Posted by phillipa on October 20, 2012, at 10:09:29
In reply to Re: Choices... » phillipa, posted by Twinleaf on October 20, 2012, at 8:40:27
Twinleaf no you don't bully me that was more in reference to some what I'd call snide comments from some that seem to take light illnesses of any type. There is so much you don't know about my past life and experiences with pdocs I can't even begin to explain. Take the one who who had me committed cause I had just been told I again needed to undergo treatment for lymes. Because I called upset I endured the most horrible nightmare of my life. Which ended after about 12 hours as soon as the doc at that facility validated that I truly had an appointment at the infection control docs that day. I was immediately discharged to make that appointment. The horror remains to this day or wouldn't remember it while spontaneously writing me. Of course I never saw that doc again. Then the one who was young and put into a calculator how to detox me from benzos which I didn't want. One week later was in a neurologists office with a BP of 180 systolic and forget diastolic. The neurologist was furious at that doc and said it was withdrawal and immedidately wrote a script for the medication and said to get a new pdoc. That's when I found my old pdoc and had a good one for me. She & I & my husband would banter back and forth and she gave me the feeling of control she knew I needed to take meds. During those years I was on trileptal, Deplin, lamictal, the luvox, valium, started low dose xanax & lexapro. I wasn't afraid to try what she suggested as had her private telephone number which she said call anytime if you are upset. And permission to up or down a med on my own. Add the traumas of just a few a back with so many diagnosis I won't name them. The osteoporosis and the doc that fired me as I asked questions about reclast IV which at the time was 5mg IV and is used for bone metastatic disease. So many people developed organ failure and death even that a few years later the FDA lowered to dose for osteoporosis to l-2.5mg IV once a year. Hence the idea of Duke I could never do as those are the young doc "practicing" medicine for the first time. I don't know what my personal answer is. But I do listen to you suggestions and do google other docs and even go to their websites. Seems now the trend here is for cash only. The really good docs that is. Add what I just was messaged from a facebook friend about my united healthcare add on to medicaire and she worked for them said they wouldn't reimburse employees for proceedures if they were overweight, smoked, or in anyway had not taken care of themselves. So this is todays dilemma. So far have had good luck with them. But I now avoid docs whenever I can. From experience go looking and guaranteed for me anyway something will be found wrong. Lack of money doesn't help and nothing can be done about this. So after this long and uncalled for diarrhea of the mouth. I do value your suggestions. I read and google what others have found valuable. But I trust me before docs. I haven't read this under submit yet so no spelling checks or other but I wrote from my heart just up as late bed. Criticism from any isn't what I need suggestions are welcome. And I do appreciate each and everyone. And I'm as frustrated as I have caused you to feel. I apologize for that. I do get a feeling of contributing if it's something I know. There is such a wealth of knowledge on this board. Lets be gentle with each other. Deal? Love Phillipa
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