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Ive been running a temp and have had diarrhea and now abdominal pain for the last 4 days ..I saw my LLMD yesterday and I told her what was going on ..

Of course at the time I was feeling ok not too bad and thought the worst was over but she told me to call her right away if my symptoms continued ..

So tonight I called her to tell her I had a temp and now there was more pain she instructed me to go to a walk in or ER and see if they would get some testing done stool sample etc..

So I did ..... I went to my local walk in clinic and OMG what A-Holes the doctor came in asked me why I was there then said this .."so let me get this straight your here for abdominal pain fever diarrhea and feeling sick ????

I looked at him like is this a trick question ?? then said yes and the fact my LLMD wanted me to be checked out...

He went of on some rage about LLMDs and then palped my stomach said well I dont think its serious and I could run tests but that would be a bit excessive..

Left the room came back about 10 min later went to shake my hand while I was reaching for my purse I didnt shake his hand because I was grabbing my purse he jerked his hand back made some grunting noise and walked out saying follow up with your primary......

no instructions no medical advice was given no thought as to what was going on NOTHING ....HELL not even take some pepto or something.. I leave confused pissed beyond belief then I read the discharge paper where he had typed some comments about all this stuff he supposedly went over with me

Things like imaging machine tests doctors who deal with stomach issues etc It was a long list of a conversation that we supposedly had and all this info that he supposedly gave me ... I was like HUH ??????? what the hell is this ?????

I told my sister about what happened and she is insisting I call the office and speak to a supervisor !! I told her what the hell good is that gonna do they all work together they wont care or take my side ..

The worst part about this is the walk in is the same building as my primary and she treats me the same way ....

what the heck do I do ???? Im so damn frustrated right now !!!

Thanks for letting me vent ..

Julianna

If you primary care doc treats you like this then get a new one! Ask for your a copy of your file. They may charge you for this, but you have the right to a copy.

You could ask your insurance for a list of primary care doctors who take your insurance and are in your general area.

You don't deserve to be treated like this, none of us do. If you get any hassle write a letter to the department of commerce in your state and cc the doctors office and your insurance company. A real letter not an email.

My insurance company tried to get payment out me two years after the fact for an appointment. I wrote a letter to the state I had lived and never again heard from the insurance company about that issue.

Writing a letter to the department of commerce may not solve your issues immediately, but it will make them aware. I would first write a letter informing the state of the situation, then if needed request them to take action.

Hope this helps.

On another note most of these walk ins are affiliated with one of the local hospitals, sometimes owned by the same parent company. That aspect might take some research. If they are owned or somehow affiliated then call that hospital also.

A whole lot of hassle yes, but better care hopefully is in your future.

First off, let me say, you sound miserable! I'm so sorry that your poor gut is in this bad of shape.

Second, as rowergirl said, the way the urgent care doc acted was unacceptable. Very good advice in her posts.

Third, ARE YOU ON ANTIBIOTICS? For how long? have you been near animals or in a hospital?

If so, one reason to go to the ER/Urgent care would be to get tested for c.difficile, an intestinal infection, which can crop up when the good flora in your gut are wiped out or diminished (as in when you are on antibiotics).

If it is c diff, it can make you pretty sick, especially if you get dehydrated. Symptoms are abdominal cramps, fever, diarrhea. here's a link:

http://www.medicinenet.com/clostridium_difficile_colitis/ article.htm

I urge you to go either to the ER (or a different urgent care) and insist on some stool sample tests. Then they will be able to identify if you have an active infection and get you the treatment you need.

Until then, please do your best to stay hydrated. Keep in mind, there may be something else going on, but this is definitely something that needs to be either rule dout or addressed.

I hope you feel better soon!

Post edited by: irenwill, at: 02/14/2012 06:49 PM

when I told the clinic doctor what she said he said there is no difference water or not diarrhea is diarrhea..

also I was on doxi 5 months and just ended one month of biaxin and just picked up a scrpit for more doxi today

Post edited by: lulubug, at: 02/14/2012 06:56 PM

Are their private physicians offices in your town?

You need to get away from this bunch, sadly that may require more driving and effort on your part.