Thread: Doctors!!!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Talk to her, ask her why the second test.
Unless the test is a real financial burden,,, then drink the red crap again & take the test.

Many in the world don't have access to a real doctor,, you & I do,,, take the test again.

The first week of January,,, I have to get probed at BOTH ends,, same morning,,, looking for anything unusual at my age 54 yrs,,,,

Life is just one PITA after another,,,

Make sure they scope the top first!

A number of years ago, as part of a physical, I was told I needed a prostate exam (first one). It was digital and I was thinking, sounds quite modern, digital. The doctor was female and she made some friendly small talk before the exam. Everything was jake. Then it was time for the exam and off came the pants. Noooooooooooooooo, digital meant finger! But the worst part happened when she completed the exam...practically threw a clean up tissue at me and left the room. This was the first and last time I felt "cheap."

I have those scans on a fairly regular basis but the last one I didn't have to drink the crap. Apparently they have a new way of doing it now. They still hook me up to the IV and pump Iodine (I think its iodine) into me for the scans but I'm getting fairly used to being stabbed now.

Originally Posted by AlanQ

I have those scans on a fairly regular basis but the last one I didn't have to drink the crap. Apparently they have a new way of doing it now. They still hook me up to the IV and pump Iodine (I think its iodine) into me for the scans but I'm getting fairly used to being stabbed now.

I told them I would do the iodine, it was the only thing to find something" a couple of infected lymphnodes that I have already took medicine for. I was there from 8.30am till about 4:00pm making me wait a hour or more to see on doctor only to be litterly dragged down the to the hall to another doctor who what do to a colonoscopy on me! I said h### no the last you did back in (April) caused me to have bad nights sweats for 6 months and insomnia. I mean I was going thru 7 or 8 T-shirts a night!, and still have the insomnia. BTW, that Red Crap turns to concrete and gives me all kind of problems., Pain, the "sit downs" "bad gas" etc.

Night sweats can be an indication of something very wrong.

I would do whatever that doc said.

Originally Posted by THORandODIN

I told them I would do the iodine, it was the only thing to find something" a couple of infected lymphnodes that I have already took medicine for. I was there from 8.30am till about 4:00pm making me wait a hour or more to see on doctor only to be litterly dragged down the to the hall to another doctor who what do to a colonoscopy on me! I said h### no the last you did back in (April) caused me to have bad nights sweats for 6 months and insomnia. I mean I was going thru 7 or 8 T-shirts a night!, and still have the insomnia. BTW, that Red Crap turns to concrete and gives me all kind of problems., Pain, the "sit downs" "bad gas" etc.

I fully understand but trust me some things are far worse!

See the doctor. They have saved my life twice so far in my life. Better to go through the dislike of the procedures and either find the problem or be declared OK than waiting and regretting later. My doctor might have a thought that I am a hypochondriac about somethings but I do believe that they prefer to err on the side of caution and run those tests to make sure that if there is a cause it is caught as early as possible.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

See the doctor. They have saved my life twice so far in my life. Better to go through the dislike of the procedures and either find the problem or be declared OK than waiting and regretting later. My doctor might have a thought that I am a hypochondriac about somethings but I do believe that they prefer to err on the side of caution and run those tests to make sure that if there is a cause it is caught as early as possible.

One of my oldest and closest friends damn near died twice in the last year thanks to not getting a test he really should have had quite some time ago. The first episode happened back in the spring. Now, some eight months or so later, although improving, he is still weak, tired, frustrated, sick, and very, very angry at himself for not having a test done earlier.

+1 to the advice not to walk away from this. The end result could be far worse than what you are trying to avoid. Also, BIG +1 to the advice to talk to your MD, explain your concerns, and see if another kind of test could be used. There are options, so please do explore them.

Good luck!

Sounds like you're leaving out part of the story, where the doc explained why she wants you to have those tests. Docs don't perform CT scans for no reason, or just hoping to find something. You must have some kind of symptoms for which she is trying to find a cause.

It's amazing to me how many people second guess their doctors in a way that they don't second guess any other professional. You don't hear people saying, "My plumber said I needed to replace a section of broken pipe! That's the second time this year! I'm just going to wrap some duct tape around it, he just wants to make some extra money."

That's not to say that docs don't make mistakes, but if you don't mention the side effects you experience from certain treatments, how will the doc know to alter the process or possibly prescribe something that will alleviate those effects? Just saying no to further tests isn't the answer. Asking what can be done to alleviate these side effects is.

I was told I needed a prostate exam (first one). It was digital and I was thinking, sounds quite modern, digital.

Now, that’s funny, spit up my coffee…