Doctor in Chicago two years ago, looking at chart and speaking slowly as she reads results of bloodwork: Your cholesterol level is impressively low. Your blood pressure is a little low, so you might want to add a little sodium to your diet. I see no markers here of you being at risk for any type of heart disease, other than having two relatives in your paternal line who had it. Keep an eye out, but dont worry too much, because what Im finding here suggests that you probably take after your other parent. Well keep your asthma treated, and heres what I suggest for your depression. Good bone density, but your calcium level looks a little bit high, so maybe reduce your milk consumption just a little bit, okay? Doctor in Fullerton a year and a half ago, not yet glancing at bloodwork she ordered, but wrinkling her nose: Well, clearly youll want to lose some weight, get your high blood pressure and cholesterol under control, reduce sodium levels, avoid caffeine. Doctor in Fullerton, last month (new doctor, working out of the same office as the fat-phobic one; I chose her so I wouldnt have to transfer my records to a whole nother practice): I cant let you keep taking your depression medication without a complete physical. Make an appointment with me right away. (I set the first available appointment; its in September.) Doctor in Fullerton, last week: *forgets to call in prescription for depression meds to renew it for the weeks before her available appointment* Doctor in Fullerton, this morning: *orders wrong dosage* *orders twice as many pills as my insurance will cover, which would cost me $1000/month if I took her at her word that I needed them twice a day instead of once, despite the fact that she hasnt even seen me yet or asked me about anything related to depression* Me: I will keep the appointment in September because without it I will have no prescription for depression meds, but after that appointment, I will be shopping for a new doctor who isnt going to diagnose me without a glance at my chart, and who will make damned sure that my depression gets treated so I actually have the spoons to deal with doctors.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:35:35 +0000
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