because most of them have no clue what they are doing! So, after weeks of waiting I saw both my doctors in the last two days and guess what I now know about my condition - nothing more than I knew before I went!!!! I am so discouraged with the healthcare system. I'm tired of being poked and prodded and being no further along than I was before I started all this.
So I followed up on the mass on the ovary that they found. The doctor I saw was great - she was social and seemed really thorough. Unfortunately, she doesn't like CT scans of ovaries she wants an ultrasound - oh goodie another test! Too bad she only uses a certain ultrasound technician and too bad she wants to see me the same day I get the test because that means I wait until December 11th to get that done. That just makes it 3 months since the mass was found before someone else takes a more "in depth" look at it.
Then I saw the other doctor - Dr. D. While I really like Dr. D as a person, she is starting to really piss me off. I spent 3 hours at her office for her to pat me on my head and send me on my way with no more information than I had when I walked in the door. She did no blood work to verify if my titers had gone down or up or leveled off. She still is telling me it is the Epstein Barr Virus - you know...the one that lasts 4-6 weeks but I'm going on 15 weeks now. She gave me some medicine that is "like drinking 10 cups of coffee all at once without the other side effects of coffee". Ummm what does that even mean?!? So she wants to see me back in 4 weeks again. There is still nothing for the joint pain - and the mass on my neck is still there. You know...the mass that has had 2 ultrasounds saying it is enlarged lymph nodes - even had a needle biopsy saying it was reactive lymph nodes but now her magic fingers say it is just a soft tissue mass and her xray vision says it is nothing to be concerned about.
In healthcare and health advocacy, we preach early detection and early treatment. Most diseases and conditions can be well managed and even cured with early detection and treatment. I've done what patients are supposed to do and we are going in to December and I still know nothing more than I did. Yes, I'm fed up and tired and ready to feel better but, I'm running out of options as to where to find those answers.
Again, there is no care in healthcare any longer.
I'm sad to see just how far we have slipped. I wonder if I didn't have good health insurance if I would still be getting the run around I'm getting now....no wait....I'd be dead.
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