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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 550340" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>DDD, I"m so sorry and I totally understand.</p><p></p><p>As for the drugs, I have no idea why certain drugs become the "drug of the day" or w hy some diagnoses are suddenly "the diagnosis of the day." I don't know why so many people are misdiagnosed in all areas. My friend had breast cancer. It showed up on her mammo but the doctor missed it. Two years later, she felt a lump and went to a different doctor and he looked at her old x-rays and was shocked that the doctor missed the obvious cancer in her breast two years prior. Although I'm not a doctor I worked in hospitals for four years and had many nurse friends who swore that Dr. XXXX was a moron who they would never go to and Dr. XXX was really a good doctor and that all the doctors sent their family members to Dr. XXX. They told me the way to find a good doctor is to find out where the doctors send t heir wives and children w hen they are sick. Of course, that's not easy to find out unless you work in a hospital setting.</p><p></p><p>I have lived near the Chicago area and in more rural area. In the Chicago area, sadly there were as many horrible doctors as good ones (no different than out here in a rural area that, at least, has an excellent, large medical clinic.) The University of Chicago, however, was the absolute best hospital I know of. They saved my brother's life and diagnosed him with Crohns, which had turned into blood poisining, because of other doctors wrongly diagnosing him, all the way from saying he just had anxiety to saying he had Meditarranean's Disease. Ever hear of Meditarranean's disease? Neither does the DSM know of it. It doesn't exist. He had been from doctor to doctor from age 12 until 19 when he almost died. The first good psychiatric help I ever got was also from that same university hospital. It was outstanding. I would say university hospitals attract the best and brightest and are always on the cutting edge of treatment. </p><p></p><p>I didn't start this thread to talk about where to find good doctors, but I'm glad it came up. in my opinion it is well worth it, even if you don't live near a university hospital, to go to your nearest one if you are ill and going nowhere. Your average doctor in the comfy suburbs of Chicago may be a genius at diagnosing, may b negligent about running important tests, may hoover at diagnosing or may be downright incompetent. And in the mental health field it is even worse since there are no blood tests to diagnose for sure. </p><p></p><p>There are doctors I've loved, but there are more that had me shaking my head. I especially put psychiatrists into that category. But it isn't limited to them. I actually like nurses, especially NP's, better than doctors. They seem to have a better attitude and also seem more willing to hear the patient speak, at least in my limited experience. My primary is a NP by choice. She is a great diagnostician, sends me to the best doctors when I need something she can't provide, and she doesn't rush me out of the office while writing quickly on a prescription pad. She is very patient. Maybe NPs are the future rather than GPs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 550340, member: 1550"] DDD, I"m so sorry and I totally understand. As for the drugs, I have no idea why certain drugs become the "drug of the day" or w hy some diagnoses are suddenly "the diagnosis of the day." I don't know why so many people are misdiagnosed in all areas. My friend had breast cancer. It showed up on her mammo but the doctor missed it. Two years later, she felt a lump and went to a different doctor and he looked at her old x-rays and was shocked that the doctor missed the obvious cancer in her breast two years prior. Although I'm not a doctor I worked in hospitals for four years and had many nurse friends who swore that Dr. XXXX was a moron who they would never go to and Dr. XXX was really a good doctor and that all the doctors sent their family members to Dr. XXX. They told me the way to find a good doctor is to find out where the doctors send t heir wives and children w hen they are sick. Of course, that's not easy to find out unless you work in a hospital setting. I have lived near the Chicago area and in more rural area. In the Chicago area, sadly there were as many horrible doctors as good ones (no different than out here in a rural area that, at least, has an excellent, large medical clinic.) The University of Chicago, however, was the absolute best hospital I know of. They saved my brother's life and diagnosed him with Crohns, which had turned into blood poisining, because of other doctors wrongly diagnosing him, all the way from saying he just had anxiety to saying he had Meditarranean's Disease. Ever hear of Meditarranean's disease? Neither does the DSM know of it. It doesn't exist. He had been from doctor to doctor from age 12 until 19 when he almost died. The first good psychiatric help I ever got was also from that same university hospital. It was outstanding. I would say university hospitals attract the best and brightest and are always on the cutting edge of treatment. I didn't start this thread to talk about where to find good doctors, but I'm glad it came up. in my opinion it is well worth it, even if you don't live near a university hospital, to go to your nearest one if you are ill and going nowhere. Your average doctor in the comfy suburbs of Chicago may be a genius at diagnosing, may b negligent about running important tests, may hoover at diagnosing or may be downright incompetent. And in the mental health field it is even worse since there are no blood tests to diagnose for sure. There are doctors I've loved, but there are more that had me shaking my head. I especially put psychiatrists into that category. But it isn't limited to them. I actually like nurses, especially NP's, better than doctors. They seem to have a better attitude and also seem more willing to hear the patient speak, at least in my limited experience. My primary is a NP by choice. She is a great diagnostician, sends me to the best doctors when I need something she can't provide, and she doesn't rush me out of the office while writing quickly on a prescription pad. She is very patient. Maybe NPs are the future rather than GPs. [/QUOTE]
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