Re: Let me tell you about my day at the doctors..................

From: Robin (rmasse2333@aol.com)
Fri Mar 22 18:57:13 2002


oh Chrissy I feel so bad for you. I have been there except it was my regular PC that said it to me along with I was addicted to the pain meds & needed to go to detox! I am selling raffle tickets for beanie babies to help raise money to return to Germany. I am also going to have a fund raiser meal and sell my Frank Sinatra records and some other stuff on e bay to raise money. I also have a letter from my Dr to my insurance co to get them to cover surgery in Germany with a specialist. I will get there & it gives me something to do to keep my mind off the pain and it gives me a goal. Keep your chin up, it will get better! love robin

At Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Chrissy492@aol.com wrote: >
>Hi everyone, can I borrow a shoulder today? I'm just so upset today. "( My
>ob/gyn (thank God for him) told me to tell my PCP that I need to see a
>surgeon to give me some answers on my belly button excruciating pain as well
>as my abdomen pain (mostly left lower sided) and of course the usual lower
>back pain. Ok, so I went to see this so called surgeon today. I brought
>with me pictures of my last surgery as well as my operative notes. As he
>came into the patient room to see me, he of course shook my hand and
>introduced himself. He said, how can I help you. As I handed him the
>pictures to view and the notes of my last surgery he put them down on the
>counter without peeking at them. I went on to tell him my history on my
>health - the pain I'm in - how many surgeries yada, yada, yada. (my PCP was
>supposed to send him a letter explaining that, but the surgeon I saw today
>didn't have time to read them prior to my visit) Once I was finished he said
>to me, "I'm not touching you with a ten foot pole" and "you are not going to
>die on my operating table." After the shock of his words wore off, I told
>him that I wasn't looking for surgery just hopes of answers, some answers -
>anything that he knows of adhesions that would help me - others. He said, "I
>don't believe that adhesions cause pain, it's the patient with adhesions that
>has it in their head that they do cause pain." OK - there I am trying to
>stop shaking and then all of a sudden, the tears came down my face - I felt
>myself shaking uncontrollably. At this point he gave me a slip to go for
>physical therapy. I took the slip (mind you I was so peeved at this point)
>and told him to shove it up his ass. (sorry for those with sensitive eyes)
>I went on to tell him how WRONG he was with his "adhesions do not cause
>pain." I said that I would send him the IAS Newsletter as well as printed
>out material so that he could educate himself about adhesions and make him a
>better practicing doctor. There were more words in the office, this email is
>long enough - but I think all of you have had this same visit once or twice
>already. As I left, I felt as if I was medically raped. Awful - just awful.
> I sat in my car trying to grab a grip before I started to drive and wondered
>what the hell is my next step. What do I do? Who do I call? Who the hell
>will help me? I can't afford a trip to Germany. Isn't there one single
>doctor in my neighborhood able to help me? It's bad enough that my PCP
>doesn't want me on my pain medication anymore. What is going to happen when
>those are taken away from me? I feel so lost with my health issues that I'm
>scared. Thank God for all of you to be here for me. To help and support me
>- especially understand me and pull me up in the time that I've hit rock
>bottom. That is it! I just wrote how I feel, I feel as if I've hit the
>bottom and I don't know how to climb back up again.
>Thanks for letting me vent, thank you for your shoulder.
>Love and hugs to all,
>~Confused, scared, Chrissie xo's


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