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Bev....

I wish I could give you a hug!!!! You are SO SUPPORTIVE and my biggest fan (except for my hubby of course)

I'm sorry I didn't write back sooner...my computer shut me of while I was writing you last night (I don't use the computer Fri. night and Sat. until sundown because of Shabbos). Please forgive me!!!

My doc. never told me what kind of ulcer it is...how he knows I have one....NOTHING! I'm beginning to get REALLY fed up with allopathic docs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He told me on Friday that he wouldn't be able to always spend so much time answering my questions.....he gave me FIVE MINS. of his time for questions....he forgot to write down instructions for the ulcer meds he gave me...........GRRR!!!!!

I've been to doctor after doctor the past year--my mom thinks I'm a hypochondriac because I go to so many docs. I just want a doctor who will answer my questions. I'm tired of taking meds without knowing why I'm taking them. I'm tired of doctors that fill up their offices for 20-30 minute slots and don't like answering questions. This doctor I'm going to now said I'm a difficult case. Most people come in for an ulcer...or upper respiratory probs...or thyroid probs. TOO BAD! Just because I'm a difficult case doesn't mean he should dole out the meds......on the contrary! He should get to know his patient (me in this case!) and make time to answer questions!

My best friend is in med school right now. She told me a story about a man in his 70's or 80's who began getting lethargic when he was swam. This man was a competitive swimmer all his life. His doc said it was old age. He wasn't so sure....so he called his friend, a competitive swimmer friend who had become an MD., and his friend told him to go to a new doc and have a battery of tests run because he thought it was his heart. Sure enough...the doctor knew his patient and if the man hadn't gone to another doc for tests he would've died...he needed a triple bypass pronto! (Sorry if I botched this story and it's confusing to read!)

WHEW! That was a longie!

So, I feel like the only way I can get better is to go to medical school and become a doc myself! Ok, maybe that's an exxageration....but I wish I could do just that! In the meantime...I'm at a loss as to what to do. It's dificult to keep spending money and changing doctors.....but I just keep telling myself something good will come of all this. If I can help just one person as a result of my current situation...it'll all be worth it in the end!!!

Thanks for listening (er, reading!)

Love,
Ruchie

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Formerly known as Ruchie

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