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Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 3, 2023 | Replies (213)
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I did ask her if I could get a copy of results and she said she was sending results to my neurologist who referred me to her. Its upsetting that these doctors provide these patient portals yet some doctors, like my neurologist, never uploads any of my results to my portal even though I repeatedly ask him to. I feel he just thinks I have anxiety and that's why he appears to me to be very lax and nonchalant about my health concerns.
Many doctors too even when being told by the patient how their nonstop debilitating symptoms are destroying their life, quality of life etc,, they still act nonchalant and say 'well, come back in six months and let's see how you are doing', even though they know you've been suffering for two years etc. Or they schedule tests that are three to six months out or they drag their feet in doing tests as a process of elimination like this Small Nerve Fiber skin biopsy that one of my neurologist should have already done by now over these past 2.5 years.
Why is it that so many patients like me with chronic nonstop debilitating and frightening symptoms are blown off by their doctors OR these specialists want to blame it all on anxiety??
I am totally dismayed and disgusted with far too many doctors that think nothing of dragging out a patients misery and pain for years or they refuse to look at anything else for the cause of these symptoms except anxiety and they quickly want to put you on antidepressants and refer you out to a Psychiatrist.
That's insulting to me.