orthopedists/neurologists/internists

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In a message dated 9/11/00 2:34:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, liliwigg@...

writes:

> I sympathesize with you and the 'doctor dance'.

> Gretchen

The " doctor dance , " I love it. There should be some place we could use

that, like in a flyer, or announce it in some format at a cmt conference,

Make a plaque

( " Welcome to the Doctor Dance " ) and hang it up in my doctors office, etc.

Man my minds going to run on this one.

E

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Carolyn,

Earlier this year went back to my favorite orthopedist, since once he

refused to operate This time went to him for my back/hip pain. He

said he doesn't do backs and referred me onward actually to a first

class jerk of a neurosurgeon! I had it and went back to my sweetie

Internist, who I have seen fo 10 years, and he actually is the one who

recommended more exercise and physical therapy, and as you and everyone

here knows, I am no longer loopy on pain meds and out of pain and going

to PT and walking in water (as opposed to walking ON water!) LOL

I learned along time ago to go to the Docs I am comfortable with and

make them WORK for their money! I try to get as much out of my Internist

as possible! I sympathesize with you and the 'doctor dance'.

Gretchen

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Thanks for your reply, as usual, Gretchen.

The " doctor dance " is very frustrating, as you know. I will reserve

judgment on this one, for now, until I actually see the ankle guy.

But what gets me is that it's also hard to get the docs to

communicate with each other. I find this with my mother's healthcare

all the time. I have to be chief cook and bottlewasher all the time -

ordering faxes, letters, etc. from one doc to another, and then

following up to see that the data was received, etc etc etc. So now

it looks like I'll have to start my own " dancing. " I always did have

two left feet....

Oh well, it could be worse.... I'm glad to again find I'm not the

only one with the problem.

Regards, Carolyn

> Carolyn,

>

> Earlier this year went back to my favorite orthopedist, since once

he

> refused to operate This time went to him for my back/hip pain.

He

> said he doesn't do backs and referred me onward actually to a first

> class jerk of a neurosurgeon! I had it and went back to my sweetie

> Internist, who I have seen fo 10 years, and he actually is the one

who

> recommended more exercise and physical therapy, and as you and

everyone

> here knows, I am no longer loopy on pain meds and out of pain and

going

> to PT and walking in water (as opposed to walking ON water!) LOL

>

> I learned along time ago to go to the Docs I am comfortable with and

> make them WORK for their money! I try to get as much out of my

Internist

> as possible! I sympathesize with you and the 'doctor dance'.

>

> Gretchen