dumb doctor!!!

So I went to the dr for my crud disease today. He comes in and asks "is this the time your sinuses usually act up?" I said "I don't have sinus problems". He asks my complaints and I tell him about how bad my legs hurt, he says "do they usually hurt when you have sinus problems?" Aagain I say "I don't usually have sinus problems but my legs do hurt when I have strep". He says "I think its just your sinuses acting up, but this will work for strep too".
So then I askhim about my random. Pain I get in my chest sometimes and say it started when I had my colon removed. He says "why did you have it removed?" I say "I had uc" he says "how often do you see your gi dr?" I say "I don't" he says "you have uc and you don't see a gi?"acting like I'm a crazy person. I said "no I HAD uc, I don't have it now, I dontt have a colon to have it in". He says "they took it all out, are you sure?" I wanted to sayyeah I was there, instead I say, "yes its all gone". He says, "well I can't help you, go to the gi" and walks out!
So I go pick up my meds and he's called. In omnicef, the pharamcist comes out and asks if I'm allergic to anythijng and I say yeah penicillin and he says that's odd. I'm like what, so he says since I'm allergic to peniccilin I have a better chance of being allergic to omnicef!
I will not be seeing that dr again!

Yikes, that is not good!

It is actually very scary how ill informed some doctors are.....and these are only the issues that we can pick up on. You wonder what else they know NOTHING about.....

Christine do you mean to tell me that Dr. Quack asked you when you were going to have your next colonoscopy. My GOD they would have to go find the thing to do the procedure on it sans you in the picture. Jeeeze Louise!

Reminds me of several docs I met enroute to getting my life saved with the small bowel lysis of adhesions and ileostomy. ONe said Can't help you, going to a convention in Barbados. Another said, I don't get this outlet obstruction thing (my colon was scarred in from what turned out to be unneeded sigmoid resection in a "pelvic prolapse surgery"). "it's all in your mind" (inability to pass stool through colon narrowed to diameter of a bic pen and small bowel closed by adhesions from the outside). One psychiatrist I was made to see said "won't you miss the ritual of taking colyte bowel prep?" That was the only way I could get stool out of my colon that was narrowed to diameter of bic pen. Then there is my FORMER PCP who wrote up that I had Munchausen's as in liking to be hurt by docs so I could see more docs! NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

I think we could all write a book with famous quotes from unbelievable docs. The surgeon who saved my life the best that could be done unfortunately retired. My current ileo doc wrote that I had a rectal stump (NO, I still own my whole colon though it can't be used) and then he said "now she has a better understanding of her disease" I HAD NO DISEASE, I had obstructing adhesions on my large and small bowel result of the original GYN surgery. I may do some record amendments on that one as if I ever GOD FORBID, but had any issues and was brought in to the ER of the hospital I now am affilitated with I would not want someone running at me with an infusion of Remicade or some other drug for intestinal disease I do not have. This was scary to read in my most recent records and this man is very nice and extremely smart. I just wonder how familiar is he with my case. I may have to educate him a bit??? for the benefit of both of us.
Rosemary

Ugh, how infuriating. Glad you're not going back.

It is kind of funny w/the colonoscopy list..... so many healthy people are so scared of that test, and they're so used to trying to get them to do it.... kind of blew me away when my partner turned 50 and had one..... the prep was SOOO much easier than it is in someone w/IBD.... Wow, people freak out about that????

Just yesterday I had a conversation with my cr surgeon. He occasionally calls me. He's had a bad cold for about 2 weeks now. He stated yesterday might be strep and if it doesn't clear up soon he has to go to the doctor. I chuckled and said....but you are a doctor? He laughed and said I know, but I might need blood work done and a strep test. I asked him why hasn't he gone yet....he's been suffering for quite some time. He said......quote.....'I know how doctors can be and I trying to scare my cold out of me with the thought of going to one.'

Sad to say, there are physicians lke this all over the country. And you have to PAY MONEY in addition to going through the emotional and mental frustration of their stupidity as well. I'm going to my 4th gastroenterologist in my 3rd city this week all about something that occurred in November 2010. I do wish you and all the posters the very best in finding whatever type of competent and caring physician you need. In fact, I pray it.