Posted on July 26, 2009 by queenofoptimism
I was so hopeful that this third neurologist would come through for me. After all, I had two names to drop as referring me to her. A mutual friend and a doctor.
It was awful.
I should have known it was off to a bad start when a resident walked in the room first. I appreciate [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2009 by queenofoptimism
So you’ve got unexplained leg weakness that no one can diagnose and you’re having a muscle biopsy, your second biopsy in three months!
I thought there was a lack of information about thyroid biopsies when I wrote my posts about that. There is a severe lack of information about muscle biopsies on the web. So, here [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2009 by queenofoptimism
I know my expectations for my physicians and am fairly certain of my physicians’ expectations for me. But what about my personal responsibility to other patients?
There was a time in my life when I was less likely to be a persistent patient. When my thyroid treatment stalled, I jumped out of the car and hitched [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2009 by queenofoptimism
The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a well known Aesop’s fable. What you may not know is this fable has imposed a long-term grip of fear on me.
I believe that if I seek out help for a medical problem and it turns out that I’m just fine – I am essentially crying wolf. This [...]
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Posted on July 5, 2009 by queenofoptimism
As I sat down to write the latest installment here, I thought about Susan.
Susan is my friend who commented on my last post. I went to her blog so that I could highlight some of the information she shared. I was surprised to find a new post from her. Her last post was in [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2009 by queenofoptimism
I tried my new approach. I didn’t offer up much before the doctor coughed up her opinion.
The result was still largely the same. It’s my thyroid.
Well, that’s not the total story.
I had a visit with my new ophthalmologist. She didn’t hesitate to tell me what she thought just by looking at me.
I have dryness, [...]
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