Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Love it! Just had to say BRAVO Donna! * * * * * * Point is you do not have to settle for an MD that doesn't know what he is talking about. And don't accept that. His ego is already in the way when he argues with you about what you already know. Stay with it and don't let his ego and lack of education cause you a problem. Donna R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Jayn, Is it possible to get your sister in to a neurologist? Until my Dad was seen by a neurologist his regular physician said he had fast progressing Alzheimers and PD. And he was treated as such for 4 1/2 of his 7 year ordeal with this disease. However, it came to a point that we knew there had to be something else going on, so we requested Dad be seen by a neuro. If you have to have a referral, ask your sister's doctor and if he makes a stink about it, just tell him you want a second opinion and you have every right to seek one!! (Sorry, I get a little irritated with diagnosis blind doctors!!!!!!) Some neuros may not need a referral, but your insurance might. Try very hard to get into see a neuro and if he is of the same mind-set as your sister's doctor...get a THIRD opinion! Just to give you a chuckle....doctors HATE to see me come in!! Let's just say with my medical background, I challenage each and every one of them. (Some are okay and others tell me to go to Med School but I just tell them I don't need to go to Med School to show that I love my loved ones. All I need to do is have the ability to read, understand and have a bit of compassion toward their condition so they can get the best care possible...that usually shuts them up.) Hang in there ((((((((hugs)))))))) na in North Carolina jja52538@... wrote: I am always amazed!!!! Don't know why but doctor's never cease to amaze me. Today's visit with my sister to a dr that had assured me in a prior visit that he would be happy to take her and her dementia as a patient. I make the remark about people with lbd having utis. His reply " I don't know why you keep saying she has lbd, she does not have lbd. If you are going to be the doctor, then you need to find someone else. I told him she had all the symptoms and I was getting my information from research by doctors that had many years in doing their work and why did he say she had alzheimers? He didn't reply. He told us we could have her out or like she was living in a NH that had an alz unit. He did not want to adjust any of her meds. Wanted her to stay on the dosage of trazodone he had prescribed 100 mg. There were lots more that just blew my mind. It seemed he wanted her to be sedated or left alone. It seemed he did not want me saying it was lbd when she does have all the symptoms. Nothing she is doing is a symptom of alz. Well he decided to refer her to an physicist, now I am wondering: " so he will be able to do the medicine thing but what is his expertise in the brain " It seems we can't win for loosing. I just know there has to be someone somewhere that will look at symptoms and not say alzheimer. Thanks Jayn in S GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Dear Jayne How frustrating! I think you need to see a Geriatric Dr. He could most likely give you a correct DX. Dena in CA --- jja52538@... wrote: > > > I am always amazed!!!! Don't know why but doctor's > never cease to amaze me. > Today's visit with my sister to a dr that had > assured me in a prior visit > that he would be happy to take her and her dementia > as a patient. > I make the remark about people with lbd having > utis. His reply " I don't > know why you keep saying she has lbd, she does not > have lbd. If you are going > to be the doctor, then you need to find someone > else. I told him she had all > the symptoms and I was getting my information from > research by doctors that > had many years in doing their work and why did he > say she had alzheimers? He > didn't reply. > He told us we could have her out or like she was > living in a NH that had an > alz unit. He did not want to adjust any of her meds. > Wanted her to stay on > the dosage of trazodone he had prescribed 100 mg. > There were lots more that just blew my mind. It > seemed he wanted her to be > sedated or left alone. > It seemed he did not want me saying it was lbd when > she does have all the > symptoms. Nothing she is doing is a symptom of alz. > Well he decided to refer her to an physicist, now I > am wondering: " so he > will be able to do the medicine thing but what is > his expertise in the brain " > It seems we can't win for loosing. I just know > there has to be someone > somewhere that will look at symptoms and not say > alzheimer. > > Thanks > Jayn in > S GA > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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