Kathi in OK/ Althea Wow, we've been to the same doctors. We must have crossed paths...

[Guest guest]

DR. Schnitz.. or whatever the hell his name is!!! Oh My God, Althea/Kathi... I

also agree. He is an @

Sorry, if that offends, but ... you know there is only one name for him. I

went to him when I was still in college... He saying there was nothing wrong

with me, and I asked him if he believed me. I remember saying to him, " I can

understand if you say you don't know what it wrong, but at least tell me you

believe me! " .. He never gave me an answer. I was in college and had the whole

world ahead of me, why in the hell would I make something up? Now the loser

tries to act like he helps all these Lupus patients. He doesn't. If you don't

fit what he is looking for, you are a liar.

That is the worst part of auto-immune diseases -- people not believing you.

He seemed to be obsessed with telling me he could give me gemological exams..

I'm like..hello. I have a Gyno for that . Anyway, I remember leaving his office

confused, insulted and in tears.

Kelley/Okidoll

[ ] Re: RE:Happy Belated Mother's Day

> Althea: I read your post about Dr. Codding with great

> interest...when I first got sick I saw Dr. Inman before her

husband

> was sent to Dallas, when she left Dr. Codding recieved all her

> patients. I was quite happy with Dr. Inman but never felt that way

> with Dr. Codding. Dr. Inman wrote in my records scleroderma was a

> big possibility in her opinion, Dr. Codding chose to ignore that

> avenue and wrote that she felt it was a collegen vascular disease,

> and in her opinion there was no treatment that she felt would be

> adequate and that she would be willing to see me , but that she

felt

> there was no treatment options available. I always got the feeling

> she was in a huge hurry and not really interested in anything I

had

> to say. I would get so upset because I would drive an hour to see

> her and she ..if it was a good day would spend 10 minutes with

> me.....anyways my PCP felt she was a waste of his and my time and

> intervened. He took it on himself to find me someone he felt would

> get to the bottom of things, and I was sent to Dr. Carson. I know

> quite a few of the folks in OK are seeing Dr. C ...I am sure they

> would give you input. In my humble opinion he is one of the best

> docs I have seen. I have never seen any of his PA's , but I have

> heard that they are really good also. I hope you find a rheumy

> closer to you, as I know how hard it is to travel so far to see a

> good doc. Unfortunalty the are not alot of rheumy's anywhere, and

in

> Oklahoma even fewer than elsewhere. I would like to say if they

try

> to send you to Dr. Schitz in OKC he is one of the worst docs I

have

> ever had the misfortune to see. Anyways this is getting long, but

I

> don't think you are alone in how you feel about Dr. Codding's

office

> just being worried about their co-pay and more concerned about the

> money than the patient......

>

> Hoping you all had a great day yesterday..........Kathi in OK

Kathi - I thought she was great when I first saw her. She spent 3 -

4 hours with me during that first appointment...after that I am

lucky to see her for 5 minutes. I am asking her a question and she

is backing out the door... sometimes she has sat down though but

nothing has really changed - she gives me a shot of cortizone to get

me through the bad day and says I'll send in the nurse and she'll

give you your prescriptions and lab slip...

At first someone used to explain my labs to me - now they are real

basic and they just tell me no problems - I have seen notes on my

labs over the past 2 years though that have said contact patient but

no one ever has...

I am glad that the base is willing to look for a new RA for me but I

don't know how long that will take. I have asked for one before and

nothing has happened - (last year when I had the problems with Dr C)

(she doesn't like anyone questioning why you are on the meds you are

on)...

I will be glad though that it is in writing and that someday maybe

someone will do something about it - the Doc I saw today seemed to

care so maybe something will be done - she knew I was upset...I

don't normally get emotional at appointments but today I was as

close to tears that one can come to without crying...

Thank you for the list of Docs though - maybe I will call a few and

see if they take Tricare.

God bless,

Althea

[Guest guest]

Kelley: You are not offending me ......I called him Dr. SHITZ to his

face, like I said I would'nt wish him on anyone. What he said to you

does'nt surprise me, he really is a jerk......after seeing him I was

so upset I called tricare because they had done the referral and

they asked me to write a letter of complaint on him. They told me

they had so many people tell them horror stories about him but

could'nt drop him because he so messed with his patients that nobody

wanted to put anything in writing, I was more than happy to put it

on paper and my husband was at the appointment and also put what he

heard in writing.....he more than qualifies for 's docs we love

to hate list, but deserve's something much more unkind.....as far as

insurance Dr. Carson accepts, I would call Kathy in the office and

ask, he does accept medicare, but I don't know about

bluecross....hope you are having a good day...Kathi in OK

--- In , " Kelley Cook " <kuselton@s...>

wrote:

> DR. Schnitz.. or whatever the hell his name is!!! Oh My God,

Althea/Kathi... I also agree. He is an @

> Sorry, if that offends, but ... you know there is only one name

for him. I went to him when I was still in college... He saying

there was nothing wrong with me, and I asked him if he believed me.

I remember saying to him, " I can understand if you say you don't

know what it wrong, but at least tell me you believe me! " .. He never

gave me an answer. I was in college and had the whole world ahead of

me, why in the hell would I make something up? Now the loser tries

to act like he helps all these Lupus patients. He doesn't. If you

don't fit what he is looking for, you are a liar.

>

> That is the worst part of auto-immune diseases -- people not

believing you.

>

> He seemed to be obsessed with telling me he could give me

gemological exams.. I'm like..hello. I have a Gyno for that .

Anyway, I remember leaving his office confused, insulted and in

tears.

>

> Kelley/Okidoll

> [ ] Re: RE:Happy Belated Mother's Day

>

>

> --- In , " Kathi " <iamladybird@y...>

wrote:

>

> > Althea: I read your post about Dr. Codding with great

> > interest...when I first got sick I saw Dr. Inman before her

> husband

> > was sent to Dallas, when she left Dr. Codding recieved all her

> > patients. I was quite happy with Dr. Inman but never felt that

way

> > with Dr. Codding. Dr. Inman wrote in my records scleroderma

was a

> > big possibility in her opinion, Dr. Codding chose to ignore

that

> > avenue and wrote that she felt it was a collegen vascular

disease,

> > and in her opinion there was no treatment that she felt would

be

> > adequate and that she would be willing to see me , but that

she

> felt

> > there was no treatment options available. I always got the

feeling

> > she was in a huge hurry and not really interested in anything

I

> had

> > to say. I would get so upset because I would drive an hour to

see

> > her and she ..if it was a good day would spend 10 minutes with

> > me.....anyways my PCP felt she was a waste of his and my time

and

> > intervened. He took it on himself to find me someone he felt

would

> > get to the bottom of things, and I was sent to Dr. Carson. I

know

> > quite a few of the folks in OK are seeing Dr. C ...I am sure

they

> > would give you input. In my humble opinion he is one of the

best

> > docs I have seen. I have never seen any of his PA's , but I

have

> > heard that they are really good also. I hope you find a rheumy

> > closer to you, as I know how hard it is to travel so far to

see a

> > good doc. Unfortunalty the are not alot of rheumy's anywhere,

and

> in

> > Oklahoma even fewer than elsewhere. I would like to say if

they

> try

> > to send you to Dr. Schitz in OKC he is one of the worst docs I

> have

> > ever had the misfortune to see. Anyways this is getting long,

but

> I

> > don't think you are alone in how you feel about Dr. Codding's

> office

> > just being worried about their co-pay and more concerned about

the

> > money than the patient......

> >

> > Hoping you all had a great day yesterday..........Kathi in OK

>

> Kathi - I thought she was great when I first saw her. She spent

3 -

> 4 hours with me during that first appointment...after that I am

> lucky to see her for 5 minutes. I am asking her a question and

she

> is backing out the door... sometimes she has sat down though but

> nothing has really changed - she gives me a shot of cortizone to

get

> me through the bad day and says I'll send in the nurse and

she'll

> give you your prescriptions and lab slip...

>

> At first someone used to explain my labs to me - now they are

real

> basic and they just tell me no problems - I have seen notes on

my

> labs over the past 2 years though that have said contact patient

but

> no one ever has...

>

> I am glad that the base is willing to look for a new RA for me

but I

> don't know how long that will take. I have asked for one before

and

> nothing has happened - (last year when I had the problems with

Dr C)

> (she doesn't like anyone questioning why you are on the meds you

are

> on)...

>

> I will be glad though that it is in writing and that someday

maybe

> someone will do something about it - the Doc I saw today seemed

to

> care so maybe something will be done - she knew I was upset...I

> don't normally get emotional at appointments but today I was as

> close to tears that one can come to without crying...

>

> Thank you for the list of Docs though - maybe I will call a few

and

> see if they take Tricare.

>

> God bless,

> Althea

>

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