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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): How do I stop progression?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Oct 5, 2020 | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
@gingerw Excellent ideas. Once suggested to one of my doctors that I have a "coffee" for all my doctors so they could get to know one another. He chuckled and said I couldn't afford all that coffee. Fast forward: same doctor just suggested major surgery for me, ignoring what would be serious problems in other areas, and when I balked, he really took it personally. I find a lack of communication - in spite of all those laptops medical people have now - to be a big problem.
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@trishanna Yes, some drs will take it personally. Unrelated to kidney disease, I will relate a story.
While being tested for lupus, a dr suggested I go on prednisone. I asked if he had even looked at my chart, as prednisone might very well take me into medically induced diabetes due to family history. He refused to see me, and I signed up with another dr same specialty. He noticed I was there at next appt, and I overheard him tell new dr "It's all in her head. She's a nutcase." I came out of the exam room, half-dressed, and gave him what-for, right in the hallway! Registered a complaint with medical board.
A good dr will recognize the M.D. behind their name does not stand for Master Deity.
Ginger