Re: Update on Me...............

[Guest guest]

>>>

Soooooo, today I had a full fledged yearly physical -

including pap, mammo, all labs (and then some), and a bone density test. I

was there for 4 hours.

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places like this exist? i honestly had no idea that you could get all this

done at one place on one day! when i lived in NJ it wasn't possible and it

really really is not possible in rural southwest VA. what a novel idea

someone has come up! it takes me 2hr. to have blood work done and thats

just a 15min. drive. then it takes me 4hr. to have my mammogram done because

its a 1hr. 20min. drive one way. then 3 days later you go back to see the

doctor. so it takes about 8-9 hr. total and 2 half days off from work for

that one. well when it comes to a gyn...... they are all scum around here

and believe me I've tried many in many different towns over the years. it

seems these small rural areas desperate for a doctor will do anything to get

the low lifes with md after their name.

at work we joke that we should redesign the mechanical room and have the

hair dresser come one day a month and just cut us all, the gyn, the tax guy.

most of us use the same professionals in small town america so why not? we

are given one day a year off as an annual physical day but the joke is that

you need like 5 days off to accomplish all those appts.

sue

[Guest guest]

>>>

Soooooo, today I had a full fledged yearly physical -

including pap, mammo, all labs (and then some), and a bone density test. I

was there for 4 hours.

>>>

places like this exist? i honestly had no idea that you could get all this

done at one place on one day! when i lived in NJ it wasn't possible and it

really really is not possible in rural southwest VA. what a novel idea

someone has come up! it takes me 2hr. to have blood work done and thats

just a 15min. drive. then it takes me 4hr. to have my mammogram done because

its a 1hr. 20min. drive one way. then 3 days later you go back to see the

doctor. so it takes about 8-9 hr. total and 2 half days off from work for

that one. well when it comes to a gyn...... they are all scum around here

and believe me I've tried many in many different towns over the years. it

seems these small rural areas desperate for a doctor will do anything to get

the low lifes with md after their name.

at work we joke that we should redesign the mechanical room and have the

hair dresser come one day a month and just cut us all, the gyn, the tax guy.

most of us use the same professionals in small town america so why not? we

are given one day a year off as an annual physical day but the joke is that

you need like 5 days off to accomplish all those appts.

sue

[Guest guest]

sue, I simply do not have that kind of extra time -- I often end up arguing

my case (or my butt off as the case may be) but I insist that my doctor mail

me orders for my blood work, mammogram, DEXA scan and any other needed test

BEFORE my appointment with her so all the results on that stuff are IN and

THEN she can do the rest of the woman 'hands on " physical things, have all

reports in hand and ready to read plus I bring a print out of my lab history

with me so I can compare side by side WHILE I'm in the office... it is often

a war to get the orders FIRST, get the testing FIRST and then make them give

me time to combine it all into one doctors visit *sigh* So far, I win but

not without a great deal of phone calls, explaining (nicely when possible)

faxing copies of what I want/need here there and yonder -- and I live in a

metropolitan area so it is not an exclusive issue to the rural areas... it

is a war with the MD's who don't seem to do the " logical " thing until you

insist that is the ONLY way you'll do it.... My PCP has pretty much stopped

arguing with me about the " order " we'll do the annual stuff in... her office

staff is another story though... so inflexible and always what is most

convenient for the doctor -- last recourse is always to remind them that

while they may work for the doctor the doctor works for ME and it is MY

PAYMENTS that PAY their salaries so... don't tell me, 'It can't be done.. "

it can! (maybe some PMS thrown in here for spice... my apologies in advance

if I offend anyone)

hugz,

~denise

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https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=5ANS6MHB8RHCQ

[Guest guest]

sue, I simply do not have that kind of extra time -- I often end up arguing

my case (or my butt off as the case may be) but I insist that my doctor mail

me orders for my blood work, mammogram, DEXA scan and any other needed test

BEFORE my appointment with her so all the results on that stuff are IN and

THEN she can do the rest of the woman 'hands on " physical things, have all

reports in hand and ready to read plus I bring a print out of my lab history

with me so I can compare side by side WHILE I'm in the office... it is often

a war to get the orders FIRST, get the testing FIRST and then make them give

me time to combine it all into one doctors visit *sigh* So far, I win but

not without a great deal of phone calls, explaining (nicely when possible)

faxing copies of what I want/need here there and yonder -- and I live in a

metropolitan area so it is not an exclusive issue to the rural areas... it

is a war with the MD's who don't seem to do the " logical " thing until you

insist that is the ONLY way you'll do it.... My PCP has pretty much stopped

arguing with me about the " order " we'll do the annual stuff in... her office

staff is another story though... so inflexible and always what is most

convenient for the doctor -- last recourse is always to remind them that

while they may work for the doctor the doctor works for ME and it is MY

PAYMENTS that PAY their salaries so... don't tell me, 'It can't be done.. "

it can! (maybe some PMS thrown in here for spice... my apologies in advance

if I offend anyone)

hugz,

~denise

)ô(

https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=5ANS6MHB8RHCQ

[Guest guest]

> sue, I simply do not have that kind of extra time --

no body has this kind of time whether you work or don't. it is just

reality in rural amercia. there is no place to have a bone density

scan done here. i have to drive 90miles one way. it is just a fact

of life here. the local nurse practitioner i use will do anything i

ask, i am lucky. they can do some blood work but most gets sent out

and then you wait. they can't do testing or xrays, no equipment.

they send you to roanoke, charlotteville or winston salem - 1.5-3hr.

away.

when i first moved here [and i still question why i did that] there

was no store!! one small grocery like a big 7 11 and nothing else

but a couple over priced main street stores. we drove 30-90 min. one

way for food, clothes, etc. its just life here. thats why so many in

appalachia have no medical care, no teeth and die young.

sue

[Guest guest]

> sue, I simply do not have that kind of extra time --

no body has this kind of time whether you work or don't. it is just

reality in rural amercia. there is no place to have a bone density

scan done here. i have to drive 90miles one way. it is just a fact

of life here. the local nurse practitioner i use will do anything i

ask, i am lucky. they can do some blood work but most gets sent out

and then you wait. they can't do testing or xrays, no equipment.

they send you to roanoke, charlotteville or winston salem - 1.5-3hr.

away.

when i first moved here [and i still question why i did that] there

was no store!! one small grocery like a big 7 11 and nothing else

but a couple over priced main street stores. we drove 30-90 min. one

way for food, clothes, etc. its just life here. thats why so many in

appalachia have no medical care, no teeth and die young.

sue