tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308833668606249796.post8984903081321783123..comments2012-03-16T17:08:37.974+13:00Comments on Creative Women of a Certain Age: Doctors and healthShirley Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01479768160284996206noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308833668606249796.post-24563769719797770512012-02-12T14:18:52.891+13:002012-02-12T14:18:52.891+13:00Oh yes, this sounds so familiar. I apparently am d...Oh yes, this sounds so familiar. I apparently am difficult to diagnose. I never go right away, taking time to assess or see if it will improve on its own, give the dr as much info to work with as possible, then have to either endure a blank stare as if he/she has never heard of such a thing, or be told it must be such and such that I am sure it is not, not if the doc had been really listening. Then it's off to one test after another, the dr often surprised at the negative results, which are always seen as "good news!" Well, it ain't good news if you still are sick or in pain and they have no idea why or how to treat it. But they often throw pills at you anyway in the same way as they throw tests. You are at their mercy, you want to believe these misdiagnoses, spend tons on testing, take the medicine, and then come to find out a solution was there, but not just the most common one. There have been times I've given up and just waited for things to rectify on their own, or like you, opted for my own research and trial and error.<br /><br />I don't understand why it should be this way. I know medicine is not an exact science, but with all the money drs spend to get educated, you'd think they could give better educated guesses.<br /><br />I've actually had pretty good luck with nurse practitioners, though. As one told me - they are trained to educate while doctors are trained to fix. When you're only focused on the easy fix as opposed to listening and educating, you can miss a lot.<br /><br />Hope you are out of pain soon. If you are considering Pilates and stretching, you might look into yoga. It has really helped me with pain issues in several parts of my body.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.com