Corinne
23-02-10, 15:59
This is going to be a little long and I am so angry I could scream!
My doctor is a lovely woman. She's kind and sympathetic, however, she takes forever to try to diagnose a problem. For instance, I'd go in and explain my symptoms (physical not emotional) and she would order bloodwork and maybe a test. Then she wouldn't want to see me for three months. If you've read any of my other threads, you know how I've been suffering these internal vibrations for months.
I saw her in January and she ordered the EMG and doesn't want to see me until the end of April. I'm still suffering, by the way.
There is a sign in her office that says they will not call you if your test results are normal. The anxiety of waiting for the phone to ring is ridiculous.
The last time I went to her in January, I asked for copies of my bloodwork and all the tests I had in the hospital (November). I am hypothyroid. I noticed that my TSH was 6.75. Normal values are .3 - 3! I asked why I didn't get a call to adjust my meds. No answer. Then, when I left, she gave me an order for more bloodwork. I noticed that she wanted another ANA and a DSDNA. I looked for the ANA in my copies and it wasn't there. So the ANA was positive! If it were negative, there would be no reason to repeat it and add the DSDNA! Don't I have the right to know this???
The straw that broke the camel's back was a phone call from my daughter. She has been feeling really sick and had bloodwork about a month ago. She never heard back from the doctor, so she assumed everything was normal. Since she was feeling so bad, she called our doctor to make sure her bloodwork was OK. HER TSH was 7.2! No call. Her request for Naproxin two weeks ago was ignored.
I am calling today to change doctors. My anxiety is through the roof. I don't feel safe anymore. She doesn't call when tests are normal, but doesn't call when they are abnormal either!
If you've read this far, thank you. I needed to vent. Between the anger and the anxiety, I'm just a mess.
My doctor is a lovely woman. She's kind and sympathetic, however, she takes forever to try to diagnose a problem. For instance, I'd go in and explain my symptoms (physical not emotional) and she would order bloodwork and maybe a test. Then she wouldn't want to see me for three months. If you've read any of my other threads, you know how I've been suffering these internal vibrations for months.
I saw her in January and she ordered the EMG and doesn't want to see me until the end of April. I'm still suffering, by the way.
There is a sign in her office that says they will not call you if your test results are normal. The anxiety of waiting for the phone to ring is ridiculous.
The last time I went to her in January, I asked for copies of my bloodwork and all the tests I had in the hospital (November). I am hypothyroid. I noticed that my TSH was 6.75. Normal values are .3 - 3! I asked why I didn't get a call to adjust my meds. No answer. Then, when I left, she gave me an order for more bloodwork. I noticed that she wanted another ANA and a DSDNA. I looked for the ANA in my copies and it wasn't there. So the ANA was positive! If it were negative, there would be no reason to repeat it and add the DSDNA! Don't I have the right to know this???
The straw that broke the camel's back was a phone call from my daughter. She has been feeling really sick and had bloodwork about a month ago. She never heard back from the doctor, so she assumed everything was normal. Since she was feeling so bad, she called our doctor to make sure her bloodwork was OK. HER TSH was 7.2! No call. Her request for Naproxin two weeks ago was ignored.
I am calling today to change doctors. My anxiety is through the roof. I don't feel safe anymore. She doesn't call when tests are normal, but doesn't call when they are abnormal either!
If you've read this far, thank you. I needed to vent. Between the anger and the anxiety, I'm just a mess.