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I spent a fortune at Plum Spring clinic on the much discussed understanding that my insurance would reimburse me for most of the fees. As it turns out, my insurance did not cover any treatments I received there, since Dr. Sharp was listed by them as a pediatrician, and therefore had no standing with them to prescribe treatment.\r
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Sharp is also a big AA guy. After I told him that I have wine with dinner every night, he referred me to AA with no further discussion. It should be noted that he did not, however, prescribe anything for my high BP beyond more expensive treatments at this clinic, including whirlpool therapy, which upon reflection was kind of hair brained, despite the impressive cost, which was far higher than the cost of sitting in my own whirlpool bath at home. I suppose it is best to have company when putting oneself at high risk of stroke. Perhaps pediatricians are more versatile than my insurance company is admitting! \r
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The rather strange acupuncturist, Dr. Chen was very hot to sell me insanely expensive supplements which even he admitted were only so pricey because they are a part of an MLM scam. Chen did help me with my pain problems, however, although if he has a personality he's keeping it well hidden, possibly in the same secret hiding place as my insurance reimbursement checks. He also left me to dress with needles still in my body, and was quite gratified, when after about 10 sessions I alerted him to visible and significant symptoms I'd had all along that for some reason he had missed. \r
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All things considered, I found Sharp to be a cold guy, far more interested in making money than in caring for patients. Maybe he likes kids better than adults, it's hard to say, since I'm an adult, and an out of pocket one big time, since placing my health in Michael Sharp's hands, I wouldn't qualify.\r
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According to the website, Plum Spring has closed its doors. I'm not surprised or saddened by the news, but that could be all that wine.
Pros: I was never left waiting around, especially at payment time.
Cons: major health concerns were ignored in favor of expensive, unnecessary, and even dangerous treatments
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