My question involves malpractice in the state of: CA
I'm not sure if this is the right forum, sorry in advance.
I've been having cluster migraines for about 9 months now. They go for hours, break off, and start again. Extremely debilitating and I can't function like I used to. I made it through for the first few months but they got progressively worse...to the point they were hitting me so hard and for so long I was suicidal/depressed. Finally went to urgent care after multiple doctors refused to help. They gave me an anti seizure medicing (topamax) and I was relatively migraine free after the first few weeks (a few here or there). They also got me in with a new doctor at the clinic.
I saw this doctor about 2 months ago. He agreed the topamax was the best treatment and was going to call in a refill. A few days went by and no refill. I was running out of the urgent care one. I called the doctor and reception said no, I needed another appointment and that I couldn't talk to him or the nurse. I kept trying. Urgent care wouldn't refill it for more than 10 days (soonest the doctor could see me was a month later). I called twice a week trying to get through to the nurse...even the pharmacy requested refills via fax and it was all rejected. I ran out and the migraines flared again. Went to the ER several times and they wouldn't refill it either...said I should wait for my primary.
The appointment came. I showed up a few minutes late (and by a few it was only 3 minutes, on the dot). Reception said I'd have to reschedule. I was exhausted at this point and did (have to wait another month and a half).
By some miracle I got in through a cancellation list about a week later and went to the appointment. I expressed concern to the nurse about reception and she apologized.. gave me her extension and said she'd look into it.
Doctor walked in. Immediately he lays into me about how if I'm not happy with the care I'm getting I can leave or find another doctor. I was stunned, I hadn't even said hello to the man and the nurse and I had been having a pleasant conversation about failed technology and crossed wires. I wasn't even mad, just frustrated with the pain.
He continued to yell at me, aggressively felt my belly (I had never complained of pain) and looked at my eyes and in my mouth (all while yelling at me about my "unhappiness" with the care I was getting) and at the end threw his hands in the air and said he'd refill it once but that I needed appointments. Wouldn't let me explain anything of what happened.
I don't think this malpractice but are doctors allowed to be that abusive for no reason? I was bawling my eyes out and couldn't get any words out to even ask him about my blood work (he had ordered tests the first visit) or tell him about the auras that had started.
He also hasn't called in the refill. Again.
Any advice is welcome. I don't know what to do at this point. The only other doctor in my small town taking new patients is booked until the end of november.

