Los Alamitos Internal Medical Group

Dr. Timothy O’Neill’s pacemaker technicians saw my dad monthly for one year to monitor his pacemaker. Every month it was the same thing, «Got about a month left. See you in a month!». I started getting suspicious after five or six months.
Then, in November, Dr. O’Neill announces the battery finally needs to be replaced. He schedule x-​rays and an general exam to make sure my dad is healthy enough to undergo surgery. We later see Dr. O’Neill who reviews the x-​rays which show my dad has pneumonia. «Don’t worry, I’ll prescribe antibiotics», says Dr. O’Neill.
Two weeks later, pneumonia is still there. We again see Dr. O’Neill. I say,“Maybe he needs to be hospitalized”. Dr. O’Neill, «Let’s check with my specialists. I’ll call and get a priority appointment». «Here are some more antibiotics». Soonest we can see the specialist is 10 days.
A few days later I take my dad to VA emergency room as pneumonia is still there. At intake, nurse takes x-​ray. Half hour later the x-​ray show that he has a large spot on his lung, probably cancer. Admitted immediately. More tests. Collapsed lung and the cancer is stage four and has spread to his liver which is covered in lesions. Doctors conclude there is no hope and today, Christmas, we decided to stop all life-​prolonging procedures.
Any word from O’Neill’s office? Of course not. Would you want to risk your life with doctors like this?
Post-​script. My dad passed December 26, 2013. He did not suffer long and we were with him as he passed.