Re: Need Advise For Monday Dr. Appointment

[Guest guest]

I agree, be open about what happened.

In the past I had an incident which caused me to change doctors and file a

complaint. The incident had to do with the doctor wanting to give me anti

depresents, even though I was holding the results of a CT Sac which clearly

showed the perferation of my disk. And when I asked her to fill out my

disability forms she freaked out.

When I began the new doctor I informed my new doctor why it was I was travelling

to her clinic and what had happened in the past. I wanted her to hear it from me

before whatever the other doctor had written in her files showed up at my new

doctor's office.

lyn

[Guest guest]

Janeene McGrandy wrote:

>  

> You have an opportunity to start with a new Doctor, a clean slate,

> take advantage of that.  Let the doctor ask the questions and then

> answer them fully and without omission.  You don't want to raise any

> red flags at the get go and, if you end up having to defend yourself

> in regard to one issue or another, so be it. It would happen in the

> eventuality anyway.

>  

Janeene,

Your story sounds like mine. After five years, they did a discogram on me and

three lumbar vertebrae discs were disintegrated and had

fissures through out. The doctor was so embarrassed when he had to

tell me because he could not see where my pain was so bad.

I had three " second opinions " at the time and was on the way out

anyway (my choice) and my neurosurgeon could not believe the

treatment of over twenty two injections without doing exams. I had a

spinal fusion so I could walk and was doing great until an auto accident.

But, I was open to every doctor and I did a memo for record of any

thing that was of question and had it placed in my files.

You are so right in what you say.

Bennie

[Guest guest]

--- " frescasdad " wrote:

>> I agree 100% with honesty and in fact, I would never lie but I might

have omitted information. That's not lying really.

> I understand not lying but being totally open has hurt me terribly

in the past with work, family and friends.

>

There's a big difference between being totally open and honest with

your doctor, and telling everybody and their dog all your business.

Our doctors need to know absolutely everything in order to treat us

effectively and SAFELY. Nobody but our significant other needs any

information whatsoever about our health and our treatment.

Cheryl in AZ

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