Do you trust your Family Doctor

[Shortpig]

My brother was having major pain in his shoulder. He went to his Dr and they took xrays. Dr couldn't find anything wrong that would be causing such pain. So my brother went home to live with the pain. Thank God his wife decided something wasn't right so made him an appt with the Cancer Dr who dealt with cancer he had in his jaw previously. Looked at the Xrays and my brother has a tumor in his shoulder the size of a Lemon. How could the previous Dr not have seen that?

Seriously a Lemon. He had it biopsied last Friday and the results are expected this Thursday. Even if it happens by some stroke of luck to be benign they will have to do radiation treatment to shrink it enough so they can remove it. They now have him on pain meds as the pain is excrusiating. Keep in mind the family Dr didn't even offer him any pain meds just sent him home to deal. Which he did for awhile. I can't even imagine how severe that pain had to be.

I am praying at this point that it turns out to be benign but considering his previous history with cancer I have to believe this will be cancer also.

Thanks for letting me share. I do think he should sue the previous Dr as had they not done something else this would have been a death sentence if it turns out to be cancer. As for me I'm tired of losing a brother every couple years. I haven't really been able to overcome the loss from the last two in two years.

 

[bfogg]

I am sorry you and your family are having to go thru this .

Drs today are so overbooked and stressed from dealing with HMO's it seems to me they listen to you for like 30 seconds and then are on their way. It's like your just a number. Out of sight out of mind it seems to me.

I am sorry for the loss of your brother.I am praying that it is good news on Thursday for him and you.

Hang in there, the people on this Forum have done magical things with prayer.

Hugs

Bonnie

 

[Zora]

We don't use allopathic doctors. Our Dr. is a Homeopath, she uses Standard process pills, Magnets and muscle testing too.

We trust her very much.

 

[Katiean]

i was at the DR yesterday. He says I could examine you and if I find something refer you to a specialist. Or, I could examine you and Not find anything and refer you to a specialist. Or I could just refer you to the specialist. The thing that gets me is that he gets paid $180 for this. Does nothing and gets paid. If they want to control costs just let me go to the specialist with out the middle man. But also as previously said "out of sight out of mind" . I was in the middle of saying something and he picked up the next chart and I was no longer there.

 

[susanne]

I wouldn't trust my (now ex-) primary physician as far as I could throw her.

Kaiser Permanente has some outstanding specialists (my surgeons have both been incredible), but I have yet to find a primary worth the title. Kaiser doesn't deem it necessary for a diabetic to have a primary knowledgeable in diabetes, even though virtually EVERYTHING for a diabetic is diabetes-related.

As a consequence, I had one primary who didn't realize I was a type I diabetic and treated me as a type II (the differences are that of life and death).

I thought my last primary was good until I was preparing for my recent surgery. My surgeon wanted me to get the primary's advice on pre-surgery insulin, since I couldn't eat for 12 hours prior to going under. I called several times and only got a call from a nurse who knew less about diabetes than I do. Major surgery and my primary physician couldn't be bothered to call me. Thank goodness my surgeon totally understood the issues for a type I diabetic, and I went under the anesthesia knowing that I was in good hands.

As if this weren't enough, my primary also promised to get back to me on other important issues and never did, and she never bothered to make changes to my prescriptions that SHE considered necessary!

And so continues my quest for a diabetes-educated Kaiser primary...

 

[wildoak]

My husband's GP changed his practice over to a "Boutique Physician" - he now limits the number of patients he sees, charges a $1500 a year flat fee and is available at all times to take calls. The yearly fee includes everything except lab work and out of office diagnostic tests if I remember correctly, and he actually doesn't rush through appointments. It's expensive and my husband doesn't go to the dr much so he declined to stay with him, but I think it's a great idea personally. Much better service, you can call when you need something without having them nickel and dime you to death.

He also doesn't deal with insurance, you have to file it yourself. He's an older guy with a longstanding successful practice and can afford to do it the way he wants, so he's kind of gone back to an old fashioned practice in a way, and I'm sure he has a full book of patients.

Jan

 

[Taylor Jo]

I had to switch Dr's cause he was so narrow minded and opinionated. My new Dr is MUCH better. I had a bladder problem, wetting my pants and not getting to the bathroom in time. My old Dr just told me to quit drinking caffeine and dismissed me. My new Dr is actually trying to do something about it, pills, kegal exercises, and if that doesn't work, then she's also going to have my bladder examined I may need surgery. But, at least I wasn't dismissed. She's nice enough, but she went on and on, on and on when I told her I didn't like TICKS. Man I thought she was going to have a heart attack, all because I said I said they were icky and I made a face.

She's like; on and on; it's just something you have to get used to OR MOVE. She must have said that 15 times. NO KIDDING DOC!!!!! Give it up!!!!!

However, I am happier with her. TJ

Don't ask me what's going on with my signature, all I did was add the All Star and it screwed up!!!!!!