Stupid piece of crap primary care physician!!

That is horrible! I'm so sorry, what can you do? Are there any other drs?

Run run as fast as you can...

Boobs? Ohhh, Barngurl, I thought you meant breasts!! I was trying to figure out how my "boobs" were going to figure out I had Lyme Disease!! I think they already have!!



I'm going to get my c. diff. test, and move on. But how do I find a doctor??? I know of one who believes in Chronic Lyme, but isn't taking new patients until he hires an NP. It's been a year, and no NP. He's not an LLMD, but I'm sure he would take me seriously.

There's an NP in town who practices Integrative Medicine and does acupuncture, the latter of which I can't afford, but maybe she could be my primary? The things is, most NPs say they can't take me bc of my complicated medical history, and that I need an internist, but the internists are all jerks.

Maybe I should ask the nurse at the health department, since she sees so many cases of Lyme. But she probably won't know.

The doctors in Boone all suck (except for one or two, who are all full), and my town (not Boone) is really small.

What a jerk that "highly respected" physician was.



Margaret

So sorry to hear this!!! Pictureofhealth stated it perfectly!

Yes I know, BarnG; I figured it out!



Ok pictureofhealth. But the thing is, I keep getting accused of having too many doctors by my other doctors, which makes them think I'm somaticizing even more. Since there are only two hospitals here, they see it in my records.

Stace, I think they're so poorly educated, they would probably find themselves another dx. like Fibromyalgia. A poor neighbor of mine thinks she's in the early stages of dementia; that's what he thinks she has (i.e., Fibro.). She also thinks he's a great doctor.

Sometimes, when a doctor is being particularly smug, I want to say, "and what if you're wrong?" They don't care though. All they care about is what other doctors will think of them over at the country club. It's all about prestige, and that kind of thing.

Rowingmom, do you have a PCP? Whom do you use?

A friend of mine just uses her LLMD, and he's fine with that, even though he is a 3-hour drive away. Her bf drives her though.

Thanks for the support; it helps!

Margaret

My mom came to my cardiologist with me a couple weeks ago. He prescribed a beta blocker bc my resting heart rate was in the 120s-130s at rest for weeks, with episodes much worse than that. Anyway, getting to my point..... My mom said she though the lyme was causing it, he said he doesn't believe in chronic lyme and didn't care about my cdc positive western blot. My mom leaned forward and said " well I hope nobody you love ever gets bitten by and infected tick and gets this, I'm just saying I hope that never happens" LOL my mom wanted to strangle the man. You should have heard the horrible things she said when we left the appointment. Some of these providers are straight jokes, healers? Lmbo

Margaret, your boob misunderstanding cracked me up! Seriously, though, how he treated you is inexcusable. I'm so sorry you had to go through all the stress and pay him for it to boot. He doesn't deserve a penny of it, but what can we do? So many docs are just in it for the money and won't take on a difficult case like Lyme disease.

It's too bad you can't move to a bigger town where you'd have more choices. I'm so glad you joined this forum so you can vent to people who understand completely. I'm sorry he was such a jerk.

Maine, I'm glad you mom stood up for you so well.

(((((HUGS)))))

I went through the same thing. They were like .. You're at a peak age for mental symptoms to show up.. It's ocd..

Wow, you folks are great for boosting morale. Maine, that's pretty funny about your Mom. Sounds like a good person to have as a Mom. I'm sure my Mom would have been super supportive as well.

Pathogen, those are both interesting points. But around here, I've often waited more than an hour, and people seem to take it for granted.

It's kind of ironic that folks with a history of such intense chronic illnesses as we have don't have PCPs or can't find one!!!

John, they tell me the same thing about my age, except I'm in my 50s. You know, that time of life, ha ha. It's all about depression, and nothing else.

LearnLyme, it's all about tests: Tests, tests, and more tests. My vet finally told me we didn't need to retest my dog Sophie, bc she had the rash (yet again). The first test cost mongo money, what with coinfections etc.

Hey KS, you read my French, didn't you! If you see her, tell Marie I said hi! Now that's a long plane ride!

MamaV, hi there fellow North Carolinian! I got one of my Lyme infections in Chatham County. That place is a hotbed for Lyme, bc a neighbor of mine got it there too. But now I live in Western NC, and it's a three hour drive. I do have a friend who sees him, so maybe I could ride with her. I've heard that he's really expensive though, and that his PAs aren't very good. Is that true, and would I have to see a PA before I saw him? The Chatham County neighbor went to see him, and had to see a PA first, and she was so turned off, she didn't go back. I did once see Dr. F. I don't know how much she knows about Lyme either, except that she's had it herself. She was so busy though on the day she saw me (and my ex bf), that she almost cancelled our appointment, until she realized we had driven three hours. Well, I'll see if you have an email, so I don't have to babble on and on. If you don't, could you email me?

Thanks all, Margaret

Sorry to hear how you were treated, they will never be held accountable for their treatment of patients. They should just put a sign out that they will not treat lyme patients......not sure why they call themselves doctors they are just insurance industry surrogate robots. They have no interest in diagnosing people especially if they cant figure out your problem easily, they have god complexes to protect. See dr rob letter traveler posted.

Teragram, yes, I read your French and was super impressed-did you speak at home growing up? Btw, I lived in Charlotte for 2 years--and Boone is even more beautiful. But must be thick with ticks...

ks, Yes I spoke it at home when I was growing up. My mother was Swiss. I keep forgetting that there are Europeans on the forum.

The thing about Sonagule and the other clinics is that they are sooo expensive.

John, I'm glad you found LLMDs to suit your needs.

Mamav, I'd like to know more about the Raleigh LLMD.

Thanks, all !!!!!!! Margaret