Thu, Jul-17-03, 16:43
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Senior Member
Posts: 787
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Plan: Lyle Style FD
Stats: 143/124.5/123
BF:24.8%
Progress: 93%
Location: Huntsville, AL
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It amazes me how some doctors behave! I grew up in S. Florida, I'm a redhead, and have fair skin. I'm skin cancer waiting to happen. A couple of years ago I went to a doctor to get a suspicious spot on my arm checked out. I was pretty sure it was an actinokeratosis - a precursor to skin cancer, and informed the nurse about my suspicions. The nurse agreed and wrote the info on my chart.
Now I'm 50, and the doc looked like she was in her 30's. But she came in the room and said "Well, sweetie, do we have a boo boo on our arm?"
First of all, I'm not her sweetie, her granny, her kid, or whatever. I'm an educated professional. And it wasn't a "boo boo" on my arm. I was using professional language - I have a master's degree in science and extensive experience in cancer and immunology research - and she blows me off as if I was a child or an old grannie with dementia. That ticked me off. When she looked at the spot she did decide to refer me to a specialist, but took almost a month to contact me with the information. I'm glad that spot wasn't malignant melinoma and growing while I waited! When I called the office to find out what was taking so long, they again blew me off. I complained and they acted like I was freaking out over a freckle. (The specialist diagnosed it as an early carcinoma and surgically removed the spot, leaving me a 1.5 inch souvenir on my forearm.)
I immediately found another doctor. A good one this time. And then I got a letter in the mail from the old one - they were kicking me out as a patient because I had complained about them taking too long to refer me. HAH! I beat them to it!
Aaaaahhhhhh, that rant just felt good! So LovableLC, drop that doc like a hot potato, and get a good one!
Joan
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