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When doctors don't listen to patients (inspired by MM's thread)
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 550509" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I don't have such a bad story - but maybe this will help ........</p><p></p><p>I had a problem and no one for years could seem to help me and it was such a simple (to me now) diagnoses. I weighed 298 lbs and had been to see specialists, and had tests out the wazoo. I even saw a doctor that dealt espcially with thyroid problems in Georgia. Well doctor after doctor guessed at my problem, and I even left one doctor who (overweight herself) scolded me and said I was sneaking food. I wasn't I stuck to the ediets she prescribed, and for a urologist who dealt with diabetics she never - not once did a blood glucose test - which by the way would have cleared up the big mystery. I was prediabetic. The whole ordeal nearly had me going to loose my girl parts. Had I had the money I would have had it done to - an unncessary surgery BUT - based on the symptoms I presented - warranted. </p><p>So I thought - WELL I'm going to try one more doctor (Because after all I did not like the answers I was getting - and so I sought out one more opinion) </p><p>The new guy was personable - and told me to make a list of EVERYTHING wrong with me......I thought FINALLY someone that will listen. He didn't. During our conversation he faded out somewhere else and I said "And the monkey just ran up the flag pole.....did you see it?" and he answered "Yes." And I got so bloody angry I gathered my things, I gritted my teeth, and I started to cry and got up mid whatever he was saying and I stormed out. I was a mad, large, 300 lb sick woman - who was done with it all. </p><p>As I walked crying down the hall - A 69 yo nurse practitioner caught me and said "WOAH WOAH what's goign on here, and I stated "NO ONE CARES.....NO ONE REALLY CARES....and at this point I was sobbing." so she pulled me into her office and we talked for nearly an hour. AMAZING. </p><p></p><p>She was a graduate of the university of WV. She was a nutritional specialist and her speciality was womens health. SHE worked for doctor whats his face and assured me he was a competent man. BUT also told me that if I did not like him (personality wise) she would see me herself provided he approved it....and he did. He just wanted me healthy. I did everything she told me to do - UNDER his orders.......and lost 160 lbs....and have never felt better. I lost her as my NP when I lost my insurance - BUT.....she called me AFTER like - six months later to see how I was doing and said when I got ins again - to come see her - and could I afford REDUCED payments of XX dollars to keep coming....she was phenominal.....and I love her. (and she said the reduced $$ was the docs idea) </p><p></p><p>I'm still doing good - and I had to find a doctor I could afford.....but now I work for the city and they have FREE health so - I'm going to check that out...if it's not all up to snuff - I'm going to her. AND....consequently him - he is brilliant - I guess you just give to get sometimes and in his case....while he is smart - he just got gyped in the social graces. I don't need a buddy - I need someone to fix me........the other would have been a bonus - but I got that in her - and relate WAY better to a female MD type - oddly enough in therapy - I like a man. Go figure. OH an just fyi among the things I was misdiagnosed with from earlier docs? lupus, cushings, scleroderma (yeah that one knocked me for a loop) and then brain tumors - not once, twice and not from the same doctor....so while I didn't appreciate the mis diagnosis....when I did not like or agree with the diagnosis? I also knew I had the ability to go elsewhere and ask for a 2nd, 3rd or fourth opinion - because like anything else - any profession. there's good and bad in everything. i'm more picky about my veterinarian than i am my md.....lol. </p><p></p><p>So maybe you can find yourself a NP????</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 550509, member: 4964"] I don't have such a bad story - but maybe this will help ........ I had a problem and no one for years could seem to help me and it was such a simple (to me now) diagnoses. I weighed 298 lbs and had been to see specialists, and had tests out the wazoo. I even saw a doctor that dealt espcially with thyroid problems in Georgia. Well doctor after doctor guessed at my problem, and I even left one doctor who (overweight herself) scolded me and said I was sneaking food. I wasn't I stuck to the ediets she prescribed, and for a urologist who dealt with diabetics she never - not once did a blood glucose test - which by the way would have cleared up the big mystery. I was prediabetic. The whole ordeal nearly had me going to loose my girl parts. Had I had the money I would have had it done to - an unncessary surgery BUT - based on the symptoms I presented - warranted. So I thought - WELL I'm going to try one more doctor (Because after all I did not like the answers I was getting - and so I sought out one more opinion) The new guy was personable - and told me to make a list of EVERYTHING wrong with me......I thought FINALLY someone that will listen. He didn't. During our conversation he faded out somewhere else and I said "And the monkey just ran up the flag pole.....did you see it?" and he answered "Yes." And I got so bloody angry I gathered my things, I gritted my teeth, and I started to cry and got up mid whatever he was saying and I stormed out. I was a mad, large, 300 lb sick woman - who was done with it all. As I walked crying down the hall - A 69 yo nurse practitioner caught me and said "WOAH WOAH what's goign on here, and I stated "NO ONE CARES.....NO ONE REALLY CARES....and at this point I was sobbing." so she pulled me into her office and we talked for nearly an hour. AMAZING. She was a graduate of the university of WV. She was a nutritional specialist and her speciality was womens health. SHE worked for doctor whats his face and assured me he was a competent man. BUT also told me that if I did not like him (personality wise) she would see me herself provided he approved it....and he did. He just wanted me healthy. I did everything she told me to do - UNDER his orders.......and lost 160 lbs....and have never felt better. I lost her as my NP when I lost my insurance - BUT.....she called me AFTER like - six months later to see how I was doing and said when I got ins again - to come see her - and could I afford REDUCED payments of XX dollars to keep coming....she was phenominal.....and I love her. (and she said the reduced $$ was the docs idea) I'm still doing good - and I had to find a doctor I could afford.....but now I work for the city and they have FREE health so - I'm going to check that out...if it's not all up to snuff - I'm going to her. AND....consequently him - he is brilliant - I guess you just give to get sometimes and in his case....while he is smart - he just got gyped in the social graces. I don't need a buddy - I need someone to fix me........the other would have been a bonus - but I got that in her - and relate WAY better to a female MD type - oddly enough in therapy - I like a man. Go figure. OH an just fyi among the things I was misdiagnosed with from earlier docs? lupus, cushings, scleroderma (yeah that one knocked me for a loop) and then brain tumors - not once, twice and not from the same doctor....so while I didn't appreciate the mis diagnosis....when I did not like or agree with the diagnosis? I also knew I had the ability to go elsewhere and ask for a 2nd, 3rd or fourth opinion - because like anything else - any profession. there's good and bad in everything. i'm more picky about my veterinarian than i am my md.....lol. So maybe you can find yourself a NP???? [/QUOTE]
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