Posted by bleauberry on March 31, 2008, at 20:08:16
In reply to Therapist refused me as lymes and meds?????, posted by Phillipa on March 31, 2008, at 17:18:20
So sorry Phillipa for the difficulties. Wish I could help, but I feel helpless. I've said it before, but again, you just need a good doctor or nurse practioner. You've had really lousy ones. Whatever criteria you use to choose caregivers, don't use those anymore. Up your standards and your expectations a few notches.
Finding the right one aint easy. In a phone screening, ask if they give thyroid meds to people with decent lab results but they still have obvious thyroid symptoms. That's a good screening question to rule out the duds you don't need more of. In any case, you gotta do some hunting. Seriously, start in the Yellow Pages and make a lot of cold calls to doctor's offices. The field of Nurse Practioners has some real gems that blow doctors away. I can't say that objectively or universally, but that is just my personal experience.
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