Re: MEAN DOCTOR- ethics- taking back control

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I am making some changes in my medical care and will get the referral and a new

Primary

Care Dr. It's a little tricky as I get my psychiatric and medical at the same

clinic and

Primary Care Drs are assigned. Walk out on the medical Dr and you loose the

shrink.

I am verry verry picky about who I will have poking about in my head and

helping me

choose and monitor my psych meds; this shrink has been with me 8 years and is

damn

good. So I had to circle the wagons and call on a few allies before I making

the next move.

Time for me to medicate now.

Peace

Wenzdai

> >

> She refused to refer me to the

> > rheumatologist for a 2nd opinion. Oh and the Pain Specialist is

> her husband, which she

> > never told me. Is that unethical or just plain weird?

> >

> This is just my two cents on the scenario, when it comes to my health

> and what I need in the manner of treatment, the above scenario would

> not fly.

>

> To be refused a second opinion would be grounds for a confrontation

> from me, remember that you hired the doctor to care for your health.

>

> Doctors can be fired when they are not or do not measure up to our

> individual standards of treatment.

>

> If you are seeing a doctor and entrusting your health to them, and

> you percieve that they are not showing a genuine interest in helping

> you get better,...find another one who is.

>

> The second part about you were refered to her husband (?) for further

> treatment. The first thing that comes to mind is the quality of

> treatment or lack thereof you have already recieved, and being

> refered to a " family member " perticularly a spouse is an automatic

> red flag warning. That kind of referal would also warrant a

> confrontation in the form of a firm " No " . It also sounds like she

> wants to keep the health insurance money coming into the " family "

> business.

>

> Keep in mind that you do have control over who you see and what

> treatments you decide to have.

>

> We are not string puppets in the hands of doctors.

>

> Be firm when you are sure you are not being taken care of, the

> medical profession is a business.

>

> It's time for a Xannex, " weenie " doctors manage to get me worked

> up.

>

[Guest guest]

Good idea to plan ahead when you are making the change, cover all your

bases so you won't loose out on your health care and meds.

Don't forget to do " The Apprentence " hand gesture when you fire the

doctor.