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Originally Posted by Idyllic
A good doctor wants to help the patient to feel better, if this doctor doesn’t realize the additional issues he is causing you, ask him for a referral to see a therapist who can then validate your mental capacity at which point you can return to him with a mental check up which will help him see that this issue you are experiencing is more that “in you head” as it seems he may be leaning towards.
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Thank you so much, Idyllic! Very wonderfully said. I'm very grateful for your time and thorough answer. You really put my mind at ease and put what I'm feeling into paper. I actually cried after leaving the office and do not want to ever go back again. He won't listen to my concerns, so how can he just give me medicine even though I told him I'm allergic to most antibiotics and I just got the prescription and it has ingredients that may be fatal (wth??)I already voiced my concen over taking medicine and antibiotics because from all my previous experiences, I always get side effects that turn into a new illness I'd have to cure.
The problem with changing doctors is that some insurances don't have many doctors to choose from that accept you as a newp atient or that have late office hours for working people, especially when you're on a low income insurance program.
I guess I'll need to continue searching for a doctor who'd accept my insurance
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Originally Posted by Jinn
I'm having a hard time believing that romanticqueen is actually being the curious but polite patient she's describing here. I don't know what it is, but it sounds like she was being a know-it-all and telling her Doctor what he or she should be doing. Probably just me.
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I was just replying about someone asking me if I did my research, and I've stated that I did do my research when gonig to the doctor to try to understand my illness and it's a good thing I did because he would'nt even listen to me anyway.
As a matter of fact, I was very polite that I even did not say anything when he started acting rude and telling me I HAVE to take the medicine and won't listen to my reason of being afraid to take the antibiotic. If I was rude, he owuldn't be acting that way with me or daring to ask all tohse qusetions about why I'm not living with my husband and how old my siblings are and their sexes.
Sorry you feel that way, Jinn.
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Originally Posted by MSD
At this point I think it may be time to switch doctors. If you have insurance, you can ask them to help you locate a new primary care physician and explain your concerns.
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Yes, I can , but it's hard finding one that accepts my insurance and accepts hours that are later than 4 pm.