Re: doctors.....yuck.........Bruce

[Guest guest]

Well that will be better in the long run I guess. We all need a

doctor we can rely on. I know myself I use that mychart stuff in the

online medical records its how I get a hold of my RA doc and my GP

doc. Although they both need to do a bit more modeling on how to

stay up with it and all that. So if its something urgent I need to

call them otherwise it might be several days until I hear from them

especially at the RA office which that is frustrating.

Sandie

suffering succotash 2007

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Well it was what i figured the appt was to be. I dont

know

> I

> > > just

> > > > > > cant get my hopes up to much with these doctors. I

suspect

> > > > whatever

> > > > > > I have will sit and drive me miserable for awhile before

> they

> > > are

> > > > > > able to see what it is and do something about. He was a

nice

> > > > > > doctor. Did an exam and said he wanted to check two

things,

> > one

> > > a

> > > > > > blood test for emphasyma he said he does it on all his

> > patients

> > > > but

> > > > > > secondly he said your tests show you have the beginning

of

> > > > emphasyma -

> > > > > > he said did they tell you that, I said no they didnt. So

he

> > > said I

> > > > > > really quit smoking at the best time possible for me and

to

> > not

> > > > > > start. he said this blood test will tell him if I have a

> > > genetic

> > > > it

> > > > > > gene for emphasyma if I do he said we want to know this

now

> > and

> > > > not

> > > > > > in 20 years. He also ordered the exercise stress test. He

> > said

> > > > lets

> > > > > > see what you can do, lets see if its your heart or lungs

or

> > if

> > > its

> > > > > > neither and rule some of this out for you so then you

know.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > He said unfortunatly with people who have auto-immune

> issues

> > he

> > > > has

> > > > > > seen it take a few years up to five years before anything

of

> > > > > > signifigance shows up before they know what it is to

treat.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > So I will go to that test, and see the GI doc at the end

of

> > the

> > > > month

> > > > > > and then I will just see my regular GP until something

major

> > > > > > happens. And just document things there really isnt

> anything

> > I

> > > can

> > > > > > do about it. My GP called last night my other tests were

> > fine,

> > > > and I

> > > > > > told her about the lung appt she said yep this thing is

> going

> > > to

> > > > be

> > > > > > just like the RA and hide until its beyond miserable and

> then

> > > we

> > > > will

> > > > > > find it.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > So still no diagnosis and I still have to suffer. He did

> tell

> > > me

> > > > to

> > > > > > do some 40-80 minutes of cardio workout a day he said 9

out

> > of

> > > 10

> > > > > > people are out of shape. I just looked at him. I think I

> know

> > > if I

> > > > > > was out of shape I hardly think I am that out of shape.

But

> > > > whatever

> > > > > > I will do my best.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thanks for listening!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Sandie

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

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