scowlkat

Find another doctor - it is the only answer! My doctor of 25 years left his practice and referred me to another partner. My first visit consisted of me stating why I was there and then listening to him for 20 minutes explain why this food supplement he could sell me would take care of my ailments. I never went back. I was fortunate that I knew another doctor that treated my MIL and was accepted by her. It is your health that is at stake and if you don't feel comfortable with how they are treating you and your problems, it is up to YOU to take charge.

donnajean

Sounds like you should see an ear,nose, throat doc.

athomenow

Dr. Oz says to write your questions down and have him do his homework then call you with answers! I haven't tried this because i have a good dr. And by the way all my Dr's are female! Won't go to a man unless I have to.

Nanamoms

Yes, I agree with everyone who posted to find another doctor. Yes, doctors are stressed and have to see so many patients due to all the regulations but how else can a doctor correctly diagnose you w/o listening to your symptoms?

I agree that you may need to see an allergist and I would ask for a referral from his nurse.

All doctors are not like the one you described. also, you can ask for your medical records to take to a new doctor. That helps from starting over.

june6995

I had to use drastic words to get my doctor to listen. After several years of problems, I finally told him I was sure I was dying, and I needed REAL HELP! I demanded that he do some tests or I was going to find a Dr. who would.

So he sent me for test, then I found a GI Dr. and I did find out what the problem was, and learned that I have had the problem for more than a few years. How about 5?

After trips to the hospital and efforts to correct the problem, I was sent to a liver specialist who knew how to take care of the problem.

Now that all this is resolved and I am beginning to feel like living again, I plan to find a new Doctor. My Primary Care physician just does not have his heart in his work. I think he is suffering from burn-out.

Hello New Year and Hello New Doctor.

June in Cincinnati

fishhavengirl

It's your body and you have the right to tell your doctor what you will and will NOT take. Mine wanted to give me Cumadin and I told him no way....he didn't like it but I put the question back on him and asked if would take something he didn't agree with...he just laughed. They aren't god's, although some sure think they are! One of his new little doctors fresh out of medical school told me that they wouldn't due a procedure on me because it would only benefit a younger person with a longer life span. WHAT!!?? I'm 58 not 158...I told her she could go fly a kite and told the front office I would die first before I ever let her see me again. Find the right doctor for you and don't just do what they think is right if it doesn't seem right to you. Hugs ((( )))) and prayers.

collady

I wouldn't worry about why that doctor doesn't listen to you. I would find a new doctor! I am lucky to have one that walks in, sits down, and asks what is going on. He listens and takes notes! I found him after the doctor I had been using for years moved. I wish I had found him sooner!

irishrose

Find a new doctor you can work with. My PCP is great, but the rheumatologist he sent me to was a clone of the doctor you described. I went for two app'ts and didn't return. When I went back to my PCP, he agreed. Is there another doctor in the same practice you can see so you don't have to transfer all your records? It's your body and you know it best!

Willa

Go find a different Dr. A co worker's husband kept getting "bronchitis" and his Dr. kept treating it as that. For as long and often as he had it, we told her he needed to see a different Dr. They waited a little longer till finally they listened and saw a different Dr. He had a fairly rare, but not unknown,illness, which if it had been caught earlier, could have been treated and possibly given him years before needing a lung transplant. As it turned out he received a lung transplant a few months later and lived for about a year after that. We all hope we have the Dr that knows everything but they are human.

Kehoeta

DonnaJean.... Vitamin B deficiency will give you those tingles.. I had no idea. But lucky for me... I have a wonderful doctor that I e-mail my list to just prior to my appointment and she is prepared to talk to me about my health concerns. Anyway - she had me get my blood tested a couple of times because the Vitamin B levels were low. Then she prescribed shots, she says somehow I don't absorb enough from food... Anyway. Voila.... no tingles.

Tropical.... I agree with everyone who says find another doc. There are good ones out there.