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Re: Horrible doctor's appt. : (

From: Alexandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jun 24 12:58:03 2003


At Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Amanda wrote: >
>Hi, Sorry to hear that. Dr.'s are people and people can be just plain
>stupid. Think of it as a learning experience. I was there too and I'm
>only 22 now. I even threatened my old Dr. for putting me on Lupron so
>young without warning me of the effects. It worked, she got me right in
>for a bone density check that I did not have to pay for. Finding a Dr.
>that does Endo all day is the best bet. At times I feel like a number,
>but they know best. Once I had a Dr. do a lap, say they would remove
>endo. I woke up and they didn't remove it because they were not
>comfortable doing the surgery. You think they could figured that out
>before I went into surgury. Because of it, I have to wait another year
>before someone could remove it I now go to a specialist. Even if cost
>is higher, you spend a ton anyway going to reg. Dr.'s over and over
>because they have no answers. Good Luck!
>
>At Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Rachel wrote:
>>
>>Hi Everyone,
>>I have a problem, I went to the doctor last Friday and saw the mid-wife
>>in the office and she was just awful to me (my real doctor had an
>>emergency). Saying intercourse is supposed to hurt and feel this
>>uncomfortable. And told me to use candles, not to light them but to
>>insert them about an hour before I have sex and go up in size every
>>month. I was appalled, and felt utterly upset! So today I have an appt
>>with my original doctor, (I called the office yesterday after thinking
>>about it nonstop all weekend). I guess my question is do I tell my
>>doctor about everything this midwife in her office said? I want to but I
>>don’t want to feel as if I’m tattling. I’m just curious. I have stage
>>3 endometriosis, and the midwife knows this from my records. Then why
>>would she dismiss me like that and make me feel so awful about my
>>condition? I swear I wouldn’t be wasting my time going to the doctor if
>>I didn’t think it was important to my health. Anyways, thanks for
>>listening and I hope everyone is having a great day.
>>
>>--
>>Rachel
>>

I think you should tell him. who is she to tell you that? If I were you I would have told him.

--
Alexandra



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