Dr. Joan Arnold, MD

Dr. Arnold said, “There’s nothing I can do...” We went to see Dr. Joan Laura Arnold ( Possible owner of ABCD Pedi) at the Stone Oak location after my son had been vomiting and experiencing nausea for over 6 days. As soon as Dr. Arnold walked in the room, and with a stone cold face, she abruptly asked, “What’s up?” We ignored the alarmingly repulsive greeting and proceeded to describe all the symptoms my son had been experiencing for the past week: Shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, constant hunger, no diarrhea, extreme thirst, more than regular urination and severe weight loss (about 18 lbs in six days!). Dr. Arnold instructed my son to hop on one foot, which was unnecessarily cruel since he was so weak he nearly fell over, and then she looked at his mouth and ears and listened to his stomach. She immediately concluded that he had a stomach bug, a “GI virus“ to be exact. I asked if she could prescribe medication to help him and she said, “No...”