What Patients Have to Say About Us

Many people shy away from getting the individual help they need, Dr Mitchell , has taken the "stigma" out of every patients right to ask for and receive the care and one on one attention that has been sadly lacking in the medical field today! When I called the practice after having been hit head on by a car that left me with a traumatic brain injury, vertigo and damage to just about every joint in my body I felt confident I could have a frank and honest discussion about the fact that I had really no choice at the onset to be given treatments and physical therapy that demanded medical stabilization using Everything in the tool box including opioid pain medication, that with each surgery and even a seizure, grew in dosage! I felt Trapped and chained to my pain management group even as I slowly tried to step it down, as a nursing student at the end of my schooling, I was well aware that my body had long since stopped making the neurotransmitters that we make naturally to handle day to day pain, and I knew my journey to health was not near the end. I felt confident to call Dr. Mitchell and as I anticipated he UNDERSTOOD that I felt trapped with the current treatments I was receiving and HE KNEW something that most even medical practitioners are ignorant about, but I was aware....suboxone was first used in Europe for pain management! but Many of us in the united states associate it with drug dependency or addiction. I explained that I felt that though I was close I would likely need more surgery and P.T. which would require pain management, and I did not feel my current pain management had any intention of decreasing appropriately or assisting me when the time came to get my life back and not be locked into a choker around my neck of refills every few weeks with NO End in sight!....He warmly assured me he was aware of the many uses of the medications he provides and was flexible in handling even a case that may at times require short durations of pain medications but now with his oversight and support I would not stay chained to using them! I took the leap of faith and Dr. Mitchell and Staff caught me! First visit, he set me up to be comfortable and the chains were clipped! My meds were openly discussed I felt no shame only relief that my Dr was there for me and open minded as to assisting me in any other medication adjustments I was hoping to make. He checked in on weekends and late nights! He also adjusted meds when required (as some side effects occurred with other brain injury meds). He gave me my LIFE back! My children noticed mommy is out of bed playing more, doing more homework and cooking. I’ve been able to focus on special school events and be there for my whole family! My anxiety that followed the old treatment was gone! I had no doubt that my Dr would be there for me even in my unique situation.... The staff was and is prompt, accommodating and discreet. I was given control over my fate back in my hands and Everyone noticed that I was just in the moment instead of worrying about refills, costs, stigma and having no security in the pain management group I was stuck into and felt almost no option to leave , as they had me on too much medication in high doses and made me feel like a number not a person, I wanted to come through my experience a whole person without additional new issues attached to their treatment. I’m thrilled to say I’m still working on my health and feeling that I’m truly on the mend, I feel total confidence in my Dr and staff to be there for me in times of need and I feel FREE again! My Dr truly cares for me and is helping with Pain management in every way , it’s not a dirty word or a stigma to have a need for pain meds, but It should in no way cripple a patients ability to recover and move on without new issues to deal with and NO ONE to help guild a patients care as they free themselves from the very medications required to treat surgeries and P.T. after! I just want people to know Dr. Mitchell IS HERE, he is REAL , nonjudgmental and flexible in creating a plan of ACTION that will allow all his patients the peace of mind to get back into the life they missed out on worrying about possible withdrawal, having enough medication to get thru the month, the stress of endless Dr. appointments just to get a refill with no plan in place for true recovery...anyone can get caught up in this type of thing. More often than not patients are treated , and released yet no help has been put in place to assist them in getting away from the medications used to control their pain while in the storm, but If you go to Dr. Mitchell you will see the clouds part and the sun with shine again! I have complete faith that I will be helped step by step even with my unique twists n turns in my recovery , I know I’m in great hands and my needs will be met and in a way that when I’m all better I will be left with no extra baggage to first start dealing with! I urge anyone who is unsure to take the leap, you will be met with open arms and action that will restore your life!