Dr. Amanda Diane Toye, MD

Excellent

My experience with Dr. Toye was excellent today. I felt like I had autonomy regarding my treatment options and I was treated as a partner in making decisions. I was presented with a number of options regarding my treatment plan, each of which was explained thoroughly. Dr. Toye had excellent bedside manner and made me feel at ease. She was very friendly and professional In her manner, and I felt seen and cared for.

I've been seeing Dr Toye for years but I'm being forced to find another doctor. After CPS closed I followed Dr Toye to PMG but there I've not been treated as a individual. I'm nothing more than a Morphine milligram equivalency number. I was stable and on the same dose for over 5 years but over the last year my pain medication has been reduced by more than 50 percent without my consent. When I told Dr Toye my pain was increasing and my quality of life was decreasing. I was told it's just in my head and that I needed to see a psychiatrist. I've went from having a good quality of life and being on a stable dose of pain management, to a very poor quality of life and having my pain medication lowered over and over again. To this doctor I'm nothing more than a MME number ! I wasn't treated this way before. I'm not sure if it's Dr Toye that wants everyone at or below 180 daily milligrams of morphine equivalency or if it's PMG. My life has been destroyed by this cruel and painful change !

I saw Dr. Toye only a few times. In that time she used multiple out-of-network providers and I was left stuck with the bills. She also prescribed and mailed medications that were not discussed with me or approved by me to be submitted to a specialty pharmacy. Now I am stuck with payment plans to labs, doctors, and pharmacies. My current doctor never charges for out of network and stated Dr. Toye seemed to be trying to make money off me. I will say the procedure she performed a lumbar facet injection went okay except for the out-of-network anesthesiologist. I would beware of this doctor and practice. The practice manager Mr. Stout does not return calls and was flippant about my issues.

Dr. Toye, usually, is warm & welcoming. Occasionally she will seem hurried, curt and angry about something. She does not push pills but will talk it out with you and do what is necessary to give pain relief. Her surgical skills are great. That gives me the most pain relief. They have changed how they do pain scripts and it has become a nightmare to get refills. The front office staff has some people that are great and the 'back office' seem negligent in handling calling back & followup on refills etc. Bottom line my pain is manageable and I thank Dr. Toye for that.

OMG---she left me hanging with no refills and took vacation to Hawaii and no staff could refill my RX.....and could not be reached....her follow up was terribe. the whole office was a terrible experience

My experience with Dr. Toye has been outstanding. I can not praise her enough. I have suffered severe spinal problems with indescribable pain. She is the first to be able to relieve that pain. She also relieved the sciatic pain that i have had for 4 years. She is kind and patient. I recommend her to all of my friends who are suffering pain.

A fantastic and caring doctor.