The Functional Medicine MD: IV Therapy and Functional Medicine

"Do NOT go see this doctor. She is INSANELY RUDE. Rolled her eyes when I told her I was in the military and asked why I’d join and I should get out. Clearly isn’t a fan of vaccines or the military. Horribly unprofessional and I literally left in tears. Honestly I felt bullied by her and completely torn apart. She was shaking her head and rolling her eyes and making comments about past medical treatments I had undergone. However, the gentleman at the front desk is very polite and she should take notes from him on how to properly speak to patients and he should go work for someone else because he is to nice to work for a person like her. She is flat out nuts and rude. Thankfully I did get refunded for the appointment that was $800."

"I was so excited about getting started with a functional medicine doctor. I have been eager to invest in my health in a way that best aligns with myself. I had been looking forward to my phone call with Lela for 2 months. Picking someone who was booked that far out made me feel like I was picking someone who was reputable & in high demand for a good reason. I have also enjoyed being on her email list and reading what she writes. I truly thought Lela was going to be a great fit for me! I was nervous about this phone call. I was nervous about what to say, but I didn’t know I should be nervous about how Lela was going to make me feel. This phone call was extremely uncomfortable & lacked any sort of structure. She didn’t tell me anything about her or her practice. We only spoke for 5 minutes of our scheduled 15 minutes. She made me feel like she didn’t care about me & that our phone call was an inconvenience to her day. She didn’t make me feel comfortable talking about myself or my concerns. She consistently made me feel invalidated every time I tried to speak. This made me feel like I was dumb for reaching out to her & that everything I was saying was dumb. My concerns are VALID, not dumb. I wish I would’ve felt safe & welcomed. All it took was 5 minutes for another doctor to invalidate me & make me feel discouraged & hopeless. No one should ever be made to feel like they’re not good enough to receive help. I’m sure that wasn’t her intention, but she was quick to make me feel very foolish for trusting her & her practice. I reached out to you for help & assistance. Instead of being kind & friendly, you treated me like my health concerns were not good enough or big enough for you. If you’re only looking for clients with certain issues, maybe you need potential clients to fill out a questionnaire prior to time being wasted. I waited 2 months to speak to you, just to be let down. This is frustrating because I could’ve waited 2 months(or less!!) for someone else. I am happy that so many have found success with turning their health around with Lela. I wish I could’ve worked with her to do that for myself. Ultimately, I would not recommend waiting 2 months for a phone call that wasn’t even 15 minutes long. I am majorly disappointed & discouraged. Thank goodness this was free."

"Dr Lela has totally turned my health around! I went in search of something different after the doctor I was seeing told me that I was hopeless. I was gaining weight no matter what I tried, my joints and muscles ached, my hair was thinning, and I had no energy. Dr. Lela took the time to really understand my history and did extensive blood work to look for the causes. Every doctor I'd been to before wanted to only treat the symptoms or give ineffective advice ('loose weight", "exercise more", "etc.). Dr Lela found the causes of my symptoms and we are working to eliminate them. After the first 3 months I felt like a new person. I'm 7 months in and have lost 40 lbs, my joints don't hurt, my body doesn't ache, and I have energy again! It wasn't easy at first, since I needed to totally overhaul my diet and eliminate several foods I was sensitive to, but after that, things got easy! I don't crave foods, and I no longer think about eating all of the time. My health improved so much that my husband has also become a patient. After 2 weeks his severe acid reflux has stopped and he feels better every day. If you will follow what she tells you to do and take the supplements needed to restore your health, you'll feel better than ever! I 100% recommend Dr. Lela!"

"Our son is seeing a specialist in Atlanta, and we needed IV therapy locally as part of the treatment plan. I called and emailed with three other local medical IV clinics, and Dr. Lela was the only clinic that worked with me to source the specific order for IV treatment. The office is clean and peaceful, and his IV nurse was very kind."

"Dr. Lela is one of the best doctors in our area! I was quite sick last year, septic from a UTI gone untreated too long and gratefully found Dr. Lela who assisted me in restoring my health. I felt noticeably better after each IV treatment. The staff here is very kind and caring as well!"