Dr. Gerad Albert Troutman, MD

I saw him a couple of years ago when I had extreme pain in my right hip. The first time I saw him he didn’t want to do a CT scan because I had 2 recently for totally different reasons. He gave me pain meds and told me that if the Kidney stones didn’t pass or if it got worse to come back. So about 2-3 weeks go by and I am stuck in bed because it hurts so much. I go back thinking that he would do a CT or something to help. I told him that I did NOT like how pain meds make me feel. He saw me and basically said that if I paid my last bill or part of it he would give me a shot of morphine and send me on my way. I refused. A couple of days later I went to an actual hospital and they did a CT scan right a way. Turns out my kidneys were just fine and I had Mesenteric Adenitis. All I had to do was go on a liquid diet for 2 days and viola the pain went away. Please in the future don’t assume someone only wants medication. Sometimes you don’t need medication to feel better.

One of the best doctors I have ever seen! Had me in and out of the ER in no time at all! Very personable!