After barely listening, I was told it couldn't possibly be rhabdomyolysis. Subject dismissed .
What saved me from severe toxins, I had a BM problem and was keeping the movement very loose to prevent a blockage. Drank lots of fluid before getting an x-ray. That really helped to get the initial toxins out of my system..
Thank you for your response.

@jerry4info

I think I'd be in unbearable pain if I had done all that you have the past few days. And I'm only 67, as of last week. Congratulations for having taken such good care of yourself, to be as strong as you are at 86.

I hope you can get some rest to let your body recover from what you've put it through.

Jim

There is nothing more disheartening than having your doctor just miss what you're saying. I've done a lot of research on what's going on with me and when I would bring it to my doctors they would kind of say, I'm a doctor don't believe everything that you read. So I bought them each a mug and turned it into a joke. The mug said ' Please don't confuse your Google search with my medical degree " and I gave it to both doctors filled with candy. They both laughed and it lightened the situation to where they would listen to me a little better and not be threatened? by what I said. Jennifer

when i read what you say i feel a little bit better. i thought the doctors are treating me this way because of me. it really brings one DOWN to think what am i doing wrong? I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY HERE IN MY AREA OF OCALA. TO THINK OF HOW THE ENTIRE COUNTRY HAS CHANGED. to use a very old ladies word, i am appalled. what is america coming to? when i have an appointment to see a doctor i must build myself up to it. seems like being respectful to the doctors is not enough.

That is a great idea Jennifer! and unique ☺ Gives the doctor a mental picture of you as a patient every time they see the mug.

John

Peach, I think that younger doctors just coming out of med school are actually taught how to have a better bedside and office-side manner. Far too many of the older ones have god complexes. They are right, and YOU are wrong. End of story.

When you think of the amount of study these doctors have gone through, starting with having to achieve, achieve, achieve in high school, then putting in impossible hours throughout med school and residency and so forth, many of them grow to feel entitled. Many simply do not find the time or ability to communicate effectively with patients. Many had no interpersonal skills to begin with; the crushing load of study didn't help. (My oldest friend in the world--we've been buddies since 8th grade--is a psychiatrist. I used to visit him when he was doing residencies and internships, and I rarely saw him. He put in 24- and 36-hour shifts, fell asleep on a cot at the hospital, or came home and crashed. Medicine is a brutal study track.) So, no, it is not YOU.

May I suggest finding a nurse practitioner as a primary care? They actually are trained to listen. They give you far longer appointments. My primary care has a doctorate in nurse practitionership, and she is a marvel. She schedules appointments for at least a half hour. She LISTENS. And she has no problem saying, "I don't know, so I'm going to refer you to a specialist."

Hazel

to hazel from peach: thank you for this information i am aware of the doctors hours when they first start out. they are horrendous, it should not have to be. i will try to get a nurse practitioner as my primary.