Rx for life
Oct. 7th, 2004 08:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aceofkittensI was already annoyed and now, LJ ate my post, so I'm even more annoyed.
My post that got eaten was about how much I hate doctors. I always have. When I was a small child, I once threw an entire jigsaw puzzle-like game, and the board it came with, at a doctor. I still pretty much feel that way about the medical profession.
I had my first appointment today with my new doctor. I basically went in there for two reasons: to get birth control and to finally get allergy testing and discover what exactly is trying to stop me from breathing. The doctor barely spoke English and I had to repeat myself, again and again: "Allergy. Hives. No, not a food allergy. I'd like a referral. To an allergist. Al-ler-gy." Ten minutes later, I got bustled on out of there, feeling bewildered, with neither birth control nor an allergy test scheduled. Instead, I am being sent to some lab across town to get a full set of bloodwork drawn, just to make sure my cholesterol isn't too high or something. Uh... ok.
I've only had this doctor for a week, but I guess I'll be switching. Again.
ETA:In this version of the rant, I forgot to mention that she wrote me a prescription for an allergy medication that isn't covered by my insurance, that I wouldn't take anyway, because I'd like to know exactly WTF it is that I am allergic to, not chug pills every day to mask the problem.
My post that got eaten was about how much I hate doctors. I always have. When I was a small child, I once threw an entire jigsaw puzzle-like game, and the board it came with, at a doctor. I still pretty much feel that way about the medical profession.
I had my first appointment today with my new doctor. I basically went in there for two reasons: to get birth control and to finally get allergy testing and discover what exactly is trying to stop me from breathing. The doctor barely spoke English and I had to repeat myself, again and again: "Allergy. Hives. No, not a food allergy. I'd like a referral. To an allergist. Al-ler-gy." Ten minutes later, I got bustled on out of there, feeling bewildered, with neither birth control nor an allergy test scheduled. Instead, I am being sent to some lab across town to get a full set of bloodwork drawn, just to make sure my cholesterol isn't too high or something. Uh... ok.
I've only had this doctor for a week, but I guess I'll be switching. Again.
ETA:In this version of the rant, I forgot to mention that she wrote me a prescription for an allergy medication that isn't covered by my insurance, that I wouldn't take anyway, because I'd like to know exactly WTF it is that I am allergic to, not chug pills every day to mask the problem.
