Just had to have a rant about this. I expect many have had the same response from their General Practitioners. I've just returned from yet another visit to find out what the ID Specialist had to say about my positive IgM result from IGENEX, (the one he missed off from my tests!) only to find that yet again he hasn't bothered to reply to my GP. Although the GP thinks this is unprofessional, he still proceeds to laugh. When I ask "why are you laughing this is serious" - he laughs again. I am furious, I can't believe there is so much ignorance. He is not even prepared to monitor me whilst I'm on the Doxy, prescribed by my LLMD, but has agreed for me to visit the nurse for blood pressure monitoring, so I suppose I should be grateful for something! I'm just so mad, I feel like standing outside the Surgery handing out leaflets for the poor souls who have been bitten and who have no idea what is happening to them. I must calm down now.
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
How unprofessional.....
Could you report him to a medical board that regulates "ducks"?
The least I would do is send a letter re: his unprofessional bx,
and CC it to him as well.
Talk about adding insult to injury.....
Bad enough to be sick....
I would seriously begin looking for a new GP.
Buy your own blood pressure cuff....
I certainly would not continue to pay him for services....
What is he doing to help you?
Hang in there.
Hugs,
Geneal
Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
I wouldn't trust this doctor or staff to do my blood pressure. You can find a better medical doctor than him. My goodness you might really need him for some lyme related symptoms that come up and need treatments/meds.
I wouldn't settle.
Pam
Posted by sienna (Member # 10980) on :
I've just got back from seeing the nurse today and blood pressure 159/84 - not very good! She was fantastic though and listened to me for over half an hour whilst I explained everything that had gone on in the last 7 months. Who knows she may now relay this back to the GP. She said she would talk to some friends who are unwell with MS, so I feel I got the message across to her. I still think you're right though I should look for a more sympathetic GP, but think I may have trouble in my area as "It's still very rare here in the UK!!!!!" I will start looking though.
Posted by ByronSBell 2007 (Member # 11496) on :
We have all seen our fare share of ducks. The first doctor I went to said I was becoming an annorexic! (At the time I was a defensive end for the state championship football team) THen I said that I had prob. gotten some girl pregnant and was worried about it...
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I go to an Urgent Care facility to have my monthly blood work done so I don't have to deal with a local doctor at all. I just walk in and hand them the prescription for the blood work written out by my LLMD, they take the blood and send it to the lab. They send the results to my LLMD.
Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
I know how angry you must have felt. I would be rich if I had a dollar for every duck that laughed smirked or rolled his eyes at me.
Such un proffessional behavior is un forgiveable.... They sure wouldn't laugh or do said behavior if it we where cancer patients.
I would never go back to such a duck & I would ask around your lyme community spport groups in your area or state for a reccomendation for another GP if this is possible.
Posted by CaliforniaLyme (Member # 7136) on :
Did you know that what THEY do to our docs we can do to THEM? You can go online to your state medical board and have them send you a paer or do it online- file a COMPLAINT!!! Just like you would at a restaurant if they had a complaint box and the service was lousy!!!!!!
Posted by dontlikeliver (Member # 4749) on :
Unfortunately, in the UK and with the NHS it is not always so easy to find a new doc as you are "assigned" to a clinic in your area. If you live in a small town, there may only be 2-3 doctors to choose from, as in my case. I have been through "the other two" and am on my third, who is also not much use. But, I can't leave him or I have no doctor to go to.
Also reporting and suing in the UK is hardly worth the hassle as all they get, at best, is a slap on the wrist, if that. This is why, I guess, some of them feel they can laugh at you if they want as there are no repercussions.