Guest guest Posted August 1, 2001 Report Share Posted August 1, 2001 Bless your heart Kathy.. there is a doctor who obviously cant think on his feet. If he could, he might have been able to intelligently back track and listen to what you were saying.. I would follow up with a letter to him describing the appointment.. you know he's going to put something in your file about it. good luck! Sue . > Hi everyone, > I just re-joined this group and plan on having a DS with Dr. Elariny > as soon as I finish the preliminary workup. I have relocated to NE > North Carolina and need a good internist or Family Practice MD > preferably in Greenville NC, or Chesapeake, VA or nearby communities. > The following is the reason why I am asking for your help. > > Events of the Day, July 31, 2001 > > Dr. Gaddy Lassiter stated he would not allow me to have a duodenal > switch. I asked him why he even saw me as a patient as I had informed > the staff well in advance that one of the reasons I was coming was to > have someone care for me pre and post operatively. He replied loudly, > with a red face " are you nuts woman? Your problem is hypothyroidism " , > and then he circled the TSH test result of 7.14 several times. > > He picked up some research I had given Terry, his nurse and stated he > didn't know who was giving me this crap but that it wasn't true. I > explained that it was my research and that it was, indeed true. > > He told me that he had several patients who had hypothyroidism and > lost weight and that a person with hypothyroidism does not have weight > loss surgery. I told him that many of the patients who have WLS have > hypothyroidism. He exclaimed " You're nuts, they do not!, how many do > you know? " I replied 1128 from my internet support group. I asked him > if he could show me statistics on his patients with hypothyroidism. > His reply, " You're nuts! " I told him I had researched Obesity for 10 > years and WLS in particular for a year and asked how much research he > had done? He replied " Are you crazy!? " Seems he feels MD means he > can spout off falsehoods and not be held accountable. > > Next he told me my pituitary function was normal and that my only > problem was hypothyroidism. Apparently he forgot about the glucose > resuts in LA which showed impaired glucose tolerance and the altered > cortisol/aldosterone levels in Alabama. He further stated my memory > problems were related to hypothyroidism only, which indicates that he > also forgot about my hemangioma resection (brain tumor removal). > > After that he jumped up and ran in the hallway loudly exclaiming to > all within hearing distance (other tx rooms, the waiting area, the > office staff room) that " she's nuts, she's a nurse and she's still > going to have this surgery " He said this over and over and addressed > me with " you're a nurse, you're an intelligent human being, why do > this? I explained that I had been on synthyroid for a year, gone to > aerobics 7 days a week, had TSH, T3 and T4s done several times during > this period but only lost a pound. And that I had gone to weight > watchers 5 times, Craig, etc. He stated " yes but you're > hypothyroid, it won't work 'til you get euthyroid " . Apparently he > feels his prescribing synthyroid and his overseeing my diet and > exercise regime will be magical. > After he again told me I was nuts I turned to leave at which point Dr. > Lassiter grabbed my hand, shook it and said " Well I guess I'm not the > man to be your Doctor " . I acknowledged that and left. He immediately > ran to his staff and told them again that " I can't believe it, she's > crazy " . As I walked out the front door I mouthed to who was > on the phone to " cancel Glynn " . She shook her head in > acknowledgement. I had just made an appointment for Glynn prior to > this incident. > Thanks, > Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2001 Report Share Posted August 1, 2001 Bless your heart Kathy.. there is a doctor who obviously cant think on his feet. If he could, he might have been able to intelligently back track and listen to what you were saying.. I would follow up with a letter to him describing the appointment.. you know he's going to put something in your file about it. good luck! Sue . > Hi everyone, > I just re-joined this group and plan on having a DS with Dr. Elariny > as soon as I finish the preliminary workup. I have relocated to NE > North Carolina and need a good internist or Family Practice MD > preferably in Greenville NC, or Chesapeake, VA or nearby communities. > The following is the reason why I am asking for your help. > > Events of the Day, July 31, 2001 > > Dr. Gaddy Lassiter stated he would not allow me to have a duodenal > switch. I asked him why he even saw me as a patient as I had informed > the staff well in advance that one of the reasons I was coming was to > have someone care for me pre and post operatively. He replied loudly, > with a red face " are you nuts woman? Your problem is hypothyroidism " , > and then he circled the TSH test result of 7.14 several times. > > He picked up some research I had given Terry, his nurse and stated he > didn't know who was giving me this crap but that it wasn't true. I > explained that it was my research and that it was, indeed true. > > He told me that he had several patients who had hypothyroidism and > lost weight and that a person with hypothyroidism does not have weight > loss surgery. I told him that many of the patients who have WLS have > hypothyroidism. He exclaimed " You're nuts, they do not!, how many do > you know? " I replied 1128 from my internet support group. I asked him > if he could show me statistics on his patients with hypothyroidism. > His reply, " You're nuts! " I told him I had researched Obesity for 10 > years and WLS in particular for a year and asked how much research he > had done? He replied " Are you crazy!? " Seems he feels MD means he > can spout off falsehoods and not be held accountable. > > Next he told me my pituitary function was normal and that my only > problem was hypothyroidism. Apparently he forgot about the glucose > resuts in LA which showed impaired glucose tolerance and the altered > cortisol/aldosterone levels in Alabama. He further stated my memory > problems were related to hypothyroidism only, which indicates that he > also forgot about my hemangioma resection (brain tumor removal). > > After that he jumped up and ran in the hallway loudly exclaiming to > all within hearing distance (other tx rooms, the waiting area, the > office staff room) that " she's nuts, she's a nurse and she's still > going to have this surgery " He said this over and over and addressed > me with " you're a nurse, you're an intelligent human being, why do > this? I explained that I had been on synthyroid for a year, gone to > aerobics 7 days a week, had TSH, T3 and T4s done several times during > this period but only lost a pound. And that I had gone to weight > watchers 5 times, Craig, etc. He stated " yes but you're > hypothyroid, it won't work 'til you get euthyroid " . Apparently he > feels his prescribing synthyroid and his overseeing my diet and > exercise regime will be magical. > After he again told me I was nuts I turned to leave at which point Dr. > Lassiter grabbed my hand, shook it and said " Well I guess I'm not the > man to be your Doctor " . I acknowledged that and left. He immediately > ran to his staff and told them again that " I can't believe it, she's > crazy " . As I walked out the front door I mouthed to who was > on the phone to " cancel Glynn " . She shook her head in > acknowledgement. I had just made an appointment for Glynn prior to > this incident. > Thanks, > Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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