Dr. Charles Dryden Jr, MD

If I could give 0 stars I would. I have never in my entire life been treated this way by a medical professional. I've been feeling awful this entire year with symptoms I should be having. I am 30 years old with symptoms of someone who is 70 years old. I live in a rural area where it's hard to get healthcare so I drove an hour away to Dr. Dryden's place of work. Prior to this trip, I called Baylor and asked if it was alright for me to come to the emergency room ,because I know it's an emergency room for emergencies, but I wanted to be seen for thyroid, autoimmune disease, and cancer screenings since it runs in my family. The operator said she recently went to the ER for the same thing so it's fine and I can come. I get there, and Dr. Dryden comes in quickly. He immediately has an attitude when seeing me. Saying things like, "what do you want? What are you hoping to get out of being here? You do realize this is an emergency room right?" When I told him my symptoms he stood there in silence looking at me like I said the most absurd things. He started doing a routine physical exam and randomly asked me if my gums bleed. I said, "yes, but I figured that was just gingivitis." He replied, "Well I don't know what does your dentist say?" Why even ask me that question? Then he asked me, "why didn't you just go to a hospital by your house?" I told him how it's hard to get in to see a doctor in my town and I don't trust the hospital in my town because they misdiagnosed my daughter when she was only a few months old and almost made her have unnecessary surgery. Again with an attitude, he says, "that doesn't matter." and brushes my feelings off completely. This man has no bedside manners whatsoever. He will make you feel small, stupid, and like an inconvenience. It's not like I came in as a drug addict looking for my next high. I didn't ask for any medications. I simply asked for tests to be ran to get to the bottom of my symptoms. He reluctantly ran the thyroid test I asked for and what do you know, it came back slightly elevated. In conclusion, when you become a doctor, you're supposed to do it to help people and part of helping people is being compassionate, understanding, and knowledgable. What exactly did he gain out of being so mean and rude to me? Why was it necessary to treat someone that simply wanted help that way? This man has no bedside manners whatsoever. He should not be allowed to speak to patients ever. I tried to justify his actions and wrap my mind around how a prestigious hospital like Baylor Scott & White could keep someone like him on their payroll. I tried to tell myself, maybe despite being a horrible human he's an excellent doctor. Then I got a grip and remembered to have some self-respect and know that in no world did I deserve to be treated like that - "excellent doctor" or not. If you ever hear his name, run!