Isn't that Special, or Parts is Parts
@GardenGerty (157494)
United States
December 3, 2018 8:58pm CST
If you can help it, do not ever get involved with a medical specialist.
Each of them seems to only be concerned with his/her own parts that they specialize in.
We saw the cardiologist today. He does not really like Bob leaving off medications. His comment about Bob being close to needing transfusions and losing so much weight is that Bob needs to not try to lose weight (he isn't) and he, the doctor thinks it would be better to have two units of blood, or ten, or even 50 rather than have another stroke.
The general surgeon who is going to do the colonoscopy and endoscopy says that Bob's stroke was more likely a TIA, based on the lack of residual damage. He listened to Bob's heart. Says it is in sinus rhythm (normal) not AFib. He is a GENERAL surgeon, not a specialist. He is interested in ALL of Bob. He asked just how the radiation therapy for his prostate cancer was administered, so he can do his best job in his tests. He is concerned about the weight loss. He is not a PARTS guy.
The urologist cares about his "plumbing" concerns, and possibly doing a prostate surgery--heart doctor says that is risky. Urology Doctor does not even weigh Bob, and does not care that he loses weight. Does not really care what meds he is on. After the original injury he said Bob MIGHT have had an infection as well.
We received two phone calls while we were out to the cardiologist. They are from the Primary Care Physician. Concerned and wanting to discuss the urine culture that they did. She is not a PARTS person, either.
Not so sure I like seeing specialists. Give me generalists and primary care, because that little word "CARE" can make a huge difference. To them everyone is SPECIAL.
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@AmbiePam (85314)
• United States
4 Dec 18
My primary care is an internist as a physician, and she looks at the whole, but likes to hand me off to other specialists at times. But she is the only one who cares about the everything. I really hope they can get a clue about what to do with Bob as a whole.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
We are counting on this new doctor to orchestrate the specialists and treatments. She is really very good.
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@marguicha (215189)
• Chile
4 Dec 18
Although specialists are needed, general practitioners are much needed too.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
They need to come together, though, and do what is right for the entire body.
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@wolfgirl569 (94806)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Dec 18
I hope they can get things figured out soon. Yes the parts people only care that their parts are working.
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@RasmaSandra (73241)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec 18
Hope it all works out for the best. Blessings to you both and putting Bob in my prayers.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
Thank you friend. I just hope they see him as a whole person, not just different systems.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Dec 18
Tony does have afib and his heart doc told him he HAS to take blood thinner no matter that he bleeds from every opening in his body and ends up in the hospital. So he doesnt go back for over a year, the cancer doctor said go see the heart doc and tell him you cant take the thinners, he does and the heart doc put him back on thinners and told him he would shock his heart back normal, he bled out overnight, back to the e.r.
Told the primary care Doctor what happened, he cared enough to send him to a heart doctor in the next town, told him that doctor wants to do a procedure this hospital can`t, they do not have the equipment.
Most are in it for the money. Its sad to say but its true.
Most have the God complex, I have seen it all my life.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
My sister's urologist, who treats a different type of problem than what Bob has, is kind of funny. He tells her what she is doing right, how to avoid problems, and he also said she has some new stones, but they are so small that if he were to treat them right now he would be accused of trying to pay for his new Mercedes. He seems very conscious of striking a good balance.
@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@andriaperry Most of my life I have not had a gyn. I did for my hysterectomy, though. Funny thing is, I had gotten a huge splinter or shard of wood stuck in my hand trying to refinish some woodwork.Bob could not get it out and it was very painful. I was going to have my primary look at it, but we got the call on our referral to the gyn. I had just lost my mother, and I was all emotional and tearful, so the gyn whipped out a tiny set of surgical instruments and fixed my hand during my initial consult. That was good that he did care about my whole body.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Dec 18
@GardenGerty my gyn found I had diabetes, my family doc was funny he said, yep he`s right.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
4 Dec 18
I agree whole heatedly with you.We have that sort of thing here too
Get well wishes going out. Take care all of you
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
Thank you. I am sure the problem is common all over the world. I will also say that some of our very good doctors come from your country.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
When they first wanted to treat him, he was given hormone shots. Those were the worst. Then the radiation. We feel like a lot of his other problems stem from that. He feels like he has a lot of inflammation from different infections and that is causing all the problems.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@LadyDuck Yes, we were just talking today about how he felt he had allowed himself to be persuaded to get the hormone shots and they were probably part of what weakened his whole body.
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@LadyDuck (457412)
• Switzerland
5 Dec 18
@GardenGerty Oh my goodness, your poor husband is going through such a nightmare.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48890)
• United States
4 Dec 18
I know that all has to be so frustrating.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
Yes, it is. And no one part is better than any other.
@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Dec 18
I wondered what this was about and you're right overall. I did sees a specialist regarding my wound but I feel he did a better job on that than my primary physician. Although he didn't know why I had originally tolerating some of the treatments but possibly the foot doctor would know more about that anyway.
I've not had to see any specialist for the trunk of the body yet.
It's the colonoscopy and endoscopy routine or are they looking to prevent future problems? ( I may have read that elsewhere)
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@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
6 Dec 18
@GardenGerty is the endoscopy when they put a camera down his stomach?
@JudyEv (325384)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Dec 18
It seems the way of the world nowadays - each person specialising in a very small area. It is much the same in the building world. It took three different 'specialists' to put up the walls in my sister's new home, with each doing his own little bit.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
Oh wow. No general handyman doing construction.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@JudyEv That is very extreme. We can still get someone who will do all the steps.
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@JudyEv (325384)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Dec 18
@GardenGerty No and it's a very plain, standard house. One put up the gyprock panels, another did the joins and a third smoothed it all off.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
4 Dec 18
You guys must be frustrated by all the different doctors, and ones only caring about their parts. I know i would be
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
That is the exact words. I was dreading seeing the cardiologist, as I knew he would want the meds continued.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
5 Dec 18
@GardenGerty sorry. hope things get better all around.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
4 Dec 18
Everyone needs a General Practitioner for every day health and well being, but when it comes to certain body parts or organs, I trust the specialist. My doctor and my specialist work together to give me the best overall care when I need it.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
The problem is to get two or three specialists to work together when they specialize in different systems.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
4 Dec 18
@GardenGerty All specialists have a well rounded education that includes all of the body, but none of them wish to overstep the other's boundaries. I'd say they are probably doing the best they can within their own boundaries, but when someone has as many health concerns as Bob seems to have, the question is; which one takes priority? Determine the answer to that question and focus on that solution first. Alternative medicine might be one option to ease other symptoms he is having.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@Starmaiden Each of the doctors believes his own specialty is the most important and that is what is frustrating. It is really funny because up to three years ago people were amazed at how healthy Bob was. Even now, he is on what the cardiologist calls "baby doses" of the medications. but as @andriaperry mentioned about her care giving client, the "standard answers and treatments" sometimes are not appropriate. They can end up with scary results or interact with other treatments.
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@ethal2018 (387)
• United States
5 Dec 18
Oh my gosh, I know what you mean. all through my heart valve thing my primary care did not have much involvement. All specialist for everything.. I don't like it.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
6 Dec 18
Your primary needs to know what is going on, as likely you will be seen there more often and I agree. For us it seems that the heart doctor has no concern for how the urological problems are progressing.
@allknowing (130067)
• India
4 Dec 18
I have countless doctors in tow to take care of me unlike in the good old days when we had a family doctor that took care of all my parts (lol)
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
4 Dec 18
We remember when one doctor did everything and seemed to know all.
Where are these doctors.
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
4 Dec 18
There are too many pills to push for one doctor to do it all.
