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

From: Karla N (ifirgit@yahoo.com)
Sat Mar 23 06:58:17 2002


Chrissy,

You go girl! I still have a hard time believing that this type of doctor still exists. At the same time that you told the doctor to shove the prescription for physical therapy up his ass, I hope you followed it with a boot from all of us! What a jerk!

Love you sweets!

Karla

--- 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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