Goose Creek Family Practice, PC

Excellent care. Been going there for many years. Debbie Kawulok is very good and knowledgeable. I drive 32 miles to go there because of Excellent service and care.

I’ll start off by saying I went to Debbie for several years. She never really listened to me or my concerns, especially when it came to medications. She would put me on a med with doing little to no research, all the while knowing that I was extremely sensitive to medication. The last day I went to her was one of the worst experiences of my life. She treated me appallingly. For months I had been working out, eating healthy & doing everything I could to improve my health. In the past I’ve dealt with eating disorders & so I was really proud of myself for doing so well & working hard to be healthy. When I went into the appt., the first thing she said to me was “Are you doing drugs or starving yourself?” I was shocked & deeply insulted because I’ve never done drugs in my life & I was not starving myself. When she weighed me, I was at a completely normal weight for my height, & I had lost weight very slowly over the course of 5 months, but she proceeded to berate me & accuse me of falling back into my eating disorder. I was not suffering from disordered eating at the time & even if I had been, the way she treated me was horrific, so condescending & hurtful. I’m a woman in my 30’s & she treated me like a child. She did not ask me any questions but started attacking me saying things like: “your head is getting too big for you body” “You look bad.” She asked me how many calories I ate & when I answered she said: “I doubt you even eat that much. You’re lying to yourself.” I argued that I was doing well & was at a healthy weight & she said “what happens when you come back & lose 15 more lbs?” I had no plans to but she dismissed every single thing I said. Then she told me that I shouldn’t be on my pain medication anymore, that I didn’t have pain anymore because I lost weight & was able to work out. She went so far as to tell the new doctor I started seeing that I wasn’t in pain. I have endometriosis & degenerative disc disease which cause pain so severe I will vomit & black out. I did everything I could to change my life for the better & she PUNISHED ME for it. The reason I could work out & take care of myself was because of that medication. I worked a job where I was constantly on my feet & could no longer stand working through the entire day. I cut my hours back drastically. Next, she said she was going to call my therapist. Did not ask...told me. My therapist told her I was doing well..because I was. When I left her office I was bawling. I talked to my doctor friend & told her what happened & she agreed that it was extremely unprofessional and cruel. Medical professionals should never treat ANYONE like this & people who have had/do have eating disorders are extremely sensitive and vulnerable. Attacking people when they are doing everything they can to help themselves is unacceptable. Months later after seeing how her behavior had affected me, my mom gave her a call to tell her how angry she was that I had been treated so badly. Debbie told her we had some kind of understanding, which was a lie. She also discussed my medical background with my mother without my permission which violated HIPPA. When I finally worked up the courage to call Debbie to discuss what had happened at that appointment she didn’t even have the decency to call me back. She has caused me undue amounts of stress & made my life significantly worse. My old doctor an actual doctor, not a PA who is no longer practicing, was incredible and compassionate. She cared about me as a person. I now see specialists in CO who treat me so well that I can’t believe I ever put up with Debbie. They said they were so sorry that she treated me that way. I also go to Sheridan Internal Medicine & they have been amazing as well. I was treated like a criminal when I had done nothing but work hard & follow the rules. Health professionals who blatantly disregard a person’s pain/illness, who don’t listen to their patients or worse accuse them of lying, are not only incompetent, they are dangerous and should not be practicing.

I enjoyed my session with Debra. She was very knowledgeable and broke down my lab results in a way that was easy to understand. Highly recommend her!

The hours here are a joke! They are seriously never open. I have spoke to the answering service more than the actual secretary that works here. My prescriptions are also ALWAYS called in wrong! I like my doctor, when I DO get to see her.

Just had first visit, What a wonderful staff! They listen to the person, as well as ask questions! I have found my health care people! Thank you all, I will be back . Joe

Can't say enough about this practice. They take the time to talk to you and give you all of your options. You don't feel like a number and rushed out the door.