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@stuckonu Has something happened recently that prompted your post? Not sure I understand. Can you explain a little better?

Hi Becky, thanks for picking up on the possibility that something may have happened.
I’ve tried to find out who responded to my post about my low Vit D with the link to the Mayo article about Hyperparathyroidism. That article was surprising and potentially alarming considering what has been going on with me and “ symptoms “
I sent 3 or 4 private messages and unless I’m missing something no one replied. I think that I tried posting in that first post, then wrote another one then I think I wrote this one which a copied and cut since it was once again too long.
Today I got very concerning news and it was so awkward getting the news. The news was there but it was like a Chinese box puzzle getting it fished out.
To the best of my knowledge the news was sent snail mail which I haven’t gotten yet. My throat is closing down so I have a rapidly vanishing voice. 2 plus years with symptoms dismissed for reason I do not know for sure but I do think my guesses are fairly accurate. I literally had one Doc tell me: “ you have too many symptoms. Pick one or two and we’ll work on them.
I also got a large envelope in the mail from the pain clinic who I was told was given the job to police my complaint “ in it are two copies of my medical records from that pain clinic. It basically told me what I already know but my complaint was that I just wanted to ask the P.A. assigned to me if she knew about the extremely low Vitamin D as a possible reason for my new killer back pain. She would not answer that question and they kept dismissing my question and insisting on making an appointment for a face to face. I said I would make arrangements for that face to face if she would just answer that one question so I can prepare records and email her info on how “lumps” or “ nodules “ were discovered on my thyroid and salivary glands while doing an MRI or my cervical spine. The had me return to the VA the next day for biopsies. They called back and said “ NO CANCER “ which always sound good. Today one of the social workers read the report and said that the lumps were called “ benign “. Interesting word because the lumps never went away and I think they grown bigger and more benign(er) over time so now I struggle to talk and to swallow often choking when I drink as fluids seem to “ go down the wrong pipe “ as my Grandma used to say.
The VA’s urgency factor has me scheduled for a CT on Dec 20.
What are the odds that I’ll need to go to the ER before then?

Well JK it was called benign two years ago. What seemed odd to me was over that two year period of time every doctors visit was a deja vu with them feeling my throat and telling me that my glands were swollen and hard but not doing anything about it. Meanwhile my voice was changing and swallowing was painful and hard. Now I choke most of the time and now it feels like I’m swallowing blood. But during that last visit he gave me his dissertation about Vit D being a bunch of hooy . He refers me to ENT and like ground hog day I can tell you exactly what they will do for the third time. Looking at why I have no voice they will numb my nose and throat, stick a camera in my throat see nothing wrong with my vocal cords, voice box, larynx and declare that it’s GURD , rx Prilosec collect their money and not even say good bye. It’s not what they think it is but this is the process. Worst of all they read my records, read what the last doctor told me and figure he was right and I didn’t follow orders. How many times does this happen to us all. Those damn electronic records are a curse and not a blessing but the doctors have their heads to far up their own egos that they can’t see the Forrest through the trees

@stuckonu It is very aggravating for doctors to rely on what a previous doctor has said. A new doctor should look at things with fresh eyes. I too have been through that. I had symptoms that were diagnosed as various conditions and then when things got worse the PCP I had just changed to relied on what previous doctors had said so I did not have a diagnosis for quite a while. He actually told me he was relying on what other doctors had said! I was sent to a neurologist and it was he who said he thought it was my liver. God bless him, he's a fabulous doctor. I actually felt bad that I had no reason to go to him anymore!

Are the doctors you are seeing at the same medical facility? I think that very few doctors will indicate that a doctor in the same facility was wrong. If you can, go someplace else. Is that possible for you? I know you have mentioned the VA. I know nothing about that, are you allowed to go to other places and have it paid for?

I can feel your frustration. This is simply not right.
JK

Hi Becky, thanks for picking up on the possibility that something may have happened.
I’ve tried to find out who responded to my post about my low Vit D with the link to the Mayo article about Hyperparathyroidism. That article was surprising and potentially alarming considering what has been going on with me and “ symptoms “
I sent 3 or 4 private messages and unless I’m missing something no one replied. I think that I tried posting in that first post, then wrote another one then I think I wrote this one which a copied and cut since it was once again too long.
Today I got very concerning news and it was so awkward getting the news. The news was there but it was like a Chinese box puzzle getting it fished out.
To the best of my knowledge the news was sent snail mail which I haven’t gotten yet. My throat is closing down so I have a rapidly vanishing voice. 2 plus years with symptoms dismissed for reason I do not know for sure but I do think my guesses are fairly accurate. I literally had one Doc tell me: “ you have too many symptoms. Pick one or two and we’ll work on them.
I also got a large envelope in the mail from the pain clinic who I was told was given the job to police my complaint “ in it are two copies of my medical records from that pain clinic. It basically told me what I already know but my complaint was that I just wanted to ask the P.A. assigned to me if she knew about the extremely low Vitamin D as a possible reason for my new killer back pain. She would not answer that question and they kept dismissing my question and insisting on making an appointment for a face to face. I said I would make arrangements for that face to face if she would just answer that one question so I can prepare records and email her info on how “lumps” or “ nodules “ were discovered on my thyroid and salivary glands while doing an MRI or my cervical spine. The had me return to the VA the next day for biopsies. They called back and said “ NO CANCER “ which always sound good. Today one of the social workers read the report and said that the lumps were called “ benign “. Interesting word because the lumps never went away and I think they grown bigger and more benign(er) over time so now I struggle to talk and to swallow often choking when I drink as fluids seem to “ go down the wrong pipe “ as my Grandma used to say.
The VA’s urgency factor has me scheduled for a CT on Dec 20.
What are the odds that I’ll need to go to the ER before then?

If this makes no sense that is part of the story. I’m watching my doctors throwing out everything that doesn’t make sense to them.

Good morning JK and Becky and anyone else who might be reading. I plan on answering your question JK but I’d first like to say that perhaps I should start my own blog where others can reply if the want to but if I understand blogging it’s more like a journal and or op/ed where I can ramble on and not worry about what tiggers think about the length of my posts.
To you questions: 1 are the doctors in the same facility? At this time the answer is no. It’s the VA in Florida that makes all of these discoveries. As my NC VA doc says: “ if you’ve been to one VA then you’ve been to one VA meaning that it’s rare to find two VAMC ( MC = “Medical Center” ) each facility is run be the ego of the med center director or CEO or whichever title the particular MC seems to be the highest. In one facility the “ HEAD “ was a Shrink known to the patients as “ The Pope “ I didn’t know that he knew about that handle and it infuriated him. I almost earned myself a MacMurphy handle when I asked him if he saw himself as “ Pius “ or “ John Paul “ he got so RED in the face I commented that his fury was showing so maybe he was “ The Fuhrer “ which really brought out the red rage. I did think he was going to lose it. Then I speed the word around and there was lots of heel clicking after that.
That makes me think about the “ WHY “ question that seems to always pop up after a mass shooting. It puzzles me that the media often says that it’s the loved ones who want to know why. I want to know is there an answer that will satisfy the question and or curiosity. I think it’s as obvious as the nick name for the leaders of the group The Pope or The Fuhrer we create our own realities which includes love and hatred.
I mention this mostly because at some point I look at my own rage over the insensitivity of doctors. I feel all of the doctors forge ahead fueled by their ego. I think I can lose my voice permanently and if I do it’s because I’m still the patient. I’m still nobody. If the ER is where I have to go I have a history of over two years where I’ve been blown off and I’ll walk into an ER where no one knows me, I have no voice and I have to try to explain why I’m there. I would gladly pay a reporter to follow me in and report on everything.
But what are the chances?
Right or wrong I’ve been recording every call talking to the camera spelling out every aspect of my call. I think it might come down to a law suit because they seriously do not care and have blown off my complaints
We’ll see

Thanks for your comments