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06/01/2008 18:01
JLCarter
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I don't mean to be such a complainer....and usually I'm not.I just have to get someone elses opinion about what happened to me.Ok,I'm in a nerve specialists office getting the tests ran on both my hands for carpal tunnel.And as the dr begins the tests,he proceeds to ask what other medical problems I have.So I tell him,I've had Fibro for over 20 years.He then says:"Oh, you have headaches do ya?"Well,I didn't catch on right away so I said,yeah I do get headaches,I get migraines from time to time,along with tension headaches.He then announces to me,that Fibro is just a headache disorder!I was like WHAT?Then he tells me when the headaches are under control,that "that fibro" will go away.Ok,is this guy an idiot or what?Does he realize what he just said to me?

So instead of having an arguement with this guy,I just prayed for this test to hurry up and be over with.So, a few minutes later,he askes me if I have sleep apnea,or have a hard time sleeping.Being reluctant~ I answered honestly and said yes to both.Well,that just left me wide open...he told me I was overweight and that was why I have sleep apnea,and that was the reason I always felt tired and run-down aka Fibro.So if I lose weight,my problems will all go away! Well,just run me over with a mac truck why don't ya?

Someone please tell me Im not just being ultra sensitive am I? This guy was an idiot...and should not be in the line of helping people should he?

I am so scared that my husband will get tired of dealing with all my aches and pain...that he'll leave.Most of the time,I'm just either too tired or in too much pain for us to have alone time.What do you do about intimacy?
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06/01/2008 19:07
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That so called doc is a total idot. I would never go and see him again. His way of thinking is why we all have so much trouble getting good medical help.

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06/02/2008 01:04
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No you are not being ultra sensitive I feel like we may all be sensitive at times because we feel like we have to defend ourselves on a daily basis because of this dredful illness and when you get someone in the medical field that SHOULD know what we are going through and SHOULD sympathize if they do it is very aggravateing when you get an idiot like this doc sounds and when faced with such an idiot it is totally normal to feel the way you are feeling. I think we have all been there at one time or another and I guess that is why I am always saying I hate stupid people LOL.

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06/02/2008 06:41
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The problem is the doctors like that really think they are helping you. You are not going to change their mind. I think it would be better to tell him, "I am under treatment for fibromyalgia."

Many doctors think that the word fibromyalgia is code for "we don't really know what is wrong with you." I am sorry he was so insulting though.

You should have asked him, "Are you single or happy in your marraige?" "You could probably have a girlfriend/wife if you changed your bedside manner."

Hugs to you.

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06/02/2008 06:42
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You are not being sensitive he is being stupid and noninformed....he needs some education on this subjusct...I hate Dr's like that...Thank god I don't have them in my life all my Dr's know about what this thing can do to you....
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06/02/2008 11:55
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JLCARTER,

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THAT GUY WAS MORE OF A JACK*** INSTEAD OF A DOCTOR. PEOPLE LIKE THAT JUST BURN ME UP.

I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO HEAR THIS JERK (DOCTOR). I BELIEVE HE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO MEDICAL SCHOOL. OR READ A BOOK. HE NEEDS TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH,ALSO CALLED LEARN.

hAVE A GOOD DAY. AND DON'T LET NEGATIVE PEOPKE GET TO YOU.

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06/02/2008 15:51
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I wont even get started on this one. He is not worth our time.
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06/02/2008 15:56
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He's a moron, and has a terrible bedside manner to boot! I once had a doctor drop something on purpose to see if moved my head, thinking I wouldn't notice his little "test". I told him my movement wasn't limited, that it just HURT. He then told me fibro was a catch-all diagnosis when they can't figure out what's wrong with someone. I quickly moved on to a different doctor.

However, he does have a valid point about the sleep apnea. My mother just went through sleep analysis and her doctor urged her to lose weight also. She doesn't have fibromyalgia.

Find a new doctor.

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06/02/2008 16:02
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I've decided I am not going to ask questions anymore. I am going in armed with the answers. I know I have fibro. I know I have other neurological issues. I want to know if there is anything new they can do for me, if not just renew my scripts and leave me alone. Leave the psych stuff for the psychologist.
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06/02/2008 16:10
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Okay--this guy is an idiot!! He is supposed to be helping people, what a jerk.
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