Just got home from my doctor appointment to find out the results of my tests. I've anxiously awaited this day since last month. There was hope I would find out what was causing all this.
Sitting in the doctor's office with my mom and Allie, I'm optimistic that some of my questions will finally be answered. She comes in and tells me all my results come back NEGATIVE. I don't have arthritis. No resolve there.
I tell her about my bleeding. My severe cramping and dizziness and nausea and fever I've been having. The pills I'm on from the ER doctor to stop it.
She tells me I need to wait it out another 2 months and then talk to her. WTF?! How the hell would you feel if you bleed everyday of your life? Couldn't sleep at night because of so much pain?
I ask for a referral to a pain management doctor to maybe diagnose something. No, she says, I don't need one. I'm perfectly FINE. With our insurance, you have to have a referral to a specialist.
Quite frankly, I'm upset and frustrated as hell. I called my husband crying that I can't do anything. I can't imagine myself at 30 if this keeps on going. I can't even run with my kids. And, you tell me that's normal for a 20 year old?
My husband thinks it's time to find another doctor. Everyone in my family who sees me knows something is not right.
I've gone downhill the past few months. It makes me feel like I'm crazy in a way. I don't even know where to go from here.
My Visit With the Doctor
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Ask friends for a referral to their doctor...or start calling around to see who will accept your insurance. If your doctor doesn't listen to you, you need to find one who will right NOW. good luck! mel
It is definitely time to find a new doctor. They are not perfect, and many times, misdiagnose things, or miss things. She doesn't sound very concerned, but YOU know your body better than anyone, and if friends and family are noticing, then something IS wrong. Please see someone else asap, or maybe head back to ER. I hope they get this figured out!
Yes it's time for a new doctor! it could be a cyst or something she's not checking for!
I would find another doctor! The worst that could happen is another doctor could not know the answer as well, which seems to be where you are anyway.
My friend had her period for 2 years straight. She was miserable, and had to have a hysterectomy. She was not in pain though, just annoyed. You should definately get it checked out and get a second opinion!
Good luck- you are in our prayers!
What kind of doctor is this? Find another doctor that cares and listens to their patients. I hope you get some help for this problem, soon.
Call your insurance company PDQ and ask them to give you another doctor. Call the AMA and file a complaint about this doctor. This is not appropriate treatment. Wait another two months????? Is she nuts. You could have something seriously wrong. Ask them to check you ovaries with intrauterine ultrasound.
Try to get enough iron in your diet so you don't become anemic from all this.
If the insurance company refuses to give you another doctor then tell them you are turning them into the insurance board in your state, as well as also filing a complaint with the AMA about this doctor.
Be your own advocate! I can't stress that enough. I know, I've been there. I got so depressed when I was feeling bad and was getting no where with the doctor's that I quit going to them all together for a whole year and suffered terribly.
It took my husband putting his foot down and making me go back. He got within an inch of the doctor's face (literally he did) and demanded that they do what they had to do now to find out what was wrong with me and do something about it. You have to realize we have military insurance so as a Gunnery Sarg, he got in the face of a higher rank. Yet, it worked. I could tell the doctor took my husband seriously even though I hadn't been.
Sometimes I think it takes a man standing up for his woman and not taking any guff off of anyone.
I hope you have a man in your life that is willing to do that for you.
Another doctor asap. Just cause you don't have arthritis etc doesn't mean something isn't wrong. UGH sometimes I hate medical professionals. They get caught up in "I know everything" and discard the fact that YOU are the one LIVING in your body, not them! You know it better than ANYONE including them. You might not know technical terms... but honestly? who cares!
If you don't have the energy to get in someones face over this, ask your husband to do it. He lives with you, he knows your not a pansy, and sometimes when someone else (husband or not) steps in people realize this isn't just "in your head".
I am so sorry you are going through this! I would get a second opinion from a different doctor.
I'm praying for you girl! ((hugs))
Oh man hugs. I would definitely find a new doc. I had major pain to where I couldn't even pee it hurt so much. They finally did a sono and found a grapefruit sized cyst. That wasn't causing the pain and bleeding. The endometriosis did.
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