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Originally Posted by healingme4me
My apologies for misreading about diabetes. I hear you about burn out from seeing one too many doctors. For me, familiarity with office staff borders on a frustration level, in many ways. I had a staph infection back in '07, before I ended up referred to a neurologist, and a diagnosis of MS based upon mri and an clinically isolated optic neuritis in '00. With that staph infection, I remember my father saying, 'where does an infection really go?'
So, I certainly hear you, about infections and subsequent illnesses that didn't exist prior.
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Sorry to hear you've been in a similar place.
Yes, I'm thinking I need a new PCP because my current primary is -- while someone who is handy with ordering new tests and dealing with common ailments -- is not good with people with chronic illness or 'complicated' conditions.
I go to her office when I want to check on something small or get something simple treated but otherwise I'm relying on my rheumatologist more for help with pain and chronic issues because she (so far) seems more clueful about what I'm dealing with and willing to think outside the box.
But in general, I'm disappointed with the state of medicine more than anything because I don't think they have developed the most effective treatments for pain, and nerve pain in particular. And even if they do work, somewhat, the side effects are not always worth the price of admission.
For what it's worth, your father may be on to something. There is some evidence infections can trigger a number of (sometimes seemingly unrelated) problems. One notable thing which also happened with me is that my immune system may not have been normal when I got infected -- and this may be why recovering from it has been difficult.
I hope that things get better. And that I can find ways to prevent them from getting worse. It's all about quality of life at this point, though I don't have all the answers.