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It is so totally frustrating when the Dr seems unconcerned about your worries. I am pleased to say our current Dr for myself and my daughter is excellent and takes the time to ask plenty of questions and listen to my concerns. Her husband is hubby's Dr as well and he is just as conscientious. They are both aware of our choice of lifestyle as well and neither have been judgemental in any way.
Hubby did have a Dr once when he was dealing with nail fungus. The Dr asked if he had any medication allergies and the answer was yes. He is allergic to Nafcillin, an intravenous antibiotic, which he recieved to treat pneumonia and staph in his lungs. The Dr insisted that Nafcillin was an oral antifungal medication and refused to give hubby any oral antifungal medications. The only reason hubby had gone to see the Dr in the first place is that we had tried every possible topical treatment on the shelf and asked the pharmacist's advice in dealing with this. This same Dr just prescribed the same treatment that we had attempted on more than one occaision. It did no good. Finally hubby went back and got a different Dr and got the results he wanted and needed.
A good patient is one that mentions ALL concerns and insists on getting those concerns addressed to their satisfaction every time. If your Dr doesn't satisfy that then you just have to search for another one or be the more hardheaded patient around.
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