do i have to tell this story again to a new doctor it makes me feel worse

[mcclan]

why do a have to go through this same story again when iv got see a new doctor every time when the others ones iv seen should pass on what iv said to them. it makes me relive what happened to me and cant deal with this anymore :wtf1:

[Nigel H]

Anyone who is to treat you is likely to want to hear your own version of how you feel, rather than a watered down 'precis' from someone else. In addition, things may have changed for you and so seeing someone new may mean you have something else to say on the matter.

What has brought about the change?

[PanchoGoz]

I agree. You can give the doctor your own version exactly how you have experienced things in your own words. Talking about your problems is half way to getting better and if you can't face talking about them you wont get better!

[mcclan]

maybe they do want me to speak about it again but the other one is trying to get good things in me head to get rid of whats happened so a can move on. so talking about it just brings it all back and sends me back to the start again.

[Nigel H]

So again I ask - why are you changing?!

:huh:

[mcclan]

iv not changed it its my doctor who does that to get more input from other ones with different specialalities in there field

[PanchoGoz]

Maybe you should see a councellor. If its a general practitioner your seeing, they really don't have a clue about anxiety.

[mcclan]

its not my gp im seeing.

[RLR]

Okay, well your posting and responses tend to skirt some fundamental information. The forum is anonymous, so aside from not wishing to recant the nature and content of your psychic trauma in any way, it would be of benefit to at least provide more facts relevant to your dilemma as stated.

As a physician and specialist for more than 40 years, I will be the first to tell you that although we thoroughly examine the clinical notes and impressions of other physcians, we nevertheless must examine the nature of a psychogenic complaint direct with the patient for the very good reason that some physicians do not translate very well what their patient tells them. Interpretation can be very misleading and clinical notes are inescapably historical in context, so we make certain that any subsequent clinical decisions are not being based upon a physicians dated impressions rather than the patient's actual contemporary account of the problem.

Having said that, I've also observed patterns described by you concerning the need to be passed around among the medical community as though various clinicians must all sample the problem to be thoroughly inocculated with it. What this experience actually signifies is that the original practitioner is incapable of evaluating and treating the problem. In other words, if this practitioner must send you to multiple specialists trying to gain a more insightful clinical impression, then you need to simply find a more experienced practitioner. A lot of the patient's time is unnecessarily wasted in such a context and you've already experienced the detrimental effects of having to recant painful circumstances in order for the mass of practitioners being aimed at your difficulty to understand the full account of your difficulty, an outcome that often only serves to make matters worse.

I would also recommend that when you seek out assistance, realize that all physicians and practitioners are not created equal by any means. If your physician cannot articulate a treatment plan after sufficient evaluation, then something is awry. It is deplorable when a physician is incapable of confessing his or her inability to determine the cause for a specific patient's complaint, so you must be able to readily confront them before allowing them to cycle you through a gauntlet of their colleagues hoping that someone will hit the target. It's unfair to you as a patient and does absolutely nothing to diminish your problem.

Having said that, I'll be direct and ask you specifically what kind of physician or specialist you are seeing so that I can better determine how to assist you if possible.

Best regards,

Rutheford Rane, MD (ret.)

[Chem]

mcclan I suffer PTSD and understand how you feel. Over the years I've had to retell what happened to me for doctor's, therapists, lawyers, etc and each time made me feel worse. Finally I braced myself and wrote the whole thing down. Now I can give a copy to anyone who needs is, and I can add a bit if things have changed. Have you tried doing this?