New Pcp appt and it was awesome

Humana assigned me a new PCP after the one I had was sanctioned for less than appropriate behavior with patients of the female type,yes I only saw him twice,didn't think much of him but nothing like that did I suspect!!

Anyway this place was awesome and I don't say that about many. The nurse was male,the Dr female young 30s laid back and relaxed atmosphere,everyone really nice and polite and even the receptionist was very friendly and helpful. Don't think I have ever seen a place that made me feel I had been going there years.

No one got judgemental or had any snide remarks about my Cp or choice of treatment and in fact she,the Dr said she really hated the fact that Florida laws had tied their hands and didn't allow for them to treat patients with narcotics long-term other than cancer related.

She commended me on my low dose narcs,said she was glad I was staying active and walking trying to avoid a new knee replacement as she was on the fence as to whether they help or hurt more folks? Interesting.

Said she got thrown from a horse in her college days causing a hairline fracture in her coccyx bone and with it came sciatica and she hopes to the good lord she never has to experience that again and can't begin to imagine how folks live with it!!

Here's the best. On her desk is a gallon jar of huge dill pickles and of course I like probably everyone had to ask if she was pregnant or something. She said no that's for all my patients with weight issues. I'm like ok I give how's that work? She said it takes more calories to digest a dill pickle then they contain so they actually burn extra calories. Oh my she made my day since I like dill pickles and now they're good for me too?? Just think a dill pickle diet?

Vickie, dill pickles help with pain, too! I tripped upon that fact a few months ago. Olives, also. I started craving both of these and I never ate them to begin with. I ran to the store, bought some and started eating both pickles and olives.

I noticed that my blood sugar had gone done...I'm diabetic. Then I realized that I wasn't needing as much pain medication. (I'm only taking half of what I usually take in the winter months.). The only thing I had done differently is to eat dill pickles and Spanish olives so I googled it. To my amazement they both help with pain and also with diabetes. Olives have something in them that works like NSAID's without the stomach problems.

But do watch sodium. They are loaded with sodium. I eat one serving of olives and one serving of dill pickles a day. I use the serving size on the bottles. I would love to eat more but don't want my blood pressure to go up. So far, so good!

Glad you like your new doctor!

Sherrine