever. I am so sorry I ever told him to go to Isla Vista Clinic. I know he would still be alive if he had gotten the proper care.
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This is super convenient location for me since I am a UCSB student. I made an appointment to get a referral to a physical therapist. I talked to someone over the phone about scheduling an appointment and they said it was okay to come in at 1:45. I said that my class ends at 1:45. They said they can't guarantee anything but it should be okay. I come to the clinic at 1:57 and they said that they have to reschedule me because I was supposed to be in a room by 1:45. I try to explain that I have to get my wrist checked out for an exercise sports class that I'm taking and it's already week 3. She just tells me the dates that the doctor is next available (a month from now) and tells me to wait for a cancellation if I'm really desperate. So, now I am here waiting for someone to not show up. From what I remember of past visits, the wait was around 30 minutes or longer. I distinctly remember setting a timer for 20 minutes once I was in a room and actually taking a nap, waking up and still discovering that no one has knocked on my door. The one time they drew my blood, they couldn't find my vein until the 4th try but at least didn't hit a nerve like a previous review suggested. TL;DR front desk people have too many patients to deal with so will reschedule you if you don't show up. The wait times are long, and the doctor sees you for a super short amount of time.
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You'll get what you needed done, but they are very slow and not the nicest people. Had an appointment once when they opened and I was the first one there. The people came to unlock the door 5 minutes after my appointment time. Had a lab test done and they didn't give me an info sheet so I had to look it up on my own. I only go here because it's close.
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The worst medical care I've ever experienced, don't let them draw blood, they hit a nerve on their 2nd attempt to draw blood, have been in constant pain with limited use of my right arm, this has been going on for a week. At first they said minor nerve damage, it would go away within a few hours, now they say it's carpal tunnel, yeah right
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