Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 That's a good story, I hear that allot. As a RT I will be the first to tell you that some health care workers including doctors don't know how to manage a good asthma plan. Doctors are the worst. They go to school a long time and know allot about medicine however they are trained to treat an illness after it occurs, not allot of time on prevention. Studies show that prevention by far is the best thing that one can do to reduce the cost of health care. The University of Missouri says that half (1/2) of all health care costs are do to hospitalizations. Prevention can reduce the need to go to the hospital. I understand that no one wants to go to the doctor when they feel good. So why would you go to get a prevention plan? Once you become tired of getting sick or going to the hospital you will make a point to go. Now I am afraid that I have bored some one. > i've had asthma 5 years & my previous GP was useless to say the > least. i never once had a letter to see him or the nurse to check on > my asthma. i used to suffer from quite a few attacks & he just gave > me steroids & sent me home. following a very bad attack in feb 04, i > learned more about my asthma & how to manage it in 5 minutes > compared to 5 years with my old GP. i moved to a new town last month > with my fiancee & the clinic there is far better. they told me to > see them on wednesday for an asthma check up & told me that they > check up on you every 3 months. they checked peak flow, my inhaler > technique, everything really. the nurse also told me that as i'm now > doing well, she would try & reduce my seretide dosage. with my > previous gp i was always putting in repeat prescriptions all the > time as he never once checked up on me. i'm now so clued up on my > asthma than what i was before. whenever i used to ask my old gp for > asthma advice he just used to say " loads of people have asthma, you > just have to live with it. " > > sorry if i have bored anyone. glad to get it off my chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 That's a good story, I hear that allot. As a RT I will be the first to tell you that some health care workers including doctors don't know how to manage a good asthma plan. Doctors are the worst. They go to school a long time and know allot about medicine however they are trained to treat an illness after it occurs, not allot of time on prevention. Studies show that prevention by far is the best thing that one can do to reduce the cost of health care. The University of Missouri says that half (1/2) of all health care costs are do to hospitalizations. Prevention can reduce the need to go to the hospital. I understand that no one wants to go to the doctor when they feel good. So why would you go to get a prevention plan? Once you become tired of getting sick or going to the hospital you will make a point to go. Now I am afraid that I have bored some one. > i've had asthma 5 years & my previous GP was useless to say the > least. i never once had a letter to see him or the nurse to check on > my asthma. i used to suffer from quite a few attacks & he just gave > me steroids & sent me home. following a very bad attack in feb 04, i > learned more about my asthma & how to manage it in 5 minutes > compared to 5 years with my old GP. i moved to a new town last month > with my fiancee & the clinic there is far better. they told me to > see them on wednesday for an asthma check up & told me that they > check up on you every 3 months. they checked peak flow, my inhaler > technique, everything really. the nurse also told me that as i'm now > doing well, she would try & reduce my seretide dosage. with my > previous gp i was always putting in repeat prescriptions all the > time as he never once checked up on me. i'm now so clued up on my > asthma than what i was before. whenever i used to ask my old gp for > asthma advice he just used to say " loads of people have asthma, you > just have to live with it. " > > sorry if i have bored anyone. glad to get it off my chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 That's a good story, I hear that allot. As a RT I will be the first to tell you that some health care workers including doctors don't know how to manage a good asthma plan. Doctors are the worst. They go to school a long time and know allot about medicine however they are trained to treat an illness after it occurs, not allot of time on prevention. Studies show that prevention by far is the best thing that one can do to reduce the cost of health care. The University of Missouri says that half (1/2) of all health care costs are do to hospitalizations. Prevention can reduce the need to go to the hospital. I understand that no one wants to go to the doctor when they feel good. So why would you go to get a prevention plan? Once you become tired of getting sick or going to the hospital you will make a point to go. Now I am afraid that I have bored some one. > i've had asthma 5 years & my previous GP was useless to say the > least. i never once had a letter to see him or the nurse to check on > my asthma. i used to suffer from quite a few attacks & he just gave > me steroids & sent me home. following a very bad attack in feb 04, i > learned more about my asthma & how to manage it in 5 minutes > compared to 5 years with my old GP. i moved to a new town last month > with my fiancee & the clinic there is far better. they told me to > see them on wednesday for an asthma check up & told me that they > check up on you every 3 months. they checked peak flow, my inhaler > technique, everything really. the nurse also told me that as i'm now > doing well, she would try & reduce my seretide dosage. with my > previous gp i was always putting in repeat prescriptions all the > time as he never once checked up on me. i'm now so clued up on my > asthma than what i was before. whenever i used to ask my old gp for > asthma advice he just used to say " loads of people have asthma, you > just have to live with it. " > > sorry if i have bored anyone. glad to get it off my chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 thanx for all your kind words. take care each & every one of you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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