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(Message started by: UnsolvedEquation on Sep 26th, 2003, 12:40pm)

Title: My new doctor said ...
Post by UnsolvedEquation on Sep 26th, 2003, 12:40pm
Just thought i'd share this with you all >>
I had to get a new 'family doctor' for insurance reasons. He has NOTHING to do with my headaches or my neurologists. I was filling him in on my health history when I told him I have clusters, been epesodic for 12 years and chronic for the last 3. He said "Well it sounds like your pretty lucky though. It could've been much worse. You could've got 'ice pick' headaches".

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by Woobie on Sep 26th, 2003, 12:43pm
LMAO!!!   Good thing he has nothing to do with your treatment of them silly cluster headaches...

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr......

Did you laugh?  Did you set him straight??  What did you do???    

WOW

tina   :-*

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by UnsolvedEquation on Sep 26th, 2003, 12:57pm
I knew right away he was a dumbass ! I told him to never talk about my headaches ... "I have specialists for that ! " :D
I think I did pretty good considering I felt like saying "You mother*%&^ing dumba55! What the #@%$? You don't know *%&^ about CH! Just shut the &$^% UP!" ...or something along those lines !  :-X

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by taraann on Sep 26th, 2003, 1:04pm
Well you had very good restraint then!  He sure sounds like he is a dumba*s

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by gmlevenhagen on Sep 26th, 2003, 1:10pm
that sound like what happend when I was at my sons doc appt. She ask about any medical problems in the family. I told her about my CH's. She looks at me with a smile and a laugh and say you mean stress headaces. I was like no I mean CH. she insisted that it was the same thing!!!!! what ever b***h ::)

gena

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by Woobie on Sep 26th, 2003, 1:39pm
WOW  

and these are the people we look to for help.

how depressing.

Stress ......... HA


Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by don on Sep 26th, 2003, 1:42pm
Do you think he is teachable?

Might help the next poor CH sufferer who see's him for a diagnosis.

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by UnsolvedEquation on Sep 26th, 2003, 2:46pm
Good question Don ... but No, I don't think he is teachable. I think he's got his mind set to what everything is. He's the kind of person who'll probably be offended or maybe amused that I could teach him anything.

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by BarbaraD on Sep 26th, 2003, 2:48pm
Ok, here's OUR chance to TEACH. These people are not GOD.... They MUST be taught.... We must keep our cool and take them by the hand and lead them down the path of Clusters - one step at a time. We may NEED them.

It's taken me 10 years to break in my family doc, but he's learned. I had an attack in his office one day. That kinda speeded up the learning process a little. He was worn out after I finally let go of his lab coat after about 15 minutes of holding on and banging my head against his chest. His words were, "I didn't realize they were that bad!" Since then I call his office and say "headache" and I get IMMEDIATE attention. He and my neuro work together really well, but if I need an RX filled in a hurry, I can call him anytime and have NO PROBLEM.

So don't give up on your docs. Just be patient and EDUCATE them. Make them listen - or have a CH in their office - whichever comes first.

Hugs BD

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by Cerberus on Sep 26th, 2003, 3:29pm
U.E. ,

 Normally I would say fire the worthless S.O.B. but   since your specialists are handling your needs so far feel free to tell him/her off. I woulda snapped.

Ramon

Title: To everything there is a season
Post by rumplestiltskin on Sep 26th, 2003, 3:44pm
turn turn turn

a time to be quiet
a time to speak up
a time to leave an OUCH flyer
a time to roll yer eyes
a time to get thrown out of a medical facility for standing in the waiting room yelling "If ya got Clusters don't let this dumbass Doc anywhere near you"
a time to write Dr Phil
a time to read celepha.....whatever

a time to shake yer head knowing that I'm just babbling here

love
den

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by jonny on Sep 26th, 2003, 4:30pm

on 09/26/03 at 12:57:40, UnsolvedEquation wrote:
I think I did pretty good considering I felt like saying "You mother*%&^ing dumba55! What the #@%$? You don't know *%&^ about CH! Just shut the &$^% UP!" ...or something along those lines !  :-X


I would have, but thats just me (Sorry Den ;D)

..............................jonny

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by BarbaraD on Sep 26th, 2003, 4:40pm
Ok, let me ammend --- TRY to be nice and TEACH -- if that don't work - FIRE the worthless SOB AFTER you tell him he ain't GOD!!!!  :-*

Hugs BD

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by Prense on Sep 26th, 2003, 5:02pm
I have been giving docs info about this all year long...some can be taught!  They might not admit that to you, but I assure you that many probably take in what you say or show them to a certain degree.  I consider that as progress.  I wont stop trying.

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by stevegeebe on Sep 26th, 2003, 5:29pm
"Not a very nice person"...or something like that.?

The few times I've typed a**hole, it seems to be change to "not a very nice person".

Let me repeat UE,...not a very nice person!

Steve G

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by jonny on Sep 26th, 2003, 5:34pm
My old Neuro said "Who?" when I was talking about Goadsby.....unbelievable...like he dont know the leading prof researching CH.......on my way out I see Goad's book in his bookcase....what an ass-hole!!!

..............................jonny

Title: Re: My new doctor said ...
Post by OneEyeBlind on Sep 26th, 2003, 7:16pm
Yea, there is a time for everything.  A time to teach ... and if that don't work ... a time to fire !!!!!



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