Guest guest Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Hi gang- I need to whine a minute. I am totally frustrated with the medical profession right now. I believe that they try, but somehow all of the waiting and stupid stuff have gotten to me. I have GERD on top of my other stuff. Wasn't TOO horrible at first- mostly just uncomfortable and inconvenient. Well, the pain got worse right around the time that I finally got in after 5 1/2 week wait for my new GP to see me ( and we all know that you can't see a specialist without one ). She was great- says she'll get me in to see a Gastroenterologist. Great. So I wait for referral for 2 1/2 weeks and then go see him. He sends me to get an ultrasound ( another week ) OK- not too bad. Wait for results ( another week ). Another appt w/ Gastro- another 12 days. Says I need surgery for Gall Bladder removal. Sends me to a Surgeon- another 6 days. OK. Sets up surgery ( another grouping of days- about 5 ). Bloodwork/ pre-op workup at hospital 3 days. Surgery done. Still have inner pain ( and now outer as well from incisions ). Set up Endoscopy ( only 3 days- pretty good eh? ) Dr says that I have some wierd fungus in my esophagus and sends it out for culture which will take 48 hours ( NOT! ) A week later, the nurse calls me and tells me that I have GERD ( Yeah- no sh8t ) and no evidence of fungus is listed on the sheet of paper that she is holding. OK- Now ya see it- now ya don't. What am I supposed to do? I ask. Go to your next appt she says and hangs up. That is next Thursday. ( A week later ). I am fit to spit. I didn't expect my GP to whip out a cyber surgeon from her pocket and yank out my gall bladder in the office or instantly cure whatever issue I have going on in my guts- but sheesh! If you count the weeks- that is about 13 1/2 weeks since I was actually able to get to this point and I hurt like 7 hells now. Everything I eat- regardless of what it is or how much- HURTS. I am diabetic and have to eat several small meals a day. And I am anticipating all of the lovely bills- GP/Lab/Xray/Path Lab/ Specialist/ Hospital/ Surgeon bills to begin coming in this week. I can hardly wait. In the meantime- because I have all of these co-pays, I haven't been able to pay my Rheumy in full and they don't set you a new appt until you do. I can hardly blame them in this economy- but I need to know what the last bloodwork is and get on the Enbrel he wants me on. I had a major flare last week in the middle of all of this and I broke my hand right after seeing the GP ( don't ask ). Of course, they will not treat you for two things at once, or Medicare won't pay. So, although I have been in 3 Dr. offices and 3 hospital visits- they wouldn't look at my hand. The rest of the time I have been knocked out and recouperating. On Monday- I will go to the GP again and see to my hand. I hope they fix it by Thursday so I can throttle the snotty nurse at my Gasto's office. Whew! Thanks for listening- ( typing w/one finger in SC ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 OMG I'm sorry your going through that. What concerns me even more is that you ccan't see your rhuemie. If you need to perhaps the Arthritis Foundation would have a suggestion?  ladeyangll From: phylliscrubaugh <phylliscrubaugh@...> Subject: [ ] Long whine Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 12:19 AM  Hi gang- I need to whine a minute. I am totally frustrated with the medical profession right now. I believe that they try, but somehow all of the waiting and stupid stuff have gotten to me. I have GERD on top of my other stuff. Wasn't TOO horrible at first- mostly just uncomfortable and inconvenient. Well, the pain got worse right around the time that I finally got in after 5 1/2 week wait for my new GP to see me ( and we all know that you can't see a specialist without one ). She was great- says she'll get me in to see a Gastroenterologist. Great. So I wait for referral for 2 1/2 weeks and then go see him. He sends me to get an ultrasound ( another week ) OK- not too bad. Wait for results ( another week ). Another appt w/ Gastro- another 12 days. Says I need surgery for Gall Bladder removal. Sends me to a Surgeon- another 6 days. OK. Sets up surgery ( another grouping of days- about 5 ). Bloodwork/ pre-op workup at hospital 3 days. Surgery done. Still have inner pain ( and now outer as well from incisions ). Set up Endoscopy ( only 3 days- pretty good eh? ) Dr says that I have some wierd fungus in my esophagus and sends it out for culture which will take 48 hours ( NOT! ) A week later, the nurse calls me and tells me that I have GERD ( Yeah- no sh8t ) and no evidence of fungus is listed on the sheet of paper that she is holding. OK- Now ya see it- now ya don't. What am I supposed to do? I ask. Go to your next appt she says and hangs up. That is next Thursday. ( A week later ). I am fit to spit. I didn't expect my GP to whip out a cyber surgeon from her pocket and yank out my gall bladder in the office or instantly cure whatever issue I have going on in my guts- but sheesh! If you count the weeks- that is about 13 1/2 weeks since I was actually able to get to this point and I hurt like 7 hells now. Everything I eat- regardless of what it is or how much- HURTS. I am diabetic and have to eat several small meals a day. And I am anticipating all of the lovely bills- GP/Lab/Xray/Path Lab/ Specialist/ Hospital/ Surgeon bills to begin coming in this week. I can hardly wait. In the meantime- because I have all of these co-pays, I haven't been able to pay my Rheumy in full and they don't set you a new appt until you do. I can hardly blame them in this economy- but I need to know what the last bloodwork is and get on the Enbrel he wants me on. I had a major flare last week in the middle of all of this and I broke my hand right after seeing the GP ( don't ask ). Of course, they will not treat you for two things at once, or Medicare won't pay. So, although I have been in 3 Dr. offices and 3 hospital visits- they wouldn't look at my hand. The rest of the time I have been knocked out and recouperating. On Monday- I will go to the GP again and see to my hand. I hope they fix it by Thursday so I can throttle the snotty nurse at my Gasto's office. Whew! Thanks for listening- ( typing w/one finger in SC ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I don't blame you for feeling frustrated, Chris. There really has been a lot for you to deal with the last couple of months. Sorry about your pain and that hand (good job typing though). I wish those snotty nurses would get a job somewhere else - like the DMV, where I am expecting rudeness. Vent anytime, Not an MD On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:19 PM, phylliscrubaugh <phylliscrubaugh@...> wrote: > Hi gang- > > I need to whine a minute. I am totally frustrated with the medical profession right now. I believe that they try, but somehow all of the waiting and stupid stuff have gotten to me. > > I have GERD on top of my other stuff. Wasn't TOO horrible at first- mostly just uncomfortable and inconvenient. Well, the pain got worse right around the time that I finally got in after 5 1/2 week wait for my new GP to see me ( and we all know that you can't see a specialist without one ). She was great- says she'll get me in to see a Gastroenterologist. Great. So I wait for referral for 2 1/2 weeks and then go see him. He sends me to get an ultrasound ( another week ) OK- not too bad. Wait for results ( another week ). Another appt w/ Gastro- another 12 days. Says I need surgery for Gall Bladder removal. Sends me to a Surgeon- another 6 days. OK. Sets up surgery ( another grouping of days- about 5 ). Bloodwork/ pre-op workup at hospital 3 days. Surgery done. Still have inner pain ( and now outer as well from incisions ). Set up Endoscopy ( only 3 days- pretty good eh? ) Dr says that I have some wierd fungus in my esophagus and sends it out for culture which will take 48 hours ( NOT! ) A week later, the nurse calls me and tells me that I have GERD ( Yeah- no sh8t ) and no evidence of fungus is listed on the sheet of paper that she is holding. OK- Now ya see it- now ya don't. What am I supposed to do? I ask. Go to your next appt she says and hangs up. That is next Thursday. ( A week later ). > > I am fit to spit. I didn't expect my GP to whip out a cyber surgeon from her pocket and yank out my gall bladder in the office or instantly cure whatever issue I have going on in my guts- but sheesh! If you count the weeks- that is about 13 1/2 weeks since I was actually able to get to this point and I hurt like 7 hells now. Everything I eat- regardless of what it is or how much- HURTS. I am diabetic and have to eat several small meals a day. And I am anticipating all of the lovely bills- GP/Lab/Xray/Path Lab/ Specialist/ Hospital/ Surgeon bills to begin coming in this week. I can hardly wait. > > In the meantime- because I have all of these co-pays, I haven't been able to pay my Rheumy in full and they don't set you a new appt until you do. I can hardly blame them in this economy- but I need to know what the last bloodwork is and get on the Enbrel he wants me on. I had a major flare last week in the middle of all of this and I broke my hand right after seeing the GP ( don't ask ). Of course, they will not treat you for two things at once, or Medicare won't pay. So, although I have been in 3 Dr. offices and 3 hospital visits- they wouldn't look at my hand. The rest of the time I have been knocked out and recouperating. On Monday- I will go to the GP again and see to my hand. I hope they fix it by Thursday so I can throttle the snotty nurse at my Gasto's office. > > Whew! Thanks for listening- ( typing w/one finger in SC ) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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