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I am one not happy camper today...derm doctor visit!
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 300349" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Well I am completely teed off with my GP. I think I am going to have to look for a new one. I have been with this practice for going on 8 years now but I started there because of one particular doctor who I really liked. He is now there so infrequently and his partner is almost always there and I really dont like him much. The doctor I really like (Dr L.) mostly works at the hospital and a day or two at the office here and there. I think he is about to retire. Odd though that he never saw me at the hospital because no one even told him I was there! </p><p></p><p>Dr L's daughter, Dr. S, works at another office they have in another town. I have seen her a time or two when she worked in my current office. I think she is going to continue working at this other office...maybe. I may switch to this other office. </p><p></p><p>This partner who I dont like (Dr C) has continued to just keep me on the medications that I have been on for all these years and has just patted my head and told me basically that nothing else can be done for me. I cant do anything else for my fibro or my arthritis conditions except treat the pain. It doesnt matter that I would rather try to get at the cause of the pain rather than just throw narcotics at it. Gee....in this time of abuse and dependence and addiction, wouldnt you think that having a patient who wanted to talk about not wanting to have more pain medication be something of a novel experience? </p><p></p><p>I consistently beg for more advice to help me. Can we check for low Vitamin D levels? Nope. OK...how about my testosterone levels...Nope. </p><p></p><p>The real kicker for me was today. When he looked at the tests I brought in he basically sneered at them and made a smart alecky remark about the Dr who did them and then said that the whole panel really shouldnt have been run together because when you do a whole bunch of tests at once you get a lot of stuff back that can <strong>show more information so you see more things </strong>then you might get more high's and lows than you really need to see. HUH? So you might actually learn something that could possibly help you diagnose a problem! No Sh!T (sorry censors)</p><p></p><p>I thought you would want all the information you could get to diagnose something. Not handpick tests to leave out certain ones so you wouldnt get back certain information....that makes no sense. </p><p></p><p>I have no faith in him anymore.</p><p></p><p>I have had two tests now in two months that have come back with my glucose levels over 110. I am now showing in the glucose intolerance level. Did he mention metformin? Nope. I tried. Got nowhere. Only script I walked out with was Lorcet. Wont do anything else but give me narcotics. Yeah...a drug dealer!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 300349, member: 1514"] Well I am completely teed off with my GP. I think I am going to have to look for a new one. I have been with this practice for going on 8 years now but I started there because of one particular doctor who I really liked. He is now there so infrequently and his partner is almost always there and I really dont like him much. The doctor I really like (Dr L.) mostly works at the hospital and a day or two at the office here and there. I think he is about to retire. Odd though that he never saw me at the hospital because no one even told him I was there! Dr L's daughter, Dr. S, works at another office they have in another town. I have seen her a time or two when she worked in my current office. I think she is going to continue working at this other office...maybe. I may switch to this other office. This partner who I dont like (Dr C) has continued to just keep me on the medications that I have been on for all these years and has just patted my head and told me basically that nothing else can be done for me. I cant do anything else for my fibro or my arthritis conditions except treat the pain. It doesnt matter that I would rather try to get at the cause of the pain rather than just throw narcotics at it. Gee....in this time of abuse and dependence and addiction, wouldnt you think that having a patient who wanted to talk about not wanting to have more pain medication be something of a novel experience? I consistently beg for more advice to help me. Can we check for low Vitamin D levels? Nope. OK...how about my testosterone levels...Nope. The real kicker for me was today. When he looked at the tests I brought in he basically sneered at them and made a smart alecky remark about the Dr who did them and then said that the whole panel really shouldnt have been run together because when you do a whole bunch of tests at once you get a lot of stuff back that can [B]show more information so you see more things [/B]then you might get more high's and lows than you really need to see. HUH? So you might actually learn something that could possibly help you diagnose a problem! No Sh!T (sorry censors) I thought you would want all the information you could get to diagnose something. Not handpick tests to leave out certain ones so you wouldnt get back certain information....that makes no sense. I have no faith in him anymore. I have had two tests now in two months that have come back with my glucose levels over 110. I am now showing in the glucose intolerance level. Did he mention metformin? Nope. I tried. Got nowhere. Only script I walked out with was Lorcet. Wont do anything else but give me narcotics. Yeah...a drug dealer! [/QUOTE]
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