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Navigating conflicting medical opinions to be your own advocate.
Visiting Mayo Clinic | Last Active: Sep 4, 2019 | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
@contentandwell Ah, shucks, thanks. I learned the hard way to stand up for myself, in all matters. Being informed, not taking "no" for an answer if our gut is telling us something else, has won me supporters, alienated many. I am glad you are here!
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@gingerw. I’m glad you are here too and I am going to try to be more assertive in the future. My husband actually thinks I already am too assertive when it comes to doctors and says he would hate to be one of my doctors! For that reason we don’t go to the same PCP. I may switch to his though.
My most recent disappointment with my PCP, who is considered to be very good by other doctors, is that after I fractured my femur I contacted his office to see if I was due for a bone density scan. It turns out I have not had one in six years and the last one showed osteopenia. I’ve been told by a couple of people that if you have osteopenia you should be having a scan every two years. I myself should have been on top of this I guess, but no one ever told me that those results showed that I should do that. In my opinion he dropped the ball.
JK