[lil-angel-wings]

...I went to the Dr here for the first time today as i have really been having bad intestinal problems and i think its either colon (Diverticulitis), Gallbladder, or a parasite. When you go for the first time you fill out all the paper work so they know what all your conditions are, and i did. before he even came in the room he took my chart and was talking to some one out side the room for about 5 min about my mental health issues. when he came in the room all he would keep asking me is do you do drugs, do you drink (I have hep C got it in 03 and we dont know how)do you want to commit suicides. we don't treat that kind of stuff here. He kept asking this over and over the whole time he was in the room with me and i was trying to tell him about my health issues. Sever Pain, Diarrhea, food not digesting distended stomach upper and lower, liver tenderness, bad pain under the left rib cage feels like I've been kick in the gut there and it feels like my insides are being twisted at night when I try to sleep. This has al been going on for over 3 months and just getting worse and worse.

He didn't care about any of it... he just said it was probably the flu bug and he would just give me Imodium and that was it. He was trying to tell me that it was probably caused by depression, anxiety (basicly in my head)... so on and so on... he would not listen until i insisted it was more then that cause i know my body. and he finally said he would order a stool culture. but he again and again asked me if I wanted to kill my self or hurt anyone else, or was i doing any street drug even after he said he would order the labs...

I try so hard not to get angry at things like this, but this was total discrimination in the worst kind because of my mental health background.

I told my mom and she just said oh you know he probably just had a bad day or a lot of bad patients... IT SHOULDN"T MATTER... he is a professional Dr. and that was 100% discrimination.
why would i even want to go back for a followup?
If I die I told my husband that he will know what to do.

Trauma brings so much anger and going through watching my mother in law die last april and her stomach distending like it did and not being able to help her and watching her die form galbladder cancer, It just filled me with so much anger because this Dr would not listen. THIS IS NOT IN MY HEAD. Iv'e had intestinal issues befor and know what they are.

I will go tomarrow for the lab work, but i will not go back to him. If the results come back bad then i will find someone else and find a way to pay them *(which we don't have any money even for this Dr and he is in a low income clinic). After paying bills today we had 400.00 left, [we bought grocerice (food and all the nessesitys for the month, cat and dog stuff plus household) for the month $200.00. Gas for the car and prescriptions form last week $80.00( and we will need gas for Apts), Dr apt and lab work $80.00, that leaves us a whopping $10.00 for the whole month of DEC. dont get me wrong on the money thing as God has provided every penny and keeps providing all our needs! We still however have a week of November left. plus we will need to get Rx's and gas to get to my moms later in the month month for Christmas. I know God will provide as he always does, it just is infuriating to see a Dr. and be treated like that and then you feel like what a waist of money. Ive been putting this off for 3 months so my husbandcould get the medical help he needed for his emphizema.
Do I feel suicidal? I DO NOW!

Please pray.

[costello]

Sorry you had that happen to you, angel. You deserve so much better.

Can you get a different doctor?

[Ali_PS]

That is so unfair, and it's even worse that you should have to pay for that treatment. I live in Costa Rica and we have free health care here, so the treatment is the same, but to have to pay to endure that... No way in Hell, I would have hit him with my stiletto. My thoughts and prayers are with you, love from CR, Ali )

[krisakira]

You need a new doc ASAP!

[likewater]

i've had dr's like this before. they are a waste of money, and not helpful in the least. sorry that happened to you.

[OutofTune]

I'm sorry you were mistreated. Stand your ground and make sure you get the attention you need.

[faerie_moon_x]

I agree you need a new doctor! If he's not going to treat your mental health, then he should be focusing on your physical health instead of going on and on about what he's not going to treat.

You need to find a new doctor right away since you say this is going on for 3 months. You need to tell the scheduling nurse up front and say you may need an ultrasound. Perhaps if you are able to get in to see a GI specialist without a referal, you should do that.

I had to have my gallbladder out in July. The thing about gallbladder is it feels like a heart attack, (this is a very common belief.) It feels like your chest is being crushed and you can't breath, and is extremely painful. I was having this crushing sensation off an on, trying to figure out if it was a heart attack or a panic attack.... I had gallstones and gallbladder issue, which started in March. My doctor told me I was low on vitamin D and to come back in 3 months. Well, just as I was deciding I needed to get that follow-up appointment made, I ended up having what I thought was a massive heart attack and was taken to the ER by ambulance. I ended up having to stay for 2 weeks in the hospital for gallbladder & gallstone removal, and pancreatitus.

So that's why I recommend a GI specialist, GP will probably just try different things before giving you an ultrasound which can diagnose whatever it is.

Definitely get a new doctor! It's one thing for a hospital to treat you like ****, since they treat everything like it's nothing unless you're covered in blood. But your DOCTOR? The one you pay specifically to see? The one who's supposed to be in charge of your wellbeing? There is no reason for that to be acceptable. Someone with mental health issues doesn't just cease to have physical issues; that's just nonsense!

I remember I was really upset a few months back because I had all of the symptoms of aseptic meningitis... That day was really scary for me because I had no idea what was going on. Was I going to be okay? What was causing all of this? But because I had my bipolar on my chart & saw the old burn-marks on my arm, he told me it was stress-related!! Stress from moving here over a year & a half ago! I was so angry, so pissed off, so frustrated that he demeaned me like that.

You don't deserve that! None of us deserve that. So with your next doctor, I hate to say it, but keep your condition to yourself... Until s/he proves themselves to be a truly caring & understanding person concerned about YOU! Not trying to find a way around giving you all the care you truly need!

On another note, I'd try implementing some dietary changes to rule those out as possible factors in why you feel so horrible! Take two weeks on a very low fat diet, two weeks without milk or dairy, & two weeks without wheat products. See how those make you feel mentally & physically.

[unaluna]

I agree with shayatanica. I have to eat very low fat or else I pay for it.

[Gr3tta]

remember that the doctor works FOR YOU. you are essentially his boss. you can fire him.

unless i have very specific reason to believe that a physical health issue is mental health related, i never share mental health info with physical health doctors for this exact reason. it's wrong though. you shouldn't be discriminated against by supposed medical professionals for any reason.

[ickydog2006]

Due to being a military spouse, I've nded up with a lot of different docs, and am actually really thankful for it, because when I have a sucky one I know it won't last long. I've had docs do the same thing a lot. One even sent me up to mental health every single time before we even got to what I was there for. It got so bad my therapist had to send a note every single time and then he would still call her and usually send me up afterwards and she'd open her door and say, "You okay?". I would say 'yes'. (We saw each other evey week to two weeks and I was very honest with her so she wasn't worried.) I was so mad at that doctor though, I could understand if I had been violent, or something in the past, but no. I also usually am wary about giving docs my diagnosis of conversion disorder because then everything is assumed stress related by a lot of them (trust me, having had this since middle school, I know when I'm puking from stress, and considering my arm becomes paralyzed when it gets really really really bad, I think a sprained ankle clearly has nothing to do with my stress issues.) Sorry, kind of thread jacked that rant. The point is, they tick me off too, you'll find good ones and bad ones, and only use the bad ones when you have to.

[RunningEagleRuns]

Originally Posted by lil-angel-wings

...I went to the Dr here for the first time today as i have really been having bad intestinal problems and i think its either colon (Diverticulitis), Gallbladder, or a parasite. When you go for the first time you fill out all the paper work so they know what all your conditions are, and i did. before he even came in the room he took my chart and was talking to some one out side the room for about 5 min about my mental health issues. when he came in the room all he would keep asking me is do you do drugs, do you drink (I have hep C got it in 03 and we dont know how)do you want to commit suicides. we don't treat that kind of stuff here. He kept asking this over and over the whole time he was in the room with me and i was trying to tell him about my health issues. Sever Pain, Diarrhea, food not digesting distended stomach upper and lower, liver tenderness, bad pain under the left rib cage feels like I've been kick in the gut there and it feels like my insides are being twisted at night when I try to sleep. This has al been going on for over 3 months and just getting worse and worse.

He didn't care about any of it... he just said it was probably the flu bug and he would just give me Imodium and that was it. He was trying to tell me that it was probably caused by depression, anxiety (basicly in my head)... so on and so on... he would not listen until i insisted it was more then that cause i know my body. and he finally said he would order a stool culture. but he again and again asked me if I wanted to kill my self or hurt anyone else, or was i doing any street drug even after he said he would order the labs...

I try so hard not to get angry at things like this, but this was total discrimination in the worst kind because of my mental health background.

I told my mom and she just said oh you know he probably just had a bad day or a lot of bad patients... IT SHOULDN"T MATTER... he is a professional Dr. and that was 100% discrimination.
why would i even want to go back for a followup?
If I die I told my husband that he will know what to do.

Trauma brings so much anger and going through watching my mother in law die last april and her stomach distending like it did and not being able to help her and watching her die form galbladder cancer, It just filled me with so much anger because this Dr would not listen. THIS IS NOT IN MY HEAD. Iv'e had intestinal issues befor and know what they are.

I will go tomarrow for the lab work, but i will not go back to him. If the results come back bad then i will find someone else and find a way to pay them *(which we don't have any money even for this Dr and he is in a low income clinic). After paying bills today we had 400.00 left, [we bought grocerice (food and all the nessesitys for the month, cat and dog stuff plus household) for the month $200.00. Gas for the car and prescriptions form last week $80.00( and we will need gas for Apts), Dr apt and lab work $80.00, that leaves us a whopping $10.00 for the whole month of DEC. dont get me wrong on the money thing as God has provided every penny and keeps providing all our needs! We still however have a week of November left. plus we will need to get Rx's and gas to get to my moms later in the month month for Christmas. I know God will provide as he always does, it just is infuriating to see a Dr. and be treated like that and then you feel like what a waist of money. Ive been putting this off for 3 months so my husbandcould get the medical help he needed for his emphizema.
Do I feel suicidal? I DO NOW!

Please pray.

good luck. i will pray for you =P