How many people actually call their doctors to ask them health questions?
Everywhere we hear, "Ask your doctor." Anyone who writes anything about health has to put in a disclaimer that you should ask your doctor. But if you have a health question, how do you really try to find out the answer? And if you do happen to to be talking to your doctor, does he/she actually answer your questions or just brush you off?
I was brushed off by a gyno once. I asked her about something that was female-reproductive-organ related that was troubling me, and she said "Oh, you don’t want to have children anyway so it doesn’t matter!" I mean, for all I knew, my problem could have meant cancer, but since I wouldn’t be using my uterus anyway,why bother to check it? This doctor was an HMO doctor who had come highly recommended. I never saw her again. She’s probably still practicing.
There were few other doctors who told me I was "too young" to be going through menopause. As it happened, I was going through menopause. So I got to go through that without the benefit of any medical care. THOSE were interesting years.
I don’t go to the doctor often, but when I do, if he blows me off I find a doctor who won’t. Anyone reading this who’s seeing a psychiatrist and taking prescribed meds, this goes double. If whatever you’re taking isn’t working, nag your doctor til the two of you find something that does.
When you find a good doctor, never let him (or her) go!
*Disclaimer: I am not a medical practitioner of any kind. This is just my experience.
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