tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285435475821987325.post3595125638422696538..comments2015-12-14T04:09:59.706-08:00Comments on The Weary Zebra- Cushing's Patient w/o Insurance: DejectedThe Weary Zebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03773530801107317584noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285435475821987325.post-49385332342769092022010-10-05T20:29:21.756-07:002010-10-05T20:29:21.756-07:00You sound familer...
Anyway, what I ment by that ...You sound familer...<br /><br />Anyway, what I ment by that is that these doctors don't want to see me better. They don't want to see me at all! When I call to see if they will take a Cushing's patient, the receptionist puts me on hold and when they come back it is a flat no. The doctors at UT Southwestern, when they find out I had surgery in Seattle, give me so much attitude it ticked both Mrs. Zebra and her father. That is what I have been dealing with for well over four months now. That's when I started looking for an endo here.The Weary Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773530801107317584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285435475821987325.post-14422606265656421182010-10-05T19:24:53.799-07:002010-10-05T19:24:53.799-07:00"Doctors here don't want to see me better..."Doctors here don't want to see me better"<br /><br />BS. That statement presumes that they think badly of you and want to keep you sick. More likely they don't know how to treat you, don't know how to work within the structure you've set out (working with Drs elsewhere) or can't take on a patient with your insurance situation. I highly doubt they think "Boy, I really hope that guy stays sick." Trust me - if they think of you at all, it's probably something more like "I have no idea how to treat that person, I am not the right Dr for them."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285435475821987325.post-45360656261070878542010-09-30T19:01:48.855-07:002010-09-30T19:01:48.855-07:00Doctors here don't want to see me better, they...Doctors here don't want to see me better, they don't want to see me at all. That's why I had to go through 10 pcps to find one that would work with the docs in Seattle. And forget finding and endo here that wants a Cushing's patient to see. It's frustrating.The Weary Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773530801107317584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285435475821987325.post-79699271662711426122010-09-30T18:42:16.245-07:002010-09-30T18:42:16.245-07:00Dr's are about the same pretty much anywhere. ...Dr's are about the same pretty much anywhere. They're limited by the available research and unfortunately Cushings is still a relatively unknown illness. Even very reputable clinics only know so much. Sure, there are bad Drs but yours doesn't sound bad -- it sounds like they're working in the confines of what is known. Erring on the side of safety so as not to make things worse before they get better. It's rare to meet a Dr willing to go way out in left field and even rarer to meet a patient who will be willing to take on that many unknown risks. Yes, it's frustrating. Frustrating to be so sick and see no end in sight but... that doesn't mean your Dr is bad and that you should lump all Drs into a "hate" category. In fact, many patients should probably be a little kinder to their Drs. After all, they don't want you to stay sick. They just don't know how to make you better. Nobody does yet. I hope in time there will be a cure, or at least a better way to manage symptoms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com