Posted by AMY II on February 29, 2008, at 13:52:32
In reply to Re: FIGURE ME OUT AND YOU ARE SMARTER THAN ANY DOC, posted by brooke484 on February 29, 2008, at 11:44:31
Well, my Pdoc yesterday, when he could get a word in, mentinoed derealization and how it is associated with OCD and anxiety. I wish they could just walk a mile in my shoes.....
Is it possible to find another doctor that WILL do the tests?
My Pdoc says that is not how medicine is practiced. That patients don't determine treatment or diagnosis and they can't just demand tests. Verbatim he said "You don't drive the bus, Amy".
I understand that. I get it. But I am not a one size fits all case and if I want some things ruled out then just DO IT. I have insurance and it is my money. Just do it. He is a resident anyway. The only harm to him is that he LEARNS something from it.
I told him that I thought that Doctors have big EGO's and don't want to be proved wrong especially by a Psych Patient. And that the previous Neurologist may not think there is a need for tests or want to do anymore tests because it just may show up that something else is wrong and this could have been fixed for me a long time ago if he would have just listened.
Has anyone ever watched Diagnosis X or Mystery Diagnosis? I need to be on that show. Then again, they probably aren't good shows for me to watch because it just furthers my belief that DOCS can and will get it wrong. That there are people out there that have had to search for years to get doctors to listen and to give a crap and perform test after test after test.
I am sorry but I am just not going to accept an anxiety and OCD diagnosis and a "since I can't come up with any other answers for your weird and unusual physical and neurological symptoms that aren't a part of the OCD and anxiety diagnosis, we are just gonna ignore that part??? Learn to live with it Amy"
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