Re: Ok...you were right

[Guest guest]

Kathie,

I, too, have had difficulty with finding caring doctors and being told that

it doesn't matter what the lyme tests say because of false positives.

Go figure. I am not sure what to do to have some of these doctors reconsider

and relearn.

[Guest guest]

Kathie...boy ur visit to roomie sounds like one i just

had...this doc tells me after just feeling my knees and elbows..U

HAVE NO LYME ACTIVE IN UR JOINTS!! LITTLE DID HE KNOW I AM GETTING

KNEE SURGERY THIS WEEK!!..and that i have in my pocket blood test

that says my 20 plus yrs of lyme is active...i just listen to

him...kept my mouth shut..tells me same thing...u need to get better

rest..writes me script for anti depression med..and says see u in 5

weeks..well last thing he seen of me was back of my butt

leaving..these doctors should have there offices closed!!!..anyway

done ranting...GEORGE

[Guest guest]

That's disgusting. I've had lots of experiences like that. It sounds

like willful ignorance to me. Her logic must be: If it looks like a

duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a zebra.

Why were you seeing her anyway?

> Well, I had my first visit with a Rheumatologist on Friday. She

> blew off the positive blood test. Avtually waved her hand in front

> of her face and said " yea, you get false positives " I told her

that

> I wanted her to do a more in depth test then and they took my

blood

> for the Western blot test. She basically said " you have

> fibromyalgia, here's a RX for muscle relaxers, you just need a

good

> night's sleep " . AAAHHHH!!!!!

>

> Anyway, here is the best part...you will LOVE this. As she was

> walking out of the exam room, she looked back at me and said " but

> you look great! "

>

> It's a good thing I didn't feel great or she would have been

exiting

> the room with a size 6 attached to her hiney. I think I will wait

> and see what the blood test results are and then make an appt with

> the LLMD that the Lyme Association called me with. I'll let you

all

> know.

>

> Kathie

[Guest guest]

Hello 1/22/04,

In reference to your comment:

è I didn't have the surgery and a couple days later, the

è pain had already left my wrist and moved to another

è area. After reporting the doc to my insurance

è company, they refused to allow me to see an LLMD.

è They stuck me with every low-profile doctor they had

è on their scum list.

*****Here in Arizona you can file a grievance and will have to see the 2nd

doctor at the request of insurance company, BUT if you are still not happy with

the 2nd doctor you can, BY LAW, get a referral for " out of service area "

doctor.

*****I know this works because I have " fired " at least 5 docs within the

medicaid system. (here in Arizona) I fired the Thoracic surgeon, the Breast

Surgeon, Dermatologists, and a few others. I refused to see another Thoracic

surgeon within the system and I found me a better one outside of the system. I

then had my PCP write out a referral. At first he hesitated and I looked him

right in the eye and told him we could do it the easy way or hard way, BUT I was

going to get the referral approved. LOL He knew I meant business and was

well aware of all the doctors I have fired within the medicaid system.....I had

already spoken to the Dept of Insurance director and gotten the process of

complaint, which isn't something that ANY insurance company likes to comply

with.

*****As Carol Kerr stated in a post, STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS AND RAISE

HELL..... " the squeeky wheel gets the grease!! " Do NOT accept shotty patient

care!!

Keep a smile on your face, love in your heart and walk with the angels,

holding hand in the " chain of love " ......

Angel Huggzz

or Angel

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