To and everyone who has been so kind

[Guest guest]

Today I sit here in amazement. kept the appt yesterday with Dr

Lehman. When she got there, I guess he was upset. He told her that

if he knew she was not any worse than she was he would not have seen

her at all. And then he found out that she had seen Dr Sherman 5

years ago and said if he had known that she saw Sherman he would not

have seen her at all.

I talked to her husband and got all my information thru him. He

did not know exactly what tests or what was done to . The only

thing he as sure of is that was told she has Cystic Fribrosis

and not just a carrier of the gene.

was sent home with out any med changes. Nothing was done. And

now she is back to the same place she was before and I know that she

will never return to I U.

Why would a dr treat her like this? She is in great pain, she

needed to be throughly tested. Would it have hurt to at least kept

her a couple of days and tested her out completely?

I am full of questions today and dont have any answers or any way to

get them.

I am so sick of this medical profession. I have been thru so much

with them all this summer that I dont have any faith in any of them

now.

So for it is back to living in constant pain, living and

wanting to die and really having no life. So what did this all

accomplish??? NOTHING!!!

As you might tell, I am mad today and not sure how much more of this

I can take.

Jean

[Guest guest]

Hi Jean,

I had a similar experience with Dr Lehman last December. I was

hoping that my visit with him was unique because most to fhe

members on this board who have seen him have had positive

experiences. In fact, I have heard / read of many instances when

he has been able to successfully treat the pain syndrome.

However, what you have described is a very common attitude

and reaction of physicians in a Medical School affiliated clinic. It

is common in my clinic to resent patients who see different

doctors within the same practice. While there are some valid

reasons for this policy, there are also valid reasons for a patient

to prefer to see another physician within the same clinic. Why he

was angry with her because she wasn't " sick enough " to see

him is unexplicable. Even if he thought that her symptoms didn't

warrant an emergency visit to his clinic, the anger (if it even was

appropriate) should have been directed to the referring physician

NOT EVER the patient. We have that happen here.....when a

referring physician will exagerate the patient's condition, but

never, ever does the doctor take that out on the patient. This

" abuse " of the system is discussed with the referring physician.

The patient is at all times treated professionally and

courteously. In my opinion, there is no excuse for what he did.

As far as what do you do next......do you have any personal

friends in the health care system? If so, It is time to pull strings. If

not, can you have a heart to heart talk with a hospital patient

advocate or representative at a hospital that you are most

familiar with and have the most success with in the past?

Sometimes, if you get one powerful person on your side, things

can get done the way they should be. You and your daughter

need an advocate at this point....someone who will smooth the

way and do all the preliminary work for the doctor so he / she

knows what your daughter has endured and what she needs

now. I am also wondering if your insurance company can

provide some kind of case manager nurse who can get things

going in the right direction.

I understand you complete distrust in the health care system. I

am very much of the same mind. I am not sure how you get to

the right place and people but I know that they are out there.

Hopefully someone will have some better ideas than

mine..some that will get you immediate results.

laurie