Guest guest Posted May 4, 2003 Report Share Posted May 4, 2003 Well I saw the " new " Family Doctor that is close to me, that the Arthritis doctor wanted me to find so I would not have to travel so far to see him. *arthritis doc has been treating my arthritis, and the MS " symptoms " until I found one. I will continue arthritis doc for my joints/arthritis however. Well the NEW doctor seemed pleased with me. I brought him a computer copy of ALL the medications I could NOT take over the last 5 years... plus the ones I can, and the ones I am now taking. He is going to treat me, and take care of ALL the MS symptom managment, etc.!! Yeaaaa!!! He is even continuing my PAIN MANAGMENT! Yes! Giving me exactly what the other doctor was giving me! I was FLOORED! So I walked out of there, for the first time in years, satisfyed with a doctor who not ONCE so much as implied it was " all in my head. " I gave him copies of all my copies of all previous doctors records on me. From written reports and diagnosis, to ALL my lab/blood tests and work ups! He loved that! Said I was VERY organized! Ha! He AIN'T seen my desk! He laughed and stated that the woman he had just seen was taking TEN different medications... and did not know even the name of the first one she was TAKING!!! He was livid! She didn't even know WHY she was taking them, nor what FOR! All she knew was " what she was " sick " with " ! So it did make me feel good knowing he appreciated my records! Maybe that was why he was so eager to CONTINUE " what worked for me " ! GINA! THANK YOU! YOU WERE RIGHT! Everyone, ALWAYS bring DETAILED TYPED records! Even it is is NOT from the doctors records. You can always DETAIL your symptoms, medicines, and any " thoughts " of your illness and WHAT the illness is doing to you, stopping you from, etc. It WILL have a bearing of how, or what the doctor does for you. AND ESPECIALLY what medications he continues you on. I feel SO good now! Well... except for that LITTLE " inconveinence " of the Multiple Sclerosis, and Arthritis! Hey.... it all don't seem so BIG now! Elf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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