Re: internal medicine residents/ emory university/ sorry to namedrop

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I called the clinic and I actually left a message on a voice mail

for one of the lead dermatologic researchers @ the university. I

also talked to the clinic's dermatology department. It didn't occur

to me to ask them about internal medicine... I am now seeing an

endocrinologist, who naturally is an internist ... I believe he is

associated w/ Emory but honestly his knowledge of dermatology is

very limited... he instead referred me to a dermatologist in

practice w/ crawford long hospital ( Emory) who reflexively

diagnosed me w/ rosacea and told me i had early rhinophyma do to

enlarged pores... he could deduce that i had rosacea but couldn't

tell that I had oily skin....Needless to say Dr. Harold Brody... one

of the top dermatologic surgeons who did pulse dye on me before ...

still maintains that it's not rosacea...

So I am confused.... they don't even know why i have high blood

pressure....

As for having just improved skin... it is not an option ... I want

my complection back or I am going to be looking for a last exit...

whether the erythema is caused by rosacea or something else I have

absolutely no patience for this ... I want to be back to base one

WA

>

> > Thank you for the comments and the support. Emory University is

> > probably the best thing I can think of regarding this sort of

> > thing... but I have no idea how to go about getting in touch or

> > getting appointments with residents there...

>

> You're welcome, WA. Emory's Department of Medicine Out-Patient

Clinic

> (or something similarily-named) may be listed in the phone book,

but

> a roundabout way that's likely to get you to the right place:

call

> Emory University School of Medicine, ask the operator for the

> Department of Internal Medicine, and then ask the person who

answers

> to transfer you to the Department of Medicine's Out-Patient Clinic.

>

> This clinic will be staffed by Emory/Grady Memorial residents

(under

> supervision of attending staff), and it's bound to be very busy.

> Worst case scenario, they won't have any opening for new patients,

> but more likely you'll have to wait several months for the next

> appointment.

>

> Alternatively, at this time of year there's likely to be several

new

> internists looking to build a practice. The clinic can transfer

you

> to the Out-Patient Private Practice section of the hospital, or

> whatever its called.

>

> In either place, you should do well, Emory has a strong internal

> medicine residency program and staff. You're lucky they're close

by.

> Try hard not to have unrealistic expectations -- with even the

best

> doctors it's likely to take time and trying different products to

> sort out what's going on with you, and the result may not be

perfect

> skin (though it should certainly be healthier skin).

>

> Your experiences with lithium and tegretol may be an anomoly in

this

> virtual group, but they are not to the world at large. Best of

luck,

> and keep us posted.

>

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

>

>

>

> > I just find it ironic that the cutaneous manifestations appeared

> > both times while taking lithium and or tegretol ... the first

time

> i

> > believe I was taking both. Lithium is a heavy metal and

potentially

> > a salt... my endocrinologist doesn't seem to be quite so

> > knowledgeable of this esoteric branch of medicine i am

interested

> in.

> >

> > I know about lithium causing hypothyroidism but never heard of

> > hyper.... I dunno... i just remember being on geodon before

lithium

> > and everything was fine... could it be that lithium weakened my

> > blood vessels?

> >

> > I find that my experience with the gambit of psychotropic

> > medications may be an anomaly that other listees or sufferers to

> not

> > have present.

> >

> > wa

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I called the clinic and I actually left a message on a voice mail

for one of the lead dermatologic researchers @ the university. I

also talked to the clinic's dermatology department. It didn't occur

to me to ask them about internal medicine... I am now seeing an

endocrinologist, who naturally is an internist ... I believe he is

associated w/ Emory but honestly his knowledge of dermatology is

very limited... he instead referred me to a dermatologist in

practice w/ crawford long hospital ( Emory) who reflexively

diagnosed me w/ rosacea and told me i had early rhinophyma do to

enlarged pores... he could deduce that i had rosacea but couldn't

tell that I had oily skin....Needless to say Dr. Harold Brody... one

of the top dermatologic surgeons who did pulse dye on me before ...

still maintains that it's not rosacea...

So I am confused.... they don't even know why i have high blood

pressure....

As for having just improved skin... it is not an option ... I want

my complection back or I am going to be looking for a last exit...

whether the erythema is caused by rosacea or something else I have

absolutely no patience for this ... I want to be back to base one

WA

>

> > Thank you for the comments and the support. Emory University is

> > probably the best thing I can think of regarding this sort of

> > thing... but I have no idea how to go about getting in touch or

> > getting appointments with residents there...

>

> You're welcome, WA. Emory's Department of Medicine Out-Patient

Clinic

> (or something similarily-named) may be listed in the phone book,

but

> a roundabout way that's likely to get you to the right place:

call

> Emory University School of Medicine, ask the operator for the

> Department of Internal Medicine, and then ask the person who

answers

> to transfer you to the Department of Medicine's Out-Patient Clinic.

>

> This clinic will be staffed by Emory/Grady Memorial residents

(under

> supervision of attending staff), and it's bound to be very busy.

> Worst case scenario, they won't have any opening for new patients,

> but more likely you'll have to wait several months for the next

> appointment.

>

> Alternatively, at this time of year there's likely to be several

new

> internists looking to build a practice. The clinic can transfer

you

> to the Out-Patient Private Practice section of the hospital, or

> whatever its called.

>

> In either place, you should do well, Emory has a strong internal

> medicine residency program and staff. You're lucky they're close

by.

> Try hard not to have unrealistic expectations -- with even the

best

> doctors it's likely to take time and trying different products to

> sort out what's going on with you, and the result may not be

perfect

> skin (though it should certainly be healthier skin).

>

> Your experiences with lithium and tegretol may be an anomoly in

this

> virtual group, but they are not to the world at large. Best of

luck,

> and keep us posted.

>

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

>

>

>

> > I just find it ironic that the cutaneous manifestations appeared

> > both times while taking lithium and or tegretol ... the first

time

> i

> > believe I was taking both. Lithium is a heavy metal and

potentially

> > a salt... my endocrinologist doesn't seem to be quite so

> > knowledgeable of this esoteric branch of medicine i am

interested

> in.

> >

> > I know about lithium causing hypothyroidism but never heard of

> > hyper.... I dunno... i just remember being on geodon before

lithium

> > and everything was fine... could it be that lithium weakened my

> > blood vessels?

> >

> > I find that my experience with the gambit of psychotropic

> > medications may be an anomaly that other listees or sufferers to

> not

> > have present.

> >

> > wa

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I called the clinic and I actually left a message on a voice mail

for one of the lead dermatologic researchers @ the university. I

also talked to the clinic's dermatology department. It didn't occur

to me to ask them about internal medicine... I am now seeing an

endocrinologist, who naturally is an internist ... I believe he is

associated w/ Emory but honestly his knowledge of dermatology is

very limited... he instead referred me to a dermatologist in

practice w/ crawford long hospital ( Emory) who reflexively

diagnosed me w/ rosacea and told me i had early rhinophyma do to

enlarged pores... he could deduce that i had rosacea but couldn't

tell that I had oily skin....Needless to say Dr. Harold Brody... one

of the top dermatologic surgeons who did pulse dye on me before ...

still maintains that it's not rosacea...

So I am confused.... they don't even know why i have high blood

pressure....

As for having just improved skin... it is not an option ... I want

my complection back or I am going to be looking for a last exit...

whether the erythema is caused by rosacea or something else I have

absolutely no patience for this ... I want to be back to base one

WA

>

> > Thank you for the comments and the support. Emory University is

> > probably the best thing I can think of regarding this sort of

> > thing... but I have no idea how to go about getting in touch or

> > getting appointments with residents there...

>

> You're welcome, WA. Emory's Department of Medicine Out-Patient

Clinic

> (or something similarily-named) may be listed in the phone book,

but

> a roundabout way that's likely to get you to the right place:

call

> Emory University School of Medicine, ask the operator for the

> Department of Internal Medicine, and then ask the person who

answers

> to transfer you to the Department of Medicine's Out-Patient Clinic.

>

> This clinic will be staffed by Emory/Grady Memorial residents

(under

> supervision of attending staff), and it's bound to be very busy.

> Worst case scenario, they won't have any opening for new patients,

> but more likely you'll have to wait several months for the next

> appointment.

>

> Alternatively, at this time of year there's likely to be several

new

> internists looking to build a practice. The clinic can transfer

you

> to the Out-Patient Private Practice section of the hospital, or

> whatever its called.

>

> In either place, you should do well, Emory has a strong internal

> medicine residency program and staff. You're lucky they're close

by.

> Try hard not to have unrealistic expectations -- with even the

best

> doctors it's likely to take time and trying different products to

> sort out what's going on with you, and the result may not be

perfect

> skin (though it should certainly be healthier skin).

>

> Your experiences with lithium and tegretol may be an anomoly in

this

> virtual group, but they are not to the world at large. Best of

luck,

> and keep us posted.

>

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

>

>

>

> > I just find it ironic that the cutaneous manifestations appeared

> > both times while taking lithium and or tegretol ... the first

time

> i

> > believe I was taking both. Lithium is a heavy metal and

potentially

> > a salt... my endocrinologist doesn't seem to be quite so

> > knowledgeable of this esoteric branch of medicine i am

interested

> in.

> >

> > I know about lithium causing hypothyroidism but never heard of

> > hyper.... I dunno... i just remember being on geodon before

lithium

> > and everything was fine... could it be that lithium weakened my

> > blood vessels?

> >

> > I find that my experience with the gambit of psychotropic

> > medications may be an anomaly that other listees or sufferers to

> not

> > have present.

> >

> > wa

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I called the clinic and I actually left a message on a voice mail

for one of the lead dermatologic researchers @ the university. I

also talked to the clinic's dermatology department. It didn't occur

to me to ask them about internal medicine... I am now seeing an

endocrinologist, who naturally is an internist ... I believe he is

associated w/ Emory but honestly his knowledge of dermatology is

very limited... he instead referred me to a dermatologist in

practice w/ crawford long hospital ( Emory) who reflexively

diagnosed me w/ rosacea and told me i had early rhinophyma do to

enlarged pores... he could deduce that i had rosacea but couldn't

tell that I had oily skin....Needless to say Dr. Harold Brody... one

of the top dermatologic surgeons who did pulse dye on me before ...

still maintains that it's not rosacea...

So I am confused.... they don't even know why i have high blood

pressure....

As for having just improved skin... it is not an option ... I want

my complection back or I am going to be looking for a last exit...

whether the erythema is caused by rosacea or something else I have

absolutely no patience for this ... I want to be back to base one

WA

>

> > Thank you for the comments and the support. Emory University is

> > probably the best thing I can think of regarding this sort of

> > thing... but I have no idea how to go about getting in touch or

> > getting appointments with residents there...

>

> You're welcome, WA. Emory's Department of Medicine Out-Patient

Clinic

> (or something similarily-named) may be listed in the phone book,

but

> a roundabout way that's likely to get you to the right place:

call

> Emory University School of Medicine, ask the operator for the

> Department of Internal Medicine, and then ask the person who

answers

> to transfer you to the Department of Medicine's Out-Patient Clinic.

>

> This clinic will be staffed by Emory/Grady Memorial residents

(under

> supervision of attending staff), and it's bound to be very busy.

> Worst case scenario, they won't have any opening for new patients,

> but more likely you'll have to wait several months for the next

> appointment.

>

> Alternatively, at this time of year there's likely to be several

new

> internists looking to build a practice. The clinic can transfer

you

> to the Out-Patient Private Practice section of the hospital, or

> whatever its called.

>

> In either place, you should do well, Emory has a strong internal

> medicine residency program and staff. You're lucky they're close

by.

> Try hard not to have unrealistic expectations -- with even the

best

> doctors it's likely to take time and trying different products to

> sort out what's going on with you, and the result may not be

perfect

> skin (though it should certainly be healthier skin).

>

> Your experiences with lithium and tegretol may be an anomoly in

this

> virtual group, but they are not to the world at large. Best of

luck,

> and keep us posted.

>

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

>

>

>

> > I just find it ironic that the cutaneous manifestations appeared

> > both times while taking lithium and or tegretol ... the first

time

> i

> > believe I was taking both. Lithium is a heavy metal and

potentially

> > a salt... my endocrinologist doesn't seem to be quite so

> > knowledgeable of this esoteric branch of medicine i am

interested

> in.

> >

> > I know about lithium causing hypothyroidism but never heard of

> > hyper.... I dunno... i just remember being on geodon before

lithium

> > and everything was fine... could it be that lithium weakened my

> > blood vessels?

> >

> > I find that my experience with the gambit of psychotropic

> > medications may be an anomaly that other listees or sufferers to

> not

> > have present.

> >

> > wa