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Marilynliz 
9:02am Yesterday
Still need a theme of "ponderings"...or maybe I need to accept that my rambles are rambles, and not try to give more status...anyway I need to switch family doctors...I know I do. I don't trust my current docs opinion of what needs further looking into and what doesn't and he treats my whhole family. Like I sent my husband in months ago for him to look at a mole that was oddly shaped, varied in coloration and we all noticed seems a bit bigger. Well he looked at it and asked my husband, "What does she want me to do with it"? They smiled, as my husband had gone in with the attitude that he was only humoring me, and accepted that it was just a group of mole and fine. Well that is great news...and he may be entirely correct...but I realize I don't trust his judgement anymore...and isn't that basic to having a doc? Now I write here because I am always so fast to tell others to get another doc if they are not satified with theirs. A doctor is just like any professional if you don't like their work you don't hire them. I think everyone on this site deserves an incrediable doctor who listens, who is up to date on anyand every disorder or diease they might ever contract. I believe everyone deserves a doctor whose opinion they can trust (we can do a whole 'nother entry about whether or not anyone should ever completely trust any one doctor's opinion), but for the purpose of this entry...they should be able to let themselves truct their doctors opininion unless they have some good reasons to doubt him/her. So why have a stayed with doc P for all these years (he was my doc when I had the cataplexy 10 years ago-which when stroke was ruled out he deemed it just a TIA-which a neurologist told me never should have been just blown off in a 38 year old women, anyway)
i guess I idealize the idea of having a family doctor...who I had known for years, who had known my family for years. Where I grew up the doc lived across the street and saw patients in his front room office....Anyway I think now that I have written this out- gone public with my hypocrasy ...I will get a new doc. No guarentee that he or she will be better but at least I will give 'em the benefit of the doubt... It is my nature to trust until confinced not to trust rather then the other way around...love to all who take the time to read..xxoo
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I agree you all need a new doctor, but I also know what a scary and frustating undertaking this can be. Goog Luck
cheri1216
try and find a good research center, take meds with you, take a friend, make a list of questions to ask, make and take your sleep diary,take a copy of you eeg sleep study, list of other medical problems, list of "N" symptoms you experience, when, what happen, laughing=caplexy, all or every time you laugh, I think you know where i'm going with this. Paint a pic for the new MD. Good luck,hope this helps your search
jzldy
having a Dr is like having a job- if you hate your boss- your job what do you do- put up with him/her because the way your treated or look for another job and of course jobs are a problems.. Drs can be a a problem ---security long turn or short term--searching for something better- answers- from here to there- getting your feet wet -slimy- moldy shoes after a while-- for us here back to the unemployment line=waiting room......
kly
that's a good idea. we all need doctors who know what is going on. and not be rude. that's what i can't stand is rude docs. good luck
fibonae