Dr. Sherman Don, MD

Dr. Sherman Don is a great physician, surgeon and well respected by the ENT community. When I was having issues, pain and pressure, with my left maxillary sinus I was seeing Dr. Loretta Molino, an allergy specialist in the same building as Dr. Don. She had X-rays taken and it appeared that there was a tissue mass in that sinus cavity. With a worried look on her face she immediately sent me to see Dr. Don, that very moment. With the X-rays in hand walked down the hall to Dr. Don's office and saw him immediately, no waiting. He examined me and I can't remember if he eventually did a sinus drain (this time) on that sinus cavity. (Years later I later had problems with the right side.) Dr Don has a mild and pleasant manner about him, great bedside manner, and he told me that I needed to have surgery. He explained the possible consequences, which were somewhat frightening. Anyway I had the surgery. Some days later I checked in to Fountain Valley regional hospital… and got my room/bed. After checking in to the hospital, that evening they brought my dinner. On that dinner tray was a small bottle of red wine. This was my first time for being in the hospital, I had never before had surgery other than to have a wisdom tooth extracted, so I thought WOW this is great. I think Dr. Don ordered that wine to be served with dinner. Early the next morning was surgery time. Dr. Don greeted me at the entrance to the operating room. I had the surgery, went to recovery then back to my room. It all seemed to go very fast. Later that day Dr. Don came to see me. I was amazed. I had had a procedure called Caldwell Luc which included opening a small triangular window in the skull in the front of my face so the sinus cavity could be "cleaned out". After the surgery there was absolutely zero pain and swelling. There was no evidence that I had even had surgery other than possibly some stitches in the front top inside of my mouth. I said to Dr. Don, "How did you do that? I feel like I can go home right now." He said, "No, you have to stay another day to make sure there is no hemorrhaging." He also told me that what was in that sinus cavity was just a cyst, no cancer. That was a relief. That evening they brought my dinner again. This time there was no wine. So, I range for the nurse. I said to her, "Hey, they forgot my wine." She said, "You only get wine on the first night." I was disappointed. Later that day Dr. Don came back to see me. He said that he had to remove the packing. I thought, "What packing. I can't feel any packing." He laid a towel or something like it on my chest. Then he proceeded to reach inside my left nostril with something that looked like tweezers. I felt him grab something. What followed was very surprising. He began to pull out what looked like a white ribbon. He kept pulling and pulling on the ribbon until on my chest was a tall pile of this ribbon, partially blood stained. I mean it was a big pile of ribbon. I thought, "How did he get all of that in there?" It felt strange while he pulled it out but there was no pain whatsoever. I was released from the hospital later that day. All the sinus pain and pressure was gone. There were some follow up visits to his office just to check things out. I always liked seeing Dr. Don because his mannerisms made me feel very relaxed and calm. I never wanted to leave.

i felt weird but also trusted him at the same time. idk.

I was very unhappy with my appt., I left in tears. I felt that he was very rude. I have a deviated nasal septum so I can't breath with my left nostril (use nasal strips every night)he put his over my right one and asked me to breath (you could clearly hear that I couldn't) if I couldn't and had to use my mouth to breathe then I can't! ( a doctor told me i needed surgery when I was 14 i just never had insurance to treat it)he clearly said that I could breath with my left one and we argued about it. why would I waste my time,money and go( I was reffered ), that's the reason why I was there! he basically said i didn't have all my other symptoms +ear infections in my past and dismissed everything. he's like see u in 3 weeks (ugh no never!) and now I'm here wasting my time writing this review because I'm very upset. I don't even think he can see very well he's so old. everything is so outdated..i literally felt uneasy about that when I walked in. I wasted 2hrs and 15 dollars that I truly… regret. Now I have to go see another ENT. this is my first review for anything in my life..mayb he's just nice to kids lol..I don't wish him anything bad..he just needs to mayb retire soon? or just become nicer and understanding?

We had met dr. In hospital at g.g.. He was awesome with my daughter. He explained everything to us a my daughter felt comfortable with him. I her mother as I sit in the waiting room think he is very nice and experienced! Don't understand the other reviews, couldn't be the same dr. I just say!!!!!!!

I was sent to this guy after going to the ER twice for a severe ear infection. He was very rough while looking in my ears, which were clearly swollen and tender to the touch, and it hurt so bad I started crying. He yelled at me for crying because he didn't understand why I'm crying if he's trying to fix it. Then he told me there's something wrong with my face because my nose is red...maybe it's because I'm in excruciating pain and crying?!?!?! He finally told me he could do nothing and that I'll have to be checked into the hospital and he'll treat me there. I told him he's never touching me again and I stormed out. I had to go back to the ER and sure enough they were gentle and took great care of me. His office and everything about it is straight out of the 1960s...they don't use computers but rather typewriters. Also, his sign in sheet had 10 names on it from the past 6 days...not a good sign. NEVER GO TO THIS DOCTOR!!

He looked down my throat with a flash light looked at my history from some files then diagnoised me as being some crazy person!! til this day I still have a sore throat can't swallow and use throat drops all day long What a quack for a doctor!!!!!!!

This Doctor wanted my SS# and he stabbed a tool into my ear! You Do Not have to leave your SS# at a Doctor's Office. Aside from getting a credit check and being hired for a job, there are a few other instances where you HAVE to provide your SS#. This Doctor took it upon himself to put a menacing finger up and tell me if my insurance does not pay I need to come back. I should have left right there and then. Provided he has had someone negate their financial obligation to pay him, an occurence with another person does not apply to anyone. I felt discriminated and offended that he would pressume such was applicable with me enough to treat me like some criminal.I could tell he was still upset with me (and I should have thanked him for his time and left then) but as I lay on the examination table I thought, just get it over with. He positioned my face and probed a tool into my ear, going in too much, effectively stabbing my ear! The pain brought tears to my eyes.What about my visit… was plesant? The lady at the front office. She was gracious and polite, but even that would not get me back into this doctor's office.It does not matter how great Sherma Don's credentials are, if he treats people like dirt and then stabs your ear, he should not be in the medical (we expect you to care) industry!