Re: Becoming an impatient patient

[Guest guest]

Sometime, it makes me wonder why these people have chosen a health care

profession. Some can be heartless.

alblau999 <alblau999@...> wrote:

Hi,

I am getting annoyed with my doctors, or I should say I'm getting

even more annoyed. When I called my primary, her assistant or

whatever gave me very vague answers to my questions,

especially, what else is wrong with me? I've had three sessions

with a physical therapist. The first was diagnostic, and the safety

harness kept me from tumbling into the readout screen. The

second was a series of stretching and lifting exercises that

increased my pain level and made me even stiffer. The third

time, someone else filled in for my regular therapist. The regular

said she was reporting to my neurologist and not my primary,

making me wonder if doctors had been switched on me more or

less behind my back. My next therapy session is this coming

Wednesday, and I'll see if therapists have been switched, too.

Tomorrow I'm going to call the neurologist and if I can get any

more information. Arthritis, yes, but what kind and what else?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I wondered that myself. I saw my therapist today, and she

suggested that perhaps they just don't know what else is wrong

yet. She agreed that they should at least say so. I work at home,

and I have all day to call and receive calls. Also, I have a headset

phone. This keeps my hands free so I can do my work while

being kept on hold.

> Hi,

> I am getting annoyed with my doctors, or I should say I'm

getting

> even more annoyed. When I called my primary, her assistant

or

> whatever gave me very vague answers to my questions,

> especially, what else is wrong with me? I've had three

sessions

> with a physical therapist. The first was diagnostic, and the

safety

> harness kept me from tumbling into the readout screen. The

> second was a series of stretching and lifting exercises that

> increased my pain level and made me even stiffer. The third

> time, someone else filled in for my regular therapist. The

regular

> said she was reporting to my neurologist and not my primary,

> making me wonder if doctors had been switched on me more

or

> less behind my back. My next therapy session is this coming

> Wednesday, and I'll see if therapists have been switched, too.

>

> Tomorrow I'm going to call the neurologist and if I can get any

> more information. Arthritis, yes, but what kind and what else?

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