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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
So it looks like it is time to switch GI doctors. And probably file a complaint against the current one. I'm waiting to ask my pdoc about all this before I do anything (and I'm stuck with this one through the elimination diet I think). Anyway, I thought it weird that my GI hasn't examined my bellyi but I figured he knew what he was doing and that maybe he was relying on the NPs assessment at my family dr in July or he thought he knew what was wrong so he skipped it.
Then yesterday I was in the patient portal and noticed that both times I've seen him he documented that my abdominal exam was normal. He has never touched me.
And now I'm remembering that my gallbladder wasn't particularly painful until my dr pressed on it and I nearly jumped to the ceiling. Exams are important.
I feel so stupid for not questioning this sooner. I'm a healthcare professional for pete's sake. I know better. I've listened to my own belly abnormally rumble with my stethoscope during the bad times. I know he should have too.
I really hope my pdoc can help me figure this out. They are in the same hospital system so I'm hoping she knows something.
Of course no matter what, a complaint is a mentally ill patient vs a doctor...and I sure can't prove he didn't do an exam.
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I am so sorry you have had to go through all this, Rainbow. And if this GI guy in fact documented that he had done an exam that he had not done, well, obviously, that's a massive problem and quite shocking to me.
As I have said before, the surest way to receive subpar healthcare in the United States today is to have a legit DSM 5 diagnosis in your chart. It is a near-guarantee you will be unheard, not taken seriously, and just generally blown off--tragically, sometimes, until something really bad happens.
Since you're in healthcare, I won't mention what you already know, which is, of course, that, if you think there is still (and again, I don't know the whole time course here , so, sorry if this is already all resolved--sorry, but happy for you) some possible GB situation, you need a general surgeon, pronto. But you already know that.
Sending you healing vibes and comfort and honest, ethical practitioners. Thinking of you!