Dealing With the Doctor(s).

DEALING WITH THE DOCTOR(S)!

 

It is a well known fact that dealing with Doctors can be a real pain in the ass. Why you ask? Because so many Doctors think they are God, or at least God Like. And, too many people accept that God Like persona as a fact.

Thus, a great deal of the time patients don't tell their Doctors what is really wrong, and/or if you do manage to tell the Doctor what is wrong he doesn't listen, "I mean Listen". Instead the Doctor comes to what he thinks is the diagnoses and proceeds to order tests and/or prescribe medications, that may or may not be what is needed.

I have also seen the Doctor ignore a patient entirely, and begin to run his own agenda on what needs to be done to fix, what he perceives as the problem.

 

I am here to tell you, Doctor's are not God or God Like, they are human beings just like all the rest of us. Claudia and I were very particular in selecting our Primary Physician when we moved here from North Carolina. I have to admit that Claudia did a lot of talking to people and calling patients of Doctors she heard about that she thought might be a good one to try. We finally found Dr. Fredd Miller, who at the time was located in Peachtree City. Since we lived in Jonesboro it was about a 20 mile drive to get to him, but he turned out to be the right Doctor. Dr. Miller is still my primary Care Doctor. He has been my Doctor for 21 years now. I remember when he got married and was happy for him and his wife when they had their two children. Doctor Miller now practices in Buck Head, and since I live in Powder Springs, it is a good 30 mile drive to go see him. But it is still worth it.

Why is he such a great Doctor? Because he takes the time to listen to what kind of problem we are having. If he doesn't understand what we are telling him, he will ask questions and do his examination to determine what the problem is. In Claudia's case, because of her being a Polio Victim and then a Post Polio Victim, he took the time to learn what Post Polio was and is, so that he could factor in the effects of that disease. Dr. Miller also recommends only those tests that are absolutely necessary to confirm or eliminate a suspected cause for a problem.
 


Whenever I have to see a specialist, I make sure he will listen to me and talk to me, not at me. I make sure he knows that will ask him and expect him to answer my questions.

As a result of the way in which I talk to a Doctor, and the fact that I make it clear, I want to know what he is doing and why he is doing it, I usually have good results.

If there is any one piece of advice I can give you, it is "You must believe you are just as smart and worthy as he/she is." "If you don't understand something, then ask questions until you do understand it."

Keep in mind, when you don't understand something, it doesn't mean you are stupid! it just means you have no knowledge of that particular subject, but you can learn.

Well! that is all from the gahillbilly.

God Bless us all. Amen.

"(C) Copyright by Victor Winebrenner"

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NO TITLE: The reason I say no title is because I haven't got one. I just finished taking a shower in preparation for bed and have no specific thing to talk about. I've just been thinking over the past week and the things I have been doing. I have written about them on FB and even here in my blog.

I was just thinking about my blog, first of all I just started doing this seven or so years ago, and doing it in a public venue. I don't believe anybody that knows me either family or friends especially people from my far past would believe I would ever write a blog or a journal or a diary. It doesn't matter what it is called, I would never do it.

Why? you ask? because I worked for the Army Security Agency (part of National Security Agency) for over 14 years, 3 years on active duty, then 11 years as a civilian employee, all for the same agency. It was a Top Secret series of assignments and I not only repaired crypto equipment, but I also did undercover spy work. that work and those assignments were top secret and I could not talk to or explain to my wife or my friends where I was really going, or what I was really doing. In this line of work, you don't write things down, you don't keep a journal or diary, and you certainly don't talk about your real line of work.

I spent a great deal of time away from my wife and 4 young children doing what I had to do. I'm positive that is why we broke up after 12 years of marriage.

No matter how I tried, I was never able to make it up to my children. I dutifully paid my child support even when it hurt to do so. My second wife Claudia found out about some of what went on with my spy days only after we got married and the NSA and FBI started doing background checks on Claudia and me, and monitoring our phone calls, our work and our social gatherings. And all this after I had left the ASA and gone to work in the electronics industry as an Engineering Technician and a Quality Control Technician.


To get back to the present, I have had to go to the Dentist to take care of removing rotten and infected teeth, which in the end it a good thing, because now I have been forced to face up to the fact that I must get a full upper denture, as I no longer have teeth on the upper gum. I think it is actually going to make eating a more pleasurable experience, and I should have a much brighter smile, actually showing teeth, which I haven't been able to do for quite a long time.

Now that I have received clearance from my Dentist and Cardiologist I have to call the orthopedic surgeon and schedule my knee replacement. My knee just keeps getting worse and worse.

I still take Simon and Felicity my grandkids to tko on Mondays, go to Church on Sundays, read a lot, and watch several favorite shows on TV. I also, use FB and email extensively.

I am trying to get my daughters sewing table shelves finished up for her, and I continue to make wooden toys for my own pleasure.

Currently, I am enjoying a cup of peppermint tea w/honey, which is very relaxing.

well, enough from the gahillbilly.

God Bless.

"(C) Copyright by Victor Winebrenner"

Busy Week.

Yes sir, it has been a very busy week. It started off with having to move all of the groceries, canned goods, boxed goods, crock pots, and numerous other items off of the pantry shelves so that the shelves could be moved. The buffet the shelves were sitting on had to be partially emptied too, in order to allow me to move it.
You should have seen Dahli (our dog). She was sitting there watching me and wondering what in the hell I was doing. I was moving everything into the living room and sitting it on the floor, and Dahli would go over and sniff at it to see what it was all about.

Then JoAnn comes over and away we go, painting the walls and wood work. You see all of the wood work in our house has been stained a very dark brown, and it is being painted semi gloss white. The change in the look and feel of the house is startling. We have now painted the main bathroom, the hallway, the dining room, living room, kitchen and the sun room.

The house is so much more cheerful, it feels wonderful.

Then yesterday Claudia and I went to the pain clinic in Peachtree city for her monthly renewal of her pain medications. This trip is another example of the beauricratic bullshit perpetuated on us by the congress, and the medical profession.

The reason for my anger is the fact that Claudia has no insurance so we have to pay out of our pocket for transportation to get there? Why? Claudia has to be transported in a van with a wheelchair lift, since she can no longer walk, and she can't transfer to a seat in our van, and I have no way to lift her power chair into the van. So each month it costs us almost $300.00 to pay for the transport, the doctor, and the medication. Don't you just love it.

Now today I had to go get the third Rooster Comb shot in my knee. If you don't know what this is you can find it here: http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Rooster_Comb_Injection/overview/rh_uniquecontent?fdid=rhuniquecontent_7ed4b8d75645f0e321b67a30b69f4e96&section=Summary

I am getting the rooster comb injections in lieu of getting an artificial knee installed.
On my last visit to Dr. Phat I was informed that I was anemic, well it turns out that I am low in vitamin B12, so she gave me a vitamin B12 shot, and told me to start taking B12 supplements, which I am starting to do as of tomorrow. She said that I should start feeling more energetic in a few days. I certainly hope so.

thats all for now,
gahillbilly.