Barbara Heckman, NP

DREADFUL! LATE FOR VISIT--2 HRS! BLAMED MANAGEMENT! CRIED HYSTERICALLY, NEVER DISCUSSED TEST RESULTS OR GAVE EXAM. COLD, APPARENTLY PRACTICES AGISM. SUPERCILIOUS, CONDESCENDING! WOULD HEARTILY RECOMMEND SEEING ANYONE ELSE---NO ONE COULD BE WORSE!

Terrible experience with this NP. She was rude and condescending. She is not interested in helping you, she just wants the return visit. She asked me the same question 3 times the 4th time she repeated herself I walked out. Save yourself time and energy, find a real doctor.

Nurse practioner Heckman informed me before blood work that I may have hyperthyroidism (even though I told her I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism) she told me I am a fast talker and that was enough to make an assumption. Blood work back ( she wanted me to wait 6 weeks because I took 4 of my old armour pescdiption for blood work. I did not wait the half life wasn’t going to effect my results after a week. Tests came Back positive for hypothyroidism just as I told her. She wanted to start me on 15 mg ( which for my T3 levels being 4.08 will do nothing). I need at minimum the 30mg I was taking previously with a reading of 2.8. She would not stop speaking or interrupting me and had no interest in what I had to say. Very rude and unprofessional. I guess I speak to quickly for her because she could not keep her conversation at the visit straight. She told me I said that I aaa never diagnosed with a thyroid issue. Really? I told her I resumed taking my armour so obviously I was diagnosed