TheIronSheik
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Since moving back to PA, I started seeing a female family doctor. And to answer the first question, about a 4.5. Nothing special. First time I ever had a female doctor in my whole life, but honestly, I didn't think much of it. At my previous doctor in Texas, I was told that my blood pressure is slightly elevated. He never gave me any meds but told me to keep an eye on it. But when I got up here, she said that it was too high for my age.
So she put me on some pills. Now each time I would take my own BP at home, the top number was around the 110's. When I would go to my back doctor, my number was around the 120's. But when I would go see her, my number would spike into the 160's. Again, no. She's not hot. The problem was that she was very short with me. Would kind of scold me, almost yelling at me. And I knew this was causing me to panic at her office. She eventually upped my dosage and threatened to take away my ADHD medicine. She also ordered blood work for me to make sure everything was all right.
After getting the blood work, she told me my cholesterol was way too high and that my calcium reading was bad, too. Now my BP was spiking into the 180's.
I was freaking out thinking I was falling apart. Then, last week I had the kidney stone. The hospital nurse told me to go see my doctor about any urinary issues. Well, I don't know how women go to male OBGYN's, but I realized there was no way I could talk to a female doctor about my special area. So I called the office and asked if I could switch to a male doctor. They said sure and yesterday I went after work.
First thing, his nurse was super nice. (No. Not hot either.) But just made me feel comfortable to be at the doctor. The nurse for the other doc was like Droopy Dog and miserable. When he came in, he was an old guy that just started talking with me. I felt so relaxed. We talked about my issues and he looked at my papers. He said, "Looks like you have white coat syndrome." I told him I do, but the other doc didn't see it that way.
He told me the meds she had me on were way too high and that I shouldn't be on them. He said, "You'll end up getting dehydrated and feel like you're going to pass out with this stuff." I told him that's happened to me before and she said it was because of high BP. He then asked if I had been having a cough that wouldn't go away. I said yes, and that I figured it was allergies. Turns out it's the other med she gave me.
Then he looked at my chart and said everything looked good. I said, "She actually said my cholesterol is too high and so is my calcium." He looked again and said, "No. Your cholesterol is fine. For someone your age, that's totally fine. And the calcium reading is literally 0.1 over the acceptable range. And I guarantee you that's due to the BP meds you've been on."
In one visit, this guy fixed every issue. And every issue was caused by her! God, she was terrible. I felt more like I was wasting her time than her helping me. I remember my first visit when she asked what was wrong. I told her my back hurt. Then I said my hips hurt, too. Then I said I was also getting a pain down in my foot. She said, "Have you ever seen a psychiatrist? You might have an issue mentally." WTF?!? I was floored! Turns out all of that pain was from a herniated disk in my back.
The moral of the story here is: Don't be afraid to switch doctors. I had put all of my faith in her because she was a doctor. Now I wish I would have made the switch 3 years ago.
So she put me on some pills. Now each time I would take my own BP at home, the top number was around the 110's. When I would go to my back doctor, my number was around the 120's. But when I would go see her, my number would spike into the 160's. Again, no. She's not hot. The problem was that she was very short with me. Would kind of scold me, almost yelling at me. And I knew this was causing me to panic at her office. She eventually upped my dosage and threatened to take away my ADHD medicine. She also ordered blood work for me to make sure everything was all right.
After getting the blood work, she told me my cholesterol was way too high and that my calcium reading was bad, too. Now my BP was spiking into the 180's.
I was freaking out thinking I was falling apart. Then, last week I had the kidney stone. The hospital nurse told me to go see my doctor about any urinary issues. Well, I don't know how women go to male OBGYN's, but I realized there was no way I could talk to a female doctor about my special area. So I called the office and asked if I could switch to a male doctor. They said sure and yesterday I went after work.
First thing, his nurse was super nice. (No. Not hot either.) But just made me feel comfortable to be at the doctor. The nurse for the other doc was like Droopy Dog and miserable. When he came in, he was an old guy that just started talking with me. I felt so relaxed. We talked about my issues and he looked at my papers. He said, "Looks like you have white coat syndrome." I told him I do, but the other doc didn't see it that way.
He told me the meds she had me on were way too high and that I shouldn't be on them. He said, "You'll end up getting dehydrated and feel like you're going to pass out with this stuff." I told him that's happened to me before and she said it was because of high BP. He then asked if I had been having a cough that wouldn't go away. I said yes, and that I figured it was allergies. Turns out it's the other med she gave me.
Then he looked at my chart and said everything looked good. I said, "She actually said my cholesterol is too high and so is my calcium." He looked again and said, "No. Your cholesterol is fine. For someone your age, that's totally fine. And the calcium reading is literally 0.1 over the acceptable range. And I guarantee you that's due to the BP meds you've been on."
In one visit, this guy fixed every issue. And every issue was caused by her! God, she was terrible. I felt more like I was wasting her time than her helping me. I remember my first visit when she asked what was wrong. I told her my back hurt. Then I said my hips hurt, too. Then I said I was also getting a pain down in my foot. She said, "Have you ever seen a psychiatrist? You might have an issue mentally." WTF?!? I was floored! Turns out all of that pain was from a herniated disk in my back.
The moral of the story here is: Don't be afraid to switch doctors. I had put all of my faith in her because she was a doctor. Now I wish I would have made the switch 3 years ago.
If you feel like your doc may resist a request for a second opinion, or feel funny asking for one, or won't help you find a doc to provide one, it's a good sign you should be looking for a new doc.
Jeebus, what a perfectly ridiculous post.
