your gonna see her again ?? seem to me she just slapped you Firm across ur Face...Treated you with Blatant Disrespect...I would report her rather then make another appointment...

I would SLAM her office with mail Addressed specifically to HER ALL relating to F I B R O M Y A L G I A...From reputable Hospitals & Clinics...and the last note would read something about Finding No Cure in ALL that literature about Curing FM with Sleep & Exercise...

Sleep & Exercise DO in Fact Help...but certainly Not a Cure...how Ridiculous of her to Treat you that way...she seemed to be very Sarcastic...Condescending...and I would have asked to speak with someone Immediately about her...Totally unprofessional...

Well, in one quick minute she cured you. Duh, we all didn't know that. She is full of S---. I hope you are not planning to see her again. I agree w/DRose. What an idiot doctor she is. Sorry you are having a problem finding a doc to take your medicaid. Even with ins, one has a problem finding a doc to take you.

I wished I could be cured that quickly. LOL.!!
She has to be one of the most uninformed doctors that I have heard about in a while.
I hope that you do not see her again. Its a waste of your time and energy. And we all know how little of that we can have sometimes.
Good luck in the future.

Idiocracy at it's finest! I can't believe what she said to you ! Where did she get her medical training, at a health food store?
I know that some health stores are in fact great, but sorry, geez....

Reminds me of a foreigner emergency room doctor who delivered my first child....He claimed that women really didn't feel childbirth pain. He said that it was all in our heads! And he really believed it......What a Gawdawful idiot he was.... He's now destined to come back to earth as a pregnant woman delivering 19 children by a doctor who hates women even more. Sorry I'm feeling so mean tonight, but doctors really can be idiots sometimes. But, then there are the angel doctors that we are lucky if we can find. I have one that I find might be studying for the job. Her wings are coming, they say. :-)
Sue

Well, certainly sleep is an issue in fibro. However, sleep is not a "cure" for fibro. Lack of it will certainly make things worse. So maybe you don't discuss your fibro with her.

Yeah, that's all you need... What's wrong with you?

Sheesh!

I would have just gotten up and left. What a crock.

Ha ha ha ! I've had all my doctors say that.Excercise and sleep. They red it in a book. Sleeping pills kept me groggy or make me loose memory or sleep walk/cook and excercise can make u hurt for days...That's their standard answer like it's a "CURE." PLEASE !

Thank you everyone for your replies. I feel better about not staying with her. I did want to slap that grin off her face! I am going back just to get my blood test results and copies. I will take The Dragon Grins (maybe she'll understand it) and info about it being a neurological issue, then tell her that her approach was insulting and demeaning, and that condescension isn't attractive on anyone. Also callling the insurance co to ask for another name.

Hugs, everyone!

How can someone who we expect to be smart and help us be so damn dumb? I had one doctor that told me Fibro was only a "myth". Sooo, what? Its all in my head buddy? He also poo-pooed accupuncture, pressure anything holistic....I ran from him ...fast!
It looks like weve all had our share of Sh*t doctors. I guess the bottom line is that we are in charge of our health...if we dont feel comfortable or disagree strongly with a doctor..I know its a pain in the butt but, we have to find someone who we ARE COMFORTABLE WITH AND TRUST!
I hope you find someone soon.
Hugs

WOW - that's SO cool - I'm on week four at the gym, so I can stop taking my meds now right?

Apparently the AMA, FDA, all the researchers, the Social Security Administration, and the 10 MILLION people with FM in the US alone can all rest easy now because they've found the CURE!

Yeah - bag this one and start again - I'm so sorry - it's unconscionable to put people in pain through this shit.

Lucky you...NOT!!
I too am saddled at the moment with a moronic doctor who believes the cure for fibro pain is to jog 3 miles a day because he "knows" a doctor in another state that has fibro and DOES jog 3 miles a day.
So I dutifully upped my excersise regime and now I bike ride a mile and do an hour of WII fit. That is to say, I "attempt to ride and eventually achieve a mile with SEVERE leg cramping (once a week) and do 2 hours of work out to achieve 1 hour on WII fit's little timer and can hardly walk the next day.

I bless the "gift" of fibro upon my doctor...har har har... and any other doctor that takes one look at us and thinks we are just lazy.

I'm sorry you are going through this!I'll keep you in my prayers and hope you find a good Dr.It seems it doesn't matter if your rich or poor or what kind of insurance you have,its just hard to find good medical care!Thank God,I found a good Dr!Its just so depressing and stressful and takes up energy going through this over and over.Don't give up!You will find a good one!!!

Now it's this kind of SHIT that just PISSES me off !!! If we could just find a Dr. that suffers from fibro, i'm sure we would get more than proper treatment and compassion. Not that I would wish this on anyone.

I have heard the same thing...not as a "cure", but in something that would help...in that order...sleep and exercise and then he said pain pills for the days you don't feel like you can get up to walk let alone exercise.

Thanks, again, everyone. Fortunately, the fibro doc I see actually HAS fibro and has written several books on it. He just wanted me to see a rheumy about lupus since he was concerned about my bloodwork. He wants to do lidocaine injections at the tenderpoints and has other ideas, but wanted to see what other meds I would need for lupus first. I don't want to see this rheumy for anything but my bloodwork.

Hugs!! You guys are awesome!