Re: Clothing/Becky

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Hi All

I am going ot second Kaylenes suggestion. I might

add That dressing neatly and conseratively Helps . Sweatpants

T shirts especially those with some sort of logo on

them are not a good idea. Do not over do it either.

I wear kaki pants and a short sleaved shirt in warm

weather and the same pants but a long sleeved shirt in the

colder months I might add a neat looking sweater or

fleece jacket. I do not have much of a hair

problem , but I would suggest being conservative

there.

My Mother who is RN who has worked in s ER will

tell any one that if patients are always judged on how

they look. It is not right but it is part of life.

If couse the situation the paitent is in matters.

When I worked SAR I would make assessment is based in part based

on the victims appreanece. I also suggest going in early in the day if

possible.

By 2 pm your MD has seen alot of people by 2 pm he

or she has been asked foropaites by at least 1/2 of

them.Most are told no but some are given the meds. Unless you are on them

allready, You ghave less of a chance in the afternoon.

The same goes for changing a dose of adding a break

through med. unless you have a very good rapport with

your MD you will not get " breakthrough meds " as

easlily afer probably 11am!

just a few thoughts to help every one on medication

and more attention form thier MDs .

One thing I do want ot say is never look or wear

clothing that is sloppply looking,\ripped, torn, or over do make up, men shave

keep a beard or mustache neat and trimmed.

One thing that is a huge red flag to MDs that you

are drug seeking or abusing is sloppy appearance

of course this is a bit differnt in on the job

injuries if your are working or doing house work

but always look like you take care of your self .

Rick

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Rick said;

> Hi All

> I am going ot second Kaylenes suggestion. I might

> add That dressing neatly and conseratively Helps . Sweatpants

> T shirts especially those with some sort of logo on

> them are not a good idea.

Kaylene and Rick, there is an exception to that rule, on the third

or fourth day of my two week stay in the hospital in 2004 my sister

bought in one of my tee-shirts.

I have quite a collection, over two hurdred of them and all ave " sayings " on

them.

This tee-shirt was perfect for the hospital though. It read in

capital letters:

" NURSES " ,

Are never ever wrong.

Dress incredibly well.

And can be completely trusted.

Funny though, a few doctors asked me to take it off, " we don't want

the nursing staff to get to full of themselves. " I knew he was

joking though, and I kept it on, until that Friday.

Well, I can tell you as fact, my treatment went up ten fold after

several nurses came into my room for visits and after their shfts

were over, they even stayed around for chats.

A good sense of humor can go a long way when you are trying to get

better, in my opinion. And so far, I think it's working for me.

Take care.

/ New York

[Guest guest]

--- You know I had a serious problem with my Rhemtologist not taking

things seriously. I have Fibromyalgia and he would walk in write me

scripts for meds upon meds, numberious refills on meds he didn't

even know if they would work But he never really listened to what I

was saying.

I got tired of being a Zombie, not getting any better and I went looking for a

different Doctor. This time I looked by asking a lot of questions first and I

looked knowing about my desease and what direction I wanted my treatments to

take.

I found a general Doctor that acutally really listened and believed in

non-medication therapies. I have gone from being so sick I would have to crawl

half the time, to almost having a semi-normal life. Don't get me wrong still

have bad days, just not as many or as often.

So I wouldn't worry about what you dress like and all that. I would

try a change of attitude. Start by knowing your disease and your

body very well. I personally have gotten so aware my body, that my

physical therapist will consult me on where we need to attack things

first, because they know I Know my body.

Second step is believe in your self and loose your fear of standing up. These

Doctors and Therapist are being paid by you and your insurance company. You

employ them, so if they aren't doing a good job fire them and look for a new

doctor.

Third step is interview these doctors, ask question, find out how the favor

treating your particular Disease, find out of they do research and are open to

new ideas, find out if they are willing to listen to you, and will agree to they

types of therapys that help you.

Last step is to keep being the best Advocate for yourself, speak up and keep

speaking up, if you don't agree let them know that or if you would like to try

something different. Personally my big thing was I hate feeling drugged, I

don't like a lot of meds and I prefer alternative ways of dealing with my pain.

I found a Doctor that believes in trying these other ways.

I know use lidoderm patches on my trigger points, heavier pain pill if I need it

to sleep, physical therapy, excersise, diet and personal awareness to control my

FMS. I am a much happier person too.