Jessicle's Journal

So I just got back from my new primary doctor appointment. What a waste of time. I'm so aggravated I could scream. This week has been hell. First, I had an appointment with my gyno on Monday because I have some bacterial infection down there. They just called me back to tell me that I do in fact have an infection, but since they told me via voicemail, I'm not sure what it is quite yet.

Next, I noticed a rash last night that had developed all the way across my lower back. It's large and its little red bumps. I took pictures of it in case it went away, and then told my new primary about it. She didn't do so much as shrug her shoulders. She didn't even take the time to review my file. She only asked me if I've changed detergents. I'm like, don't you think that if I had done something as simple as that, change my routine, change my soap, wear strange fabric, whatever, I would be asking a doctor for thier opinion??? She just was like, ok, well maybe you should just exercise more. (Keep in mind, this doctor was short and heavy, and I am tall and skinny.) I was like, well maybe if you read my file you could see I have an ongoing autoimmune disease and the whole reason I switched to you in particular was because I was told you were an excellant diagnostic doctor!!! UGH. Instead, what I actually said was, "um ok." Exercise has nothing to do with my illness. I haven't lately, because I'm too damn tired to go. I wanted to go this week for the first time in two weeks, but couldn't because of all these damn doctors appointments and christmas shopping and decorating. So, this doctor really pissed me off when she was like, "well, I guess you don't really need to see me since you already have all of your specialists. so just keep in touch when you need referrals." AWESOME. Not at all what I was looking for.

On a SIDE note... my infectious disease doctor called me back asking me about the specifics of my rash, and was very concerned. She insisted I get my bloodwork done as soon as possible. Thank God someone actually cares. It's like, a little help here? Meanwhile, this rash, it kinda hurts. It's making my back a little bit achy. Odd right? Did I also mention from time to time, I wanna say like, every other day, I have this weird feeling that something is in my mouth, and I pull it out, and its a piece of skin. WTF is that? 

I'm just angry because of the doctor...and bc my coworkers were belittling me and my rash. They were like, "its probably just a rash jess. don't make it into something its not. primary docs don't do anything." I HATE when people who know nothing about a subject are so opinionated about something they know NOTHING about...and speak thier mind to someone who is much more educated on the subject. Not to mention, rashes are a huge sign of Lupus. I can't stand certain people right now!!!