Topic: I just saw a DUCK - pls help with letter to Medical Board.
btmb03
Unregistered
posted
Normally I would refrain from name-calling but before I blow a gasket I want to send an official letter of complaint to the State Medical Board.
Do we have any templates on LN on this topic? My brain is so fried I would love some help.
He amongst many other things laughed saying that "Lyme doesn't exist in X place"..and "what prestigious hospital is your doc (LLMD) affiliated with..", I found his demeanour insulting, with misinformation, and a huge ego-trip.
Oh yes, my recent bout of swallowing diff, shivering/sweating, air hunger? - of course, "anxiety"...yeah, that's right.
Pls help by PM'ing me or responding if you are familiar with writing scathing letters along with research links...that would greatly help. Still boiling with anger..another duck that should learn a bit more. Sigh.
IP: Logged |
posted
Be careful about reporting him as the board might use the opportunity to gather info to use against your LLMD. BTW, if you have a LLMD, why were you going to the duck? Hope you didn't tell the duck your LLMDs name.
One thing you could do is send the duck/his boss some information about lyme in your state. All states have reported cases, and they are just a fraction of the real number. Instead of blasting him in your letter, you could say how troubling it is that he is so uninformed about lyme disease, that is a disservice to his patients to be saying there is no lyme in the state.
This would also be a good approach with the medical board, if you go ahead with a complaint. Tell them that the consequences of this kind of ignorance can lead to harming patients. Your complaint is unlikely to be investigated or any censoring of the duck. But sometimes it is good to let the boards know the other side of the story. Don't give them anything that reveals your LLMDs identity.
Posts: 8430 | From Not available | Registered: Oct 2000
| IP: Logged |
btmb03
Unregistered
posted
Great advice lou and Gahagan - this pulmonary specialist was referred to me by my primary so they have all my info including my LLMD's name.
No, this is not a personal thing though it could be. I was going to focus exactly on what you stated lou, but are there links here on LN which have websites that provide solid info to yo-yo's like the duck I saw?
IP: Logged |
posted
UG what an ayhole. Show him the stats of Lyme in your area. The local health department should have something. Even in my part of the state(where lyme doesn't exist-HA!) there was info from my health department.
Posts: 50 | From Midwest | Registered: Nov 2009
| IP: Logged |
kam
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 3410
posted
I, too, learned the hard way not to report a doctor when I was looking for answers to why my health went south.
Somehow, the letter I wrote was attached to the file of any doctor I saw after that and each doctor had something to say to me about it.
I also filed a claim or whatever it is called with the watch dog's for health insurance in CA.
I was encouraged to do this by many. Bottom line is that it closed doors for me to get help.
I had one doctor tell me I sued him. Again, I was looking for help and thought the insurance was not doing what they could to get me this help.
Not a particular doctor. What happened is lots of paper work for each doctor I had seen to do and report.
I was even told by doctor's to file with the watch dogs as I needed this test and that test and insurance was not providing it.
But, as we now know...insurance has their guidelines they can go by to avoid doing what is needed to solve the problem.
Posts: 15927 | From Became too sick to work or do household chores in 2001. | Registered: Dec 2002
| IP: Logged |
btmb03
Unregistered
posted
Ooh kam, what a nightmare you've lived through, I am so sorry. Truly I am. If it's not difficult enough to be severely ill the very people who should be "protecting" us from yo-yos stab us in the back..how sickening.
The only "positive" thing about this is that I'm self-pay so there *are* no ins. co's...at least for now.
posted
I totally understand your frustration . I was up all night puking because i had pancreatitis. Went into the hospital 11:00 got a bed 6:00am. A doc came in and the first thing out of his mouth was. Why do you want to be on abx the rest of your life. After all one WEEK and your cured of lyme. All i could say is yeah i wish. I dont get a thrill taking abx. Ugh Doctors
Posts: 112 | From Ohio | Registered: Aug 2006
| IP: Logged |
RDaywillcome
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 21454
posted
Don't believe everything you hear. Not all doctors are what you call ducks. What degree do most on here have?
You could have thyroid or pituitary problems that lyme could have induced. It's good to treat lyme, but it also can cause things that make it look like lyme, but you need to treat the things that lyme can cause.
Posts: 1738 | From over the rainbow | Registered: Jul 2009
| IP: Logged |
posted
Kam brings up an important point. Even if you are self-pay.
You do not want to be seen as potentially antogonistic.
Fact is, you need these doctors to help you. It's very hard to remove a label once it's been placed on you.
There's alot of room for misinterpretation of something like this, especially if the letter follows you -and likely, it will.
Proceed carefully.
Posts: 797 | From New York | Registered: Feb 2008
| IP: Logged |
btmb03
Unregistered
posted
I've read everyone's responses. You are right, not all docs are "ducks"..I think what irks me is the ignorance and self-proclaimed "expert" label they place on themselves when they've taken..what maybe ONE course on Lyme?
I am proceeding with caution..but still proceeding, backing out is not an option for me. Meeting with my primary in the next week or two and will let y'all know what transpires as he referred me out to this "duck".
Many thanks for everyone's input and links.
IP: Logged |
The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations. If you would like to support the Network and the LymeNet system of Web services, please send your donations to:
The
Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey 907 Pebble Creek Court,
Pennington,
NJ08534USA http://www.lymenet.org/
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
![[Mad]](mad.gif)
Printer-friendly view of this topic