Frustrations in Medicine

Yesterday, well, it was a pretty crappy day. I woke up tired and pretty much stayed tired for the entire day. However, I did get quite a few things done over the phone. I still have vertigo. I am not as dizzy as I was when this all started, but laying down and getting out of bed still makes me loopy. I tried calling my internist to get a referral for a well liked physical therapist. It is not bad enough that I dislike my doctors here, but the reception was so mean to me. She complained how complicated it would be for me to get a referral to see a PT. This is also the doctor who could not send me to an endocrinologist  Which apparently I really needed to see. Anyhoo, the lady sent me into tears. So, I called another doctor and they aren't available until Monday. In the state of Georgia in order to see a physical therapist you need to get a referral from a doctor. It's apparently the law here.

So, I am crying because truly I have had it. Shall I just list the doctors that I have seen since I have been here ? One for my ears, one for my veins, one for my heart, one for my pre pre diabetes, one for my throat, and one for my mind. Which one was my favorite ? The one who didn't say " Oh you are fat, you need to lose weight, you might be a wreck...let me run you through a battery of tests to show that you are not". So, today, a day late, the retched receptionist calls. She tells me the doctor does NOT want me to see a physical therapist, but a ear, nose and throat doctor. So, now I have to go into another office ? I have to fill out another form ? I have to tell them all my personal information and my freaking LMP ? Does a ear doctor need to know my LMP ?  Then does that doctor send me to the physical therapist ? 

 Do I really require taking so many pills ? What is it about me ? Do I appear ill to people ? What I really want to do is just have the holistic approach to medicine. I don't believe that holistic medicine can cure cancer, but I certainly will no longer be involved with "drug dealers" I mean doctors anymore. It's all about the money...it has to be. I have been told by drug reps and by people who make drugs to keep away...and now I totally believe them. 

I went to book club that night and told my friend all about the crap that I had been through. We talked until everyone else arrived. We discussed the book "The Testament of Mary". It wasn't screaming Christianity but atheism. It was never the less interesting. I made them listen to "This American Life" about David Sedaris in Paris being accused by Americans of being a homeless Parisian and a pick pocket. It was hilarious and needed a good laugh. It's true, if you want to feel embarrassed about being an American go to Europe and see how older Americans treat Europeans. That is why I keep my mouth shut....just as David Sedaris did.....

Good Food, Good Books and Good Friends...that is what life...well some of life is all about :)