Health- questionable
I made a huge gamble late last night and took a Tylenol with a small snack hoping that I could sneak just one in and the snack would buffer the pill.
In my most recent Gastroenterology appointment the Doctor informed me that pills dissolve in the stomach and 'cannot cause damage'... and even though I have upper endoscopy proof in the past that they have and do cause damage in my stomach I decided to 'be a team member' (in his words) and take a pill for my pain.
My pain has been though the roof and I just could not take another minute, so I took the pill.
HUGE MISTAKE!!!
My stomach started a sizzling burn about 15 minutes after I took the pill and the pain only got worse turning into a twisting agony that lasted for hours and hours and the pill did nothing for the other pain... and it triggered the GI bleeding!
This same Doctor wants me to stop taking my TUMS and switch to the highest strength of OTC Zantac instead, something that caused issues for me in the past and could not be tolerated. If I wanted to be a 'team player' then I was expected to do this...
As a "team player" I am also supposed to ignore the fact that I cannot get in enough fluids every day and should try to eat raw fruit for fluid...
Looks like I am not going to be a 'Team Player" because I swear that this Doctor actually is the coach for the other team!!!
Last night I was ready to make the trip to Richmond and the ER at VCU, but a quick check of the road conditions showed that the interstate was impassable in some places due to flooding between there and here and the side roads were just as bad. Added to this the fact that the "Team Player" Doctor would be the one calling the shots for any treatment and I have ZERO faith in him.
Yes, I am cranky and about to throw a temper tantrum that a two year old would envy because this just cannot go on and I cannot go on like this and I should not have to go through this!
It is time for me to take off the padded boxing gloves and put on the brass knuckles... no more Ms Nice Patient... because it is obvious that I know more about my condition and what is going on in my body than the Doctor and as a result it is time for them to either educate themselves in the facts about my condition and multiple medical issues or it is time for me to find a Doctor who will.
I have no insurance, and the VCU VCC program is the closest one to me I could find to try to get treatment, and they are over 90 miles away. Well, it looks like I am going to have to look even farther away for decent treatment, meaning that it will be even harder to get to the Doctor... but I have to do what I have to do.
No comments:
Post a Comment