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Tired of the gaslighting

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Apr 30 10:33pm | Replies (189)

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@mothermary1

Good for you. Not all doctors are incompetent but in the past four years many have lost the ability to search and search and see you as a challenge like Med School.
I’m daily amazed that they don’t read their reviews, listen to complaints and have some concern. I think they simply don’t care like they once did. If you leave the practice someone else is right behind you to fill your shoes so it doesn’t matter.
I verbally tell any doctor if they are lazy, make me feel like because of my age they don’t care and the list goes on.
My PCP sits on a stool and says hello Ms. Spencer, what is it I can do for you. May sound like a nice approach, BUT REALLY! How am I suppose to know. I became tired of it so I went in with
An MRI to see if anything going on in my brain that has concern.
A PET scan to look at the molecular levels to detect anything early.
Endless list of lab work
He looks at me like I’ve lost my mine. He comes back with your Medicare won’t allow this without backup codes. I just say you asked, and I’d like to catch anything and everything early.
He should be listening to me. Then decide what I need. I’m always looking to change but the ones that have those great reviews can’t take on another patient.
Keep pushing and get answers. Don’t settle ever. Some say see a PA they care more. I say all you uncaring doctors are ruining for those great ones. You went to school, you once cared. Read what people say about you and fix yourself. If you can’t change your career. You work for us, we pay your salary. Please, just do what you went to school for.

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In my area, many of the hospitals pay the doctors' salaries & not just with hospitals with medical schools. I still use doctors who have their own practices but I understand younger doctors say it costs too much to set up a practice with families & school loans.

@mothermary1 Oh, Joanna, I’m sorry that you’ve had such a difficult time with doctors. They’re not all like that, really. An episode on the news last night was saying how discouraged doctors are because they can’t provide the care they learned in school. There is too much paperwork, obtaining prior authorizations, and dealing with the other issues of insurance. Too many doctors have left or are leaving because of this. I know we’d all love to have Dr. Welby back, but that was so last century.
Can you tell me one thing, that your doctor could do, that you’d really appreciate?