Ft Lauderdale area - Dr Abae

froubaby · 12-08-2008, 06:07 PM

For anyone in the Ft Lauderdale area or in South Florida willing to travel to the Ft Lauderdale area for a doctor that is going to be very thorough and take the time to go through everything with you, I highly recommend Dr Mick Abae (954.584.2273 or www.care-life.com).

I went to him after not liking the treatment received from my gyno when it came to having another cyst erupt and my thoughts on maybe having endo. My first appointment with Dr Abae lasted about 45 minutes I would say sitting in his office just discussing my history and he taking notes. From there I have done a few procedures and some blood work so he could do his homework on me and know all before jumping in for this or that surgery.

After two quick procedures and two rounds of different groups of blood work tests, I went in for my appointment today to finally schedule surgery. I think this is the first doctor I've come across where he actually gives a crap about his patients.

The only downside to him is that of the few consultation appointments I've had, he's always running behind. Today I waited about 45 minutes till I was called in to see him. All procedures have been timely. To me, I'm fine waiting knowing that he is going to give me all the time in the world needed and knowing he is doing the same with his other patients. The people in his office (nurses, recept, billing/scheduling) are all very nice. Everyone has always been helpful when I have called with questions or needed to reschedule. I have never been told I would have to leave a message and wait for a call back - someone has always taken the call and answered the questions I had.

There are two other doctors in his office of which one performed one of the quick procedures on me - Dr Christy. He too was very nice and very thorough showing me everything he was looking at, what raised questions to him, explained the big medical terms, etc.

Highly recommended.

semmien · 12-14-2008, 06:18 PM

Thanks for the recommendation! I've been looking for a new RE!

natTHErat · 01-18-2009, 11:25 PM

What procedures have you had with Dr. Abae?

froubaby · 01-18-2009, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by natTHErat

What procedures have you had with Dr. Abae?

So far I've had performed at his office:

SIS (Saline Infusion Sonography)
Laparoscopy
Hysteroscopy (with fixing of my septate uterus)

Next, after fully healed from surgery, I will need to get done:

HSG (Hysterosalpingogram)

I've been happy with Dr. Abae now since I first started seeing him in October 2008. Let me know if I can answer any other questions for you as I see you're right down the highway in Miramar.

froubaby · 01-18-2009, 11:49 PM

Let me add something as well with regards to the procedures I've done with him. Dr Abae likes to research your body to make sure he knows everything before just jumping in. As I mentioned in my first post, he went through all paperwork, imaging, history, etc that I had with me. While going through the ultrasound images that I brought, he thought he saw what looked to possibly be a growth in my uterus. Instead of just rushing to laparoscopy surgery, which we both knew we would ultimately get to, he did the SIS procedure to check my uterus more for growths. From the SIS and the 3D ultrasound image that is produced from that procedure is how we found I had a septate uterus. So if it weren't for his extra research on my body, I would have gotten the laparoscopy done and when the time came for pregnancy I could have ended up going in circles to figure why I would not carry a pregnancy and miscarry (since septates cause miscarriages). Not to mention, if the septate were found later, I'd have to go back to surgery again for that.

So if you're patient with him and you give him ALL historical info on you, be prepared that he will probably want to run some of his own tests to confirm some things or to find out additional info where past doctors may not have considered.

natTHErat · 01-20-2009, 10:17 AM

Thank you. Actually I've been to Dr. Abae before. I'm glad things are going well for you but I have real issues with him. I was referred to him by a friend of my husband. She was also diagnosed with a septate uterus and had the surgery. When I went to see him, he also diagnosed me with a septate uterus. Of course, my insurance wouldn't pay for the surgery to correct it and he said he would give me a break and only charge me $12500. Well, I took my films to Dr. Stempel (who is an excellent doctor) and he said that that diagnosis was crazy. I do not have a septate uterus. I just find it really interesting that so many of Dr. Abae's patients are diagnosed with a septate uterus when that is actually a very rare condition.

Anyway, I'm glad you are having a great experience with him and I wish you the best of luck.

froubaby · 01-20-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by natTHErat

Thank you. Actually I've been to Dr. Abae before. I'm glad things are going well for you but I have real issues with him. I was referred to him by a friend of my husband. She was also diagnosed with a septate uterus and had the surgery. When I went to see him, he also diagnosed me with a septate uterus. Of course, my insurance wouldn't pay for the surgery to correct it and he said he would give me a break and only charge me $12500. Well, I took my films to Dr. Stempel (who is an excellent doctor) and he said that that diagnosis was crazy. I do not have a septate uterus. I just find it really interesting that so many of Dr. Abae's patients are diagnosed with a septate uterus when that is actually a very rare condition.

Anyway, I'm glad you are having a great experience with him and I wish you the best of luck.

Natalie, I'm sorry you had a bad experience with him. What brought him to the conclusion for you that you have a septate uterus? Did you see him at his new office location on Pine Island or the old location? I only ask that b/c that price is outrageous and is no where near the price I was given - I'm talking WAY less. I'm just wondering if that price was something from the old office under someone else's direction.

You certainly have me wondering now with regards to just how common - or not common - having a septate uterus is. Could it in fact be something like PCOS/Endo where most doctors overlook it to be "nothing" or is it really nothing? Know what I mean? My previous doctor pretty much laughed in my face when I told him that I thought I might have Endo due to the reading I've done online and such with his only response being "If every woman read and took those online tests, they'd all have Endo".

Please don't think I'm trying to make excuses or anything for Dr Abae. I saw my 3D ultrasound image and will have a copy of it next week for my own records as well as copies of all photos from surgery (including the before/after shots of the septate) - I already saw all photos last week at post-op. I plan to question him regarding the commonness of this as well as do some additional research again.

I did find this though:

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Number of Women With a Septate Uterus: Findings vary heavily, again possibly due to diagnosis technique, but anywhere from 8% to 23% of women with recurrent miscarriages may have some type of uterine malformation. About one-third of women with congenital uterine malformations have a septate uterus.

The more important question for you though is, have you found a doctor now that is giving you the medical attention that you need and making headway with their diagnosis's?

natTHErat · 01-21-2009, 12:12 AM

No, don't worry. I'm really glad that you are having success with Dr. Abae. I was diagnosed back in 1997 and, even though we have done our share of treatments, I was never able to get pregnant. We have gone on with our lives and actually getting pregnant right now would disrupt our plans. We have come to terms with not being able to have children and are actually enjoying our life just the way it is.

He diagnosed the septate uterus with a hysterosalpingogram x-ray (which I had done at Baptist Hospital previously) and also with a vaginal ultrasound. I showed Dr. Stempel (who is not my doctor; I only went to him for the second opinion) my films and records and he said I do not have a septate uterus. You can clearly see on my films that I do not have a septate uterus. The upper wall of my uterus is slightly domed. That's about it. I saw Dr. Abae at his new office on Pine Island, just north of Broward Blvd. He actually gave me a quote for $12500. What did you pay, if you don't mind me asking?

I have since found an Endocrinologist that I love. His name is Dr. Ira Katz and his office is over at Memorial Regional Hospital. I actually work at Memorial Hospital West. I'm a pathology transcriber. He has been extremely thorough and we're working on figuring out the right medication for me. So far so good.

I really do wish you luck and I'm sure all of your dreams will come true.