finding a new rheumotologist in Michigan????

[Guest guest]

I was wondering if anyone out there lives in Michigan??? I need a

rheumi who cares and wants to help. There is a fibro clinic locally but

the office visits are $400.00 totally nuts in my book. Who has that

kind of money???? Thanks ahead of time.

/Mi

[Guest guest]

Isn't that kind of strange they can charge that much for a visit and most of

them do not believe you anyway. Hmmmm very interesting. Also dont' you think

if they are so fibro savvy that they should realize alot of us cannot afford

that as we do not have jobs as we can't work and definitely alot do not have

insurance. That makes no sense. There is someone out there for you just hang

in there. That Fibro clinic doesnot soumd like it is grared to pthe people that

really have Fibro. That is just absolutely ridiculous.! What is the name of

theis place could you send me the name and address of the fibro clinic. I would

appreciate it very much.

thank you

Lori J

uniceander wrote:

I was wondering if anyone out there lives in Michigan??? I need a

rheumi who cares and wants to help. There is a fibro clinic locally but

the office visits are $400.00 totally nuts in my book. Who has that

kind of money???? Thanks ahead of time.

/Mi

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[Guest guest]

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> Isn't that kind of strange they can charge that much for a visit

and most of them do not believe you anyway. Hmmmm very interesting.

Also dont' you think if they are so fibro savvy that they should

realize alot of us cannot afford that as we do not have jobs as we

can't work and definitely alot do not have insurance. That makes no

sense. There is someone out there for you just hang in there. That

Fibro clinic doesnot soumd like it is grared to pthe people that

really have Fibro. That is just absolutely ridiculous.! What is the

name of theis place could you send me the name and address of the

fibro clinic. I would appreciate it very much.

>

> thank you

> Lori J

>Okay,Lori J...here is the info you requested: it is called the

Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Center of Detroit

5877 Livernois Suite 105

Troy, Michigan 48098

1- (tollfree)

this is the place I called and the first two visits were 420.00 a

piece, not including any drugs, treatment, etc.. I guess the rich get

richer and the rich get well!!!!!!!!!

/Mi

[Guest guest]

Marg, No I didn't go...too expensive. Just ridiculous isn't it????

/Mi

Re: finding a new rheumotologist in Michigan????

linda, in mich...

did you go to the center? did the docs act like they don't beleive

much in fibro, or what?

how disgusting!! they must be thiefs if they didn't take you

seriously, i think they are still theifs charging what they do.

marg

> >

> > Isn't that kind of strange they can charge that much for a visit

> and most of them do not believe you anyway. Hmmmm very

interesting.

> Also dont' you think if they are so fibro savvy that they should

> realize alot of us cannot afford that as we do not have jobs as we

> can't work and definitely alot do not have insurance. That makes

no

> sense. There is someone out there for you just hang in there.

That

> Fibro clinic doesnot soumd like it is grared to pthe people that

> really have Fibro. That is just absolutely ridiculous.! What is

the

> name of theis place could you send me the name and address of the

> fibro clinic. I would appreciate it very much.

> >

> > thank you

> > Lori J

> >Okay,Lori J...here is the info you requested: it is called the

> Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Center of Detroit

> 5877 Livernois Suite 105

> Troy, Michigan 48098

> 1- (tollfree)

> this is the place I called and the first two visits were 420.00 a

> piece, not including any drugs, treatment, etc.. I guess the rich

get

> richer and the rich get well!!!!!!!!!

> /Mi

>

[Guest guest]

yes, what was intersting, the neuro/sleep doc who did my last useless

sleep/mslt test also treats fibro patients at another proactice he

has near detroit, he told me he used to work at one of the fibro &

fatigue centers.

i have posted that i do think teitlebaum's book is the most medically

comprehensive, but after using this idiot sleep/neuro/fibro doc only

once, i seriously doubt i will be using those ridiculously priced

fibro clinics, maybe as a last resort of some kind. but i told this

sleep/neuro doc that i really think those centers are thiefs for

charging what they do from very sick people, he then told me his

fibro practice takes insurance.

i still doubt they follow all the testing and treatment protocol in

teitelbaums's book, and i would hope they would and should. i feel

like spending the money for a consult and just taking the book in

there and requesting every single blood test in the book and see if

they will do it all. whether they will write all the scripts to try,

as he recommends, is another issue.

for instance, about stimulants, like

ritalin/dexamphetamine/adderral...teitelbaum feels they are over used

in kids with adhd but underused in fibro/cfids. but, will the fibro

docs write more scripts for these stimulants than the average doc, i

seriously doubt it.they are all audited the same.

if i end up going to one of the centers, i will post an opinion and

what did go on. if you get on their email list at

www.vitality101.com, they have a link to the fatigue & fibro centers,

get on the email list and i did get an email for a complimentry

consult. it did not specify if that consult was with a nurse or

doctor of just a person who " takes your history " .

take care,

marg

>

> Marg, No I didn't go...too expensive. Just ridiculous isn't it????

> /Mi

> Re: finding a new rheumotologist in Michigan????