Posted by Phillipa on April 9, 2006, at 20:14:21
In reply to Re: Blind Faith In A P Doc, posted by Racer on April 9, 2006, at 18:58:24
Racer both. First an internist with a large practice and when he got tired of her not being able to breathe or go up and down stairs he sent her to a pdoc to get her out of his hair. And now me. First an internist after a trip to the Er for Shortness of breath. The Er doc referred me to a neurologist who did Mri's of brain, neck, and cervical spine. And then another trip to the Er waiting for my appointment with the neurolosist this time atypical chest pain. Percocet so I could sleep without pain and then the neurologist got the reports saw me and now a neurosurgeon tomorrow as the spinal canal is being compressed by discs and a herniated disc in another area. And he's afraid of paralysis if a car accident and he said yes that may be why you lost your taste and smell, can't feel the urge to void, or defecate. So You have to advocated for yourself and not believe one person cause they have been to medical school. Oh another instance is my husband's brother was having horrible headaches the internist said take aspirin. Miraculously his parents took him to a neurologist who did an MRI and low and behold he had a large brain tumor. Surgery could only remove a portion of it. That was way before I met him. And his brother was a teenager at the time and today is like a stroke victum. So if any of you wonder why I dont't have blind faith in a pdoc or other doctor I can give you a lot of other examples. One other a lady in the hospital had lice and there is a med you rub all over the body and 30minutes later wash it off. Well the doctor didn't write to wash it off and a week later the lady started having seizures never had them before. I started my shift and was asked to help move her and her belongings to another floor. I found the tube of the medicine. She wasn't my patient we always worked togehter . I said what is this. A bunch of shocked people said OMG. Well needless to say it had caused the seizures but the doc wrote the order wrong and no one picked up on it unfortunately. She did live. But no one was allowed to tell the family or talk about what happened it would have meant a law suit. Should I go on or is this enough? Love Phillipa
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