Well, that was a massive let down

Good for you!
((((((((gentle hug))))))

I'm so sorry he upset you. I had an eye doctor check my eyes and tell me I had glaucoma in passing like it was nothing. I was floored! I left the place in tears and couldn't see to drive home for five minutes due to the uncontrollable bawling. I took the medicine he perscribed and returned two weeks later. He was checking my eyes again and I asked him about his plan for my glaucoma. He said, "I didn't tell you you had glaucoma!"
"But you told me and perscribed me medication?" "I did no such thing!"

I left fuming! I immediately made an appointment with another eye doctor. He said, "Yes, you have glaucoma, but it's not that bad. Keep taking the medicine you're on and here is another to take with it." I'm still seeing the second doctor.

I hate hearing that you left in tears. I have felt the same way and have an appointment to see someone in a new pain clinic next. I want a provider that will take me seriously and understand that I am truely in pain. I feel like I can relate to you!

Best of luck to you!

 

I forgot to add that when I mentioned my back was acting up again, he said if it was bothering me that bad, we could look into fusion. Really? Just like that? No PT? No hot baths? No "how bad is it? Describe it to me?"

Sorry to hear that you had to go through that.  I'm dealing with a similar rheumie, and am thinking of firing her...trouble is, I've seen her for many years, and her husband is my endo, so it would be awkward to stop seeing her and continue seeing him.  Also, I live in a rural area, and endos are hard to come by (rheumies not much better).

Sorry--I digress...let me just say that I feel your pain when it comes to disinterested doctors!  Best of luck with the next one--be sure to post about the visit!

My first appointment with him was semi-promising. He looked over my journal, did the pressure point test, said he really suspected Fibro and was going to run tests to rule things out.

My GP had run a Rheumatoid IgA, IgG & IgM test twice. both times, the IgM were positive, the other two were in normal ranges. This Rheum said the tests my GP ran were an old test & he wasn't sure why it was run at all. He ran another one (which was just one number) and it was negative. I am confused by this. I have not read anywhere online about an 'outdated' RF test. Typically you would find all sorts of references online to "Make sure your doc runs THIS test & not THAT one".

Anyway, I left my first appointment not knowing what to think of him as far as personality and impressions go. He said Fibro, but again, offered no advice or suggestions. I left somewhat confused but willing to give him & the Gabapentin a chance. His practice advertises that they do treat fibro patients. Perhaps that is some of the other docs in the practice, who knows - but one thing is for sure, I will never know! I will not step foot in there ever again!
I see the new Rheumie Nov 30th, which is fine. I raise my gaba dosage next week from 300 2x to 300 3x, we'll see how that goes.

When a person enters medical school they are given a stack of books and a dead body....it changes them.

I hope the rheumy you see on the thirtieth of November turns out to be a good one--it seems as though they are hard to come by.

I have had the same experience you describe...doubting yourself and wondering if it's all in your head.  It just makes me mad for you...don't these doctors realize that it's our lives we're talking about here?!

I know this thread is about you, not me, but I'm suffering through a similar situation...I've had tons of tests by my rheumy, and nothing is showing up, however she says that although "fibromyalgia has a big umbrella" (meaning that a lot of symptoms are attributed to it), "if yours is fibro, it's the oddest case I've ever seen."  Thanks--that helps.

The thing is, she can't tell me what it is, if it's not fibro.  I tell her all of the symptoms that I have that I read over and over on this forum.  I'll admit that one odd thing is that all of my issues started with swollen lymph nodes, which is not a symptom experienced by most with fibro.

But the problem is that I've been dealing with this "stuff" for a year now, and what she basically told me at my last appointment is that it's not progressing, so even though she has no idea what's wrong with me, she's now content to treat the symptoms, and I guess I'm supposed to be ok with not having a diagnosis.

Well, sorry to ramble on for so long, but I wanted you to know that I understand when it comes to unsympathetic doctors.  I hope that your next appointment goes well...be sure to keep posting!