ARGH! A medical rant

[zouzounaki]

So, my time on the anti-fungal antibiotic has been rocky. I know I've expressed a worry that it wasn't working at first because it wasn't working as quickly as it had before when I took the brand name samples, but it had only just begun to chip away at my now extremely extensive problem and now... my prescription is no more. Well, not permanently, hopefully, but for the time being as my doctor (*%!#$&, yes her, the one I've mentioned before, the one I wouldn't still be seeing if she didn't give us free appointments) gave me the prescription and then went away on extended holiday when it was due to be renewed without supplying refills!

So my sister and my brother spend a considerable amount of the morning calling her office, trying to get anyone there to approve a renewal. Finally, they reach one of her partners, who flat out refuses because she "doesn't know me" and doesn't know if "the diagnosis is accurate." Apparently her partner's word is nothing to her. It's not like we were asking for a prescription, mind, just an approval of a refill which her partner will do as soon as she comes back. Well, this one demands that I have a blood test and that she's allowed to see me first (all of this would extend till, what? The end of next week? Fuck it, my doctor's coming home on Monday! Not to mention, I suppose she expects me to pay for all of this with all of that wonderful money that we lounge around in all day, that delightful stockpiling of cash we have just laying around!)

The thing is, the infection's so bad now that it'll take hold again with a vengeance with only one day missed; it'll just make it that much more difficult to get rid of the damned thing! I've already sacrificed one of my psychiatric meds to it (it said "interaction," but it was more like a boxing match in my gut every morning!) and had enough afternoons spent in the bathroom doubled over and puking up, well, whatever would come. It might seem like a relief to get away from that, at least for a little while, but I'm afraid the symptoms will be just as bad as they were at first if I miss a week, not to mention the fact that it's already screwed up my sleeping and menstrual cycle, and now both of those things will have a full week to adjust otherwise!

I really hate doctors. It's starting to feel like, while this is my well being in their hands, it's rather a lark to them and it's my own fault if I don't play it the way they want. I feel sick as a dog, I plan on feeling worse, if only just about myself as I watch the nastiness on my skin get worse again not to mention the actual physical symptoms.

Peace, Ghani

Comments

[lastwordslinger.livejournal.com]

*tackles* :( I hate that this is happening when you were hoping to make some progress on this. The world needs more doctors that actually care about their profession and what it means for their patients. I wish I knew what to say to be a comfort, but just know that, as always, you're in my thoughts and prayers. And if there is anything I can do, including being just a shoulder to cry on if that is what you need, I will do it. *hugs*

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Sighs, I have to accept that I'm terribly premenstrual right now, and that's like, 85% affecting my 'Hulk SMASH!' attitude. Because I keep telling myself this is just until Monday when we can sort this whole thing out, though do believe that this doctor's going to get a piece of my mind on the subject this time (especially dependent on when I actually get my period, hehehe!) Just so frustrating! But, you know, it finally gives us incentive to actively look for another doctor who won't jerk us around so much, so that's a positive, definitely!

Thank you muchly! Hugs back!

[lastwordslinger.livejournal.com]

If you can find a new doctor after this, then maybe that makes it a blessing in disguise! And whoa do I understand about Hulk-Smash-PMS! Hormones are officially the bane of all existence, lol! Just keep fighting the good fight, as they say. And know that I'm here. :D

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Mehehehe, I told Ann that it was a good thing that our doctor wasn't coming back until Monday lest I'm tempted to unleash some of my Hulk-Smash-PMS on her; this way, we can at least do it tactfully, ha! Instead of, you know, thrown office furniture! xP

[musetrax.livejournal.com]

The partner is whack. It's ridiculous that the system is jacking you so bad. I hope it works out and that you get this thing beat. *hugs*

[venckman.livejournal.com]

The doc who won't trust their partner's diagnosis and regimen: well...see my avi for my thoughts on the subject. That is seriously messed up. A tongue-lashing is seriously in order there.

Sorry you have to go through this. I hope it gets sorted out on Monday!

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Ha! *Sighs* I feel that way about so many people I have to deal with day to day these days... In a perverse way, I'd like to be a fly on the wall when the partner tells her why she was questioning her judgment and not taking care of the emergency part of being on the other end of an emergency contact number, mehehehe!