you certainly have reported a few "Clangers" here over time.
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I don't know if its just because I'm getting smarter or if Dr's (on average) are getting dumber over time
You don't know the half of it. My life has been hell since October with a horrible neuropathic type issue that was misdiagnosed as a fungal/bacterial/yeast infection originally. Very long story. Have been bouncing around between Drs for 3 months now. No resolution in sight (unless I figure this out for myself although may already be screwed with nerve damage).
IMO the probs with most Drs isn't that they are getting dumber, it's that many:
- don't care
- have too many patients to handle which fosters the don't care about the hard case attitudes
- have no time to actually investigate anything to figure it out
- are controlled by "managed healthcare" systems to spend only 20 mins per patient then move on (unless they want to work during their time off)
A quick example of how bad my current GP is.....
As part of trying to figure out what is causing my current neuropathic issue (which is spreading) I asked him to please do a bunch of tests on me to see if anything jumps out. Had to suggest some myself and he decided on the others. One of those tests was for checking my vitamin D blood levels. And in that test I came out way low, less than 1/2 of what the minimum range should be. We discussed this in his practice's web portal, where I got the labs results myself and pointed out this deficiency in a msg to him then had to wait a week for him to even get back to me - only after posting twice (where the portal is supposed to involve a 48 hour response in the first place). So he told me to take 5000 unit supplements. I asked if he had any suggestions for one type/brand/formulation/etc to recommend (he never responded). So I researched it (had to educate myself on Vit-D and learned that D-3 was the type to get and chose a brand based on some reviews I read on-line).
Now taking TOO MUCH Vitamin D can cause serious problems. Once I get into normal range I should not be taking 5000 units a day. So I asked through the portal, at what point should I get retested to check my levels, and what should me new dosage be at that point etc etc etc.
It's now almost a month later and he has yet to respond to that question (which I asked 2 to 3 times so far). He's also ignored other Qs I've asked that I needed answers on. Whereas my previous GP (who retired) would get back to me the same day, or even within an hour at times.
I'm pretty damn fedup. Will probably now have to go to the trouble of switching to a different practice/finding a new GP as soon as Jan 1st rolls around at which point I will be allowed to do so with new insurance starting then and getting out of the HMO I am in now. Or might try calling the office this week and leave a msg with the receptionist which will pressure him to respond to the Vit-D question (which he may not appreciate).
Rant over.
