is your doctor good or bad

[trisha64]

ive noticed from chatting to friends on facebook that not all drs have a good understanding of fibro ,,,

ours is dr karam in liverpool and she is wonderful ,, but the gp we had before wasnt as good

[lynz]

just seen mine today after making a wolly of myself sobbing lol id say he is good

[Hidden in reply to lynz]

Will you stop that! lol. You must have needed a good cry and it was good you did it there. xxx

[Hidden]

My doctor is fab Trisha and we have a good chat and a laugh and he will refer me without me asking but he's semi-retired now and only there Mondays and Tuesdays and I work those days. I saw an Indian one who looked about 15 last time I went and he was lovely but he's not the same as my doctor.

[trisha64]

lynz dont think your a wally hun i had a spazz out in a packed asda ,, ended up in hysterics snot and dribble all over the how not thats a wally lol xxx

i think we are lucky then sue our previous dr often told me to pull myself together and get out jogging it was all in my head !!!!!!!!!!

dr k is actually now i think i dot know her nationality ... but she is one of those drs who really does care ,, she has done house visits to give me cortisone injections when i cant move ,,,she calls us and asks us ( me and daughter ) if we are well and need anything ,,

[Hidden]

my last gp was a pain in the a***,, she hadnt put most of the things I was struggling with, Ive been incontentent for 3yrs only now have i got a nurse,when asked by social services why she hadnt refered me for a wheelchair she told them I hadnt asked for one, she d seen my numerous times struggling with mobility, but wrote on my dla I had no problems

[trisha64]

i ended up buying a wheelchair from e bay for my daughter who has been very very ill ... but now i have a wheelie zimmer that i have to take everywhere as my balance is just awful and i tend to have really bad pains in my knees and ankles hips when i walk x

[jazher]

My gp has been quite good.

I have flipped on her twice now and she still wants to see me every month to check up on me, i have evn had a phone call off her last year as she didnt see me for two month.

I have just seen a fabulous immunologist called dr spickett at newcastle rvi, who has diagnosed me on the spot first time i ever seen me. xxx

[Elradith]

The jury is still out about my GP - will find out today I think as it will be the first time seeing him since being diagnosed. Fingers crossed he turns out to be a good one.

[dobby-the-house-elf]

my GP not far from liverpool is excellant my specialist in mr chu in arrowpark.

[trisha64]

hi dobby yeah arrowe park is a pretty good hospital despite the press opinion ,,, i go to the royal nowdays as i moved from the wirral

[trisha64]

its good chris when drs do listen but i have a friend in wales who has no end of problems with her gpp x

[PaulaPortela]

I´m not that happy with my Drª when i came from Portugal I take gabapentin and trazodone but I complained about my fatigue and she told me that it was because of the Gabapentin and i don´t prescribed more and nothing to replace, and she tries to stop me the trazodone as well but i don´t I need something who keep´s me safe from my dreams. So I can say she not very good.

[trisha64]

the best i can say paula is id look for a new dr ,, unfortunatly some just dont seem to care and fob fibro patients off ,, i dont sleep well despite being on heavy meds but i suffer from nightmares so sometimes thats a blezsing xc

[patrisha]

Hello All

My Dr is fantastic he sees me at the drop of a hat should i need to. He was the one that dx. me and he insists on see me every month to see if i have any further problems. He is very easy to talk to. I could not wish for a better GP .

Love and kisses to alll xx

[Ang01]

I also am extremely fortunate to have an excellent GP, she has saved my life on more than one occasion when I have been really down and is never too busy to phone me if I am unable to see her. I feel so sorry for those of you whose GP's are not at all sympathetic to your illness. I would have thought that was why they wanted to be a GP in the first place. x

[jayjay]

I to class myself very lucky to have a fantastic doctor, he always listens to me, i've cried my eyes out to him on many occations,he told me i could ring him any time and tell the receptionist to put me stright through to him,he gives me options on what he could do for me,and gives me the choice of what i want, i have had this doctor for many years now, and he makes me feel very comfortable and show's he really cares, he always goes over his time with me and never rushes me out the door,he is a brilliant doctor, and i sugest anyone who doesent have a good understanding helpful doctor should change to one that does understand and listens and actually cares, and dont give up until you find one, good luck ....... soft hugs to you all xx

[TIDDLYF]

I have been reading this and i too have been guilty of crying in the doctors. You start talking about how you have been and thats it the flood gates open. I think it is because I live with 3 of my children and am always telling them i am fine, not too bad today, but then tell the dr the truth. However i think he thinks fm is insignificant. On my dla form it say 'do not include minor transient conditions' he lists my other conditions but does not include fm even though on the first page is states that it is one of the conditions they are asking about. How do you find out if a new dr. will be any more sympathetic. I cant go to a new dr only to discover they too are unsympathetic.

[Frotbanana]

My GP is awful coz he said that Fibro is not an illness but a symptom of depression and no one in his practice will ever diagnose Fibro.

[Rosamond]

I have a wonderful GP. he is understanding and listens to my worries and gives advice. Yes he is one in a million. But I only go to see him when things get really bad as I do not like to waste his time , but he is always there for me.

[Ermintrude75]

The GP I see is great. He takes the time to sit and explain everything and listens to what I want including my worries about going onto amitriptalyine and helping me with how to manage my meds when I was going away for the weekend with the girls to a wedding. He was also the one that diangosed the fibro and even apologised for making me take another blood test.

[trisha64]

the best way to get a new gp as far as im concerned it is to canvass friends who live close by ,, we have moved so many times but have only once had a really bad dr .. but he didnt last long ,,, fm is being more recognised now but some see it as a nin illness if u get me ,,, we had one who on first consultation told me i was just lazy .. at that time i was workimng 50 plus hrs a week ,, our gp now is superb but some days i think she just dosnt get it ,, she will go that extra mile for her patients and has been a champ defending me but even she said its impossible for her to guage what came frst pain or depression ,, some say depression causes the pain but i know if im pain free im npt as low