Posted by TamaraJ on April 2, 2005, at 10:23:55
In reply to Re: My doctor can't help me, posted by Maxime on April 1, 2005, at 15:54:44
Hi Maxime,
By Christmas I was feeling worse. I called her and told her that I was sure my thryoid was messed up and I reminded her that I was taking Dilantin (as a mood stabiliser... have since stopped). I told her that I read Dilantin can prevent the absorption of Synthroid. She said she it was not true.
~~ God, I just don't understand why doctors don't listen to patients and trust them to have done some kind of research to inform themselves about the side effects and interactions associate with any meds they may be taking! It's either incompetence, apathy or arrogance - or a combination of the three. And, it is always the patient who pays the price. So sad. I am sorry you had to deal with that. It shouldn't happen!I saw another endo that my pdoc set me up to see. I saw him once and then for my next 2 appointments he cancelled 30 minutes before each one. I had to take half a day off work just to get to the hospital because it was on the other side of town. I arrived and the receptionist/assistant said that she had tried to call me a half hour ago. UGH! He had an emergency to take care of! I mean this man is not a surgeon. What emergency could there be? Then it happened the second time. After that I just didn't show up for my fourth appointment because I could not waste another half day of work.
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~~ Do you think you can get an appointment with him now? It might be worth a try.> Maybe I will play the role of hypochodriac when I see him on the 11th. Maybe I will beg him to order tests so that my mind is at ease. I will tell him it keeps me awake at night worrying about it. I'm already "a psych patient" to him. I might as well act like one.
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~~ As distasteful as it is to do so, if it means you will get the tests and treatment you need and deserve, then so be it. I, too, would hate to have to resort to such a thing, but if it means that your concerns will be dealt with, then all I can say is 'play the game', at least long enough to get the thyroid problems addressed.> Sigh.
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~~ Sigh is right :-(Tamara
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