Re: Guessing Game.

[Guest guest]

Pattie

I hope that everything goes okay for you. I hate when that happens!

It could be nothing and now you are worried. I have not words of

wisdom for you. Let us know what happens

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-- In Thyca@y..., " P. De " <pmdemaria78@y...> wrote:

> Evening!

>

> I just had my total body scan this morning and then

> was sent with my slides to the endo who administered

> the RAI (I never had a radiologist, this endo is

> supposed to be a RAI specialist). He took almost 2

> minutes? looking at my slides before bounding in the

> room saying I was all clear. Then he glanced at them

> quickly in front of me, showed me my slides. It

> looked like when the TV is all snowed out - and he

> said I had nothing significant.

> So, I was happy. Needless to say, when I got home

> tonight there was a message on the machine from my

> regular endo saying that he had reviewed my slides

> with the other doc and wanted to talk to me. Well, my

> endo has called me at home maybe three times - twice

> to report that my biopsies were inconclusive and once

> to ask how I was doing after I found out I had cancer.

> My point is, he never calls me at home to chat about

> anything - his nurse calls to tell me test results,

> medication stuff, etc. It would be reasonable to

> think that maybe he just wanted to confirm that things

> were all right, but I have a scheduled appointment

> with him in a few weeks, so that theory doesn't

> inspire much confidence.

> Now, I am not too happy, and if that endo made a

> mistake for carelessly reviewing my slides because the

> office was busy, I am going to be really upset. I

> know that I am dwelling on the what ifs, but

> seriously, I am left guessing all night until I can

> reach these clowns tomorrow - which in itself is a

> difficult feat.

> My surgeon gutted me out like a fish two months ago so

> I can't see how I would have a bad scan, but then

> again, this stuff isn't really all that predictable

> when you look at the whole picture.

> Anyway, just wanted/needed to vent. Thanks for

> listening.

> Pattie

>

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> Dx Familial Pap Thyca, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - 11/01

> TT - 12/20/01

> RAI 150 mCi - 2/12/02

>

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[Guest guest]

You are so right to be upset!! I have had some pretty upseting

experiences with my doctor's early on and felt jerked around. For

some reason these doctors have lost have compassion and understanding

as to how their actions affect each person they come in contact with.

You hang in their and don't forget to let them know how their

handling of this has affected you. In other words, at the end of your

sessions or conversation with, say something like, " Oh by the way,

can I just vent for a moment.... "

[Guest guest]

Doctors in America are under a lot of pressure nowadays because of the

encroaching governmental regulations telling them what they can and

cannot do (both directly and indirectly, through insurance companies).

Imagine going through the excruciating rigor of med school only to be

hassled by know-nothing accountants telling you what procedure is and is

not warranted. And that's just the beginning.

Shayne

PS: Here's one viewpoint on what's wrong with medicine today:

http://www.afcm.org/hcinar.html. I ask that people not reply to the

group concerning it--as certain as it is to be controversial, debating

over it is off-topic for this group.

> Re: Guessing Game.

>

>

> You are so right to be upset!! I have had some pretty upseting

> experiences with my doctor's early on and felt jerked around. For

> some reason these doctors have lost have compassion and understanding

> as to how their actions affect each person they come in contact with.

>

> You hang in their and don't forget to let them know how their

> handling of this has affected you. In other words, at the end of your

> sessions or conversation with, say something like, " Oh by the way,

> can I just vent for a moment.... "

>

>

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