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Another frustrating appointment

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Nov 19, 2021 | Replies (37)

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@joannemm30809

I am shocked and disgusted with how inadequate and pathetic our medical system is, especially when my primary care doctors over the last two and a half years has referred me to so-called specialist yet I go to these specialists and the majority of them don't even want to lift a finger to figure anything out they want to quickly blame it on anxiety or depression or stress and write you out of prescription to go on some kind of psychotic medicine which is a bunch of bull crap. I have never seen such third world country rated medical specialist as what I'm dealing with right here in the United States. I've absolutely given up. 3 years of being referred over and over and over again to different specialists you have to wait 6 months to see a doctor for a first time patient appointment, then you got to wait another month or two to get an MRI and then have to test doesn't show anything but you're still suffering with debilitating symptoms and it just seems like you get pushed from one doctor to another and the mindset that I am getting from a lot of these doctors over the last three years is that they're trying to pawn you off on another doctor just to get rid of you because they do not want to do diligent research and hard work in getting at the facts of what is exactly causing the symptoms that you're suffering from. They just don't want to put the effort in anymore. They want to get out there prescription pad and write you out of prescription and send you on your way.

I'm through with the medical doctors here in America I'm through with them

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Yes, they are pawning you off because they haven't a clue about what is wrong with you. I think that when a dr. does that he or she shouldn't be fully paid. But, that is an opinion that is not widely shared. Too bad, because if there was a relationship between the dr. actually serving your needs and payment you may have found out more about your issues by now.

@joannemm30809, @krisjb1 ,
I feel the pain from both of you. Been through the same scenario for the last 5 years and still no clear answers. Self-care is primarily the reason I’m still here! So damn frustrating!,