Re: Fired by my doctor

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>

> Hi:

> Today I was fired by my doctor, sort of. He will still give me

the

> Xolair and allergy shots but doesn't want to otherwise see me as a

patient.

> He got very angry when I told him I had weaned myself off Advair and

wasn't

> taking Maxair. I told him I felt awful on the medicines, but he

didn't want

> to hear it and stormed out of the room, telling his secretary to

make me an

> appointment with a pulmonologist, that he couldn't deal with it.

Actually,

> once before when we discussed it he told me I could stop taking it if I

> wanted and see how I felt. This is the second time he's had a temper

> tantrum with me, so I'm actually happy with that decision. I think

a doctor

> and patient should collaborate on the patient's health care. I'm the

> patient and, as far as I'm concerned, the decision-maker.

> Had he been willing to listen, I would have told him that I

exercise at

> the gym and feel wonderful, I power walk and feel fine, I do not

wheeze at

> all, I feel no shortness of breath, and I think the Xolair is the

reason

> that I'm doing so well.

> I don't see the need to be on a medicine (Advair) that makes me

feel

> awful, that increases the risk of illness, and which the company,

itself,

> warns you not to take unless absolutely necessary. Especially when I'm

> feeling really great without it.

> But at least he'll continue giving me the Xolair shots.

> Carol

>

Carol,

I had a doctor that did something similar to me once. I NEVER CAME

BACK and told others to stay away. He is no longer practicing. I

wonder why?

I would have fired your doctor the first time he lost it in front of

me. He was very unprofessional. If he was upset that you were not

taking the presctiptions he prescribed, he could have approached the

problem in a much more dignified manner.

As a music minister and associate pastor, I have to keep my cool all

the time. Yes, I am human and have feelings and a temper too. If I

ever spouted off to my choir or aggravating person, I would be

immediately canned or severely repremanded. It was by the grace of God

that I never spouted off while under the spell of evil candy. That

stuff made me so grouchy and irritable. ugh!

I wish you had my allergist. He and his office are awesome. Every time

I come in or call I am greeted on a first name basis by all the staff.

He is probably one of the BEST doctors and the BEST office I have ever

been to in my life. They actually CARE about each patient they have.

The medical group that owns his practice is FINALLY taking my blue

cross insurance again too. THANK GOD!

Yea, get rid of the bum. Get a doctor that really cares.

Doug

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>

> --- In , " Carol Corley " <mybouvs@>

wrote:

> >

> > Hi:

> > Today I was fired by my doctor, sort of. He will still

give me

> the

> > Xolair and allergy shots but doesn't want to otherwise see me as

a

> patient.

> > He got very angry when I told him I had weaned myself off Advair

and

> wasn't

> > taking Maxair. I told him I felt awful on the medicines, but he

> didn't want

> > to hear it and stormed out of the room, telling his secretary to

> make me an

> > appointment with a pulmonologist, that he couldn't deal with it.

> Actually,

> > once before when we discussed it he told me I could stop taking

it if I

> > wanted and see how I felt. This is the second time he's had a

temper

> > tantrum with me, so I'm actually happy with that decision. I

think

> a doctor

> > and patient should collaborate on the patient's health care.

I'm the

> > patient and, as far as I'm concerned, the decision-maker.

> > Had he been willing to listen, I would have told him that I

> exercise at

> > the gym and feel wonderful, I power walk and feel fine, I do not

> wheeze at

> > all, I feel no shortness of breath, and I think the Xolair is the

> reason

> > that I'm doing so well.

> > I don't see the need to be on a medicine (Advair) that

makes me

> feel

> > awful, that increases the risk of illness, and which the company,

> itself,

> > warns you not to take unless absolutely necessary. Especially

when I'm

> > feeling really great without it.

> > But at least he'll continue giving me the Xolair shots.

> > Carol

> >

>

> Carol,

>

> I had a doctor that did something similar to me once. I NEVER CAME

> BACK and told others to stay away. He is no longer practicing. I

> wonder why?

>

> I would have fired your doctor the first time he lost it in front

of

> me. He was very unprofessional. If he was upset that you were not

> taking the presctiptions he prescribed, he could have approached

the

> problem in a much more dignified manner.

>

> As a music minister and associate pastor, I have to keep my cool

all

> the time. Yes, I am human and have feelings and a temper too. If I

> ever spouted off to my choir or aggravating person, I would be

> immediately canned or severely repremanded. It was by the grace of

God

> that I never spouted off while under the spell of evil candy. That

> stuff made me so grouchy and irritable. ugh!

>

> I wish you had my allergist. He and his office are awesome. Every

time

> I come in or call I am greeted on a first name basis by all the

staff.

> He is probably one of the BEST doctors and the BEST office I have

ever

> been to in my life. They actually CARE about each patient they

have.

>

> The medical group that owns his practice is FINALLY taking my blue

> cross insurance again too. THANK GOD!

>

> Yea, get rid of the bum. Get a doctor that really cares.

>

> Doug

>

I stopped my advair & singulair because I was doing so well. My

pulmonologist almost fainted when I told him what I had done. Then I

told him I hadn't used my nebulizer in 7mos and rarely used my

emergency inhalor: I thought he was going to jump up and down and

shout AMEN!

He knows and trusts me enough to value my opinion and let me

basically manage my asthma. He steps in when there's trouble. I was

coming down with a cold and started wheezing.(colds are the biggest

trigger I have) I started to use the advair and it was awful. I felt

like I was in hyperdrive-just like steroids make me feel. I decided

it wasn't worth it. I didn't have an attack but even if I did- I

couldn't take that again. I have been forbidden by 4 out of 5 of my

drs to ever take evil candy again. I have had the " rare and life-

threatening " side effects no one tells you about. My pulmonologist

still asks what I'm going to do when I'm turning blue. I told him he

was the lung guru- it's his problem. I think another round of

steroids would kill me. Xolair literally is my life saver.

becki