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Posted by kellybelter @kellybelter, Jan 12 6:36pm

My husband has been experiencing many symptoms over the past 5 years such as: aches and pains all over, gray vision, double vision, and will lose his balance. He has seen neurologists, rhuematologists, opthamologists, and cardiac doctors. He has had an MRI, CT Scan of his head a MRI of his back and an extensive eye exam. All with nothing found. He continues to decline. HELP!! He doesn't even want to go see a doctor anymore because we just get charged with no results.

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pml | @pml | Jan 14 9:10pm
In reply to @thisismarilynb "On a more general note, it is my feeling that the quality of the medical care..." + (show)
@thisismarilynb

On a more general note, it is my feeling that the quality of the medical care we receive has gone down. I am a patient of the doctors at Loma Linda which is supposed to have a good reputation. In the 10 plus years I have been with them, not once have I had a complete physical examination. They only look at the numbers of your blood panel tests. I did remark on this to my primary care doctor, and he acknowledged that it was true, but then shrugged. I know I am fortunate that I don't have major things wrong with me. But what if I did? I have no one to look out or after me. I am my own advocate. I think if I had the money, I would go to either Mayo Clinic or Cleveland Clinic for a complete evaluation. In the meantime, it is day to day and doing the best I can.

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Hi Marilyn,
You are right! I hadn't noticed but my husband and I haven't had a complete physical either in years! They do just look at tests. In fact, I was the one who did the research about my husband's recent hoarseness and which medications have that as a side effect that he is taking. The doctors agreed with me and discontinued those medications and his hoarseness went away. How come I didn't get the $700 that the insurance paid to the doctor?

I also did the research on what we should eat to be healthy and the doctors all agreed on that too. Again they got paid. I didn't.

However, we are healthy and doing good. So we can just thank God for that and keep praying every day.

PML

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thisismarilynb | @thisismarilynb | Jan 15 9:04am
In reply to @pml "Hi Marilyn, You are right! I hadn't noticed but my husband and I haven't had a..." + (show)
@pml

Hi Marilyn,
You are right! I hadn't noticed but my husband and I haven't had a complete physical either in years! They do just look at tests. In fact, I was the one who did the research about my husband's recent hoarseness and which medications have that as a side effect that he is taking. The doctors agreed with me and discontinued those medications and his hoarseness went away. How come I didn't get the $700 that the insurance paid to the doctor?

I also did the research on what we should eat to be healthy and the doctors all agreed on that too. Again they got paid. I didn't.

However, we are healthy and doing good. So we can just thank God for that and keep praying every day.

PML

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We can thank the insurance industry for this.

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ladybug4joints | @ladybug4joints | Jan 16 4:54am

Maybe see a PT? Or Rehab specialist
Or exercises even sitting at one of the senior citizen centers?
Good luck

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