doctor has annoyed me   

hidoormouse I can almost feel that elbow pain as I have one in my shoulder where I have an artifical shoulder joint but am seeing my doctor tomorrow so can mention that too.I can see why you dislike the other
gp. I am glad your doctor will give you the jab when he gets back.
I can hiss that doctor too. hiss hiss hiss.

How terrible for you! Doctors think they know everything; but they forget about being human!

i know what you mean. i am in need of new knees (long story) but the surgeon that i saw told me my knees were not bad enough to get them done. meanwhile i walk with a cane and have pain most of the time (not to mention i have knees of a 75 year old!)

Wow... I'm really sorry to hear about your troubles! That seems very wrong that they would let you endure that kind of pain. I personally have never had a permenent doctor and do not exactly know your woes. Though it is very hard to get ANY kind of medical treatmeent with my circumstances. I've been told over and over again that my issues aren't even serious enough to be seen! How do they know? They can't feel what I feel! Same as they don't know your individual pain! I wish you the best of luck. Maybe if your insurance covers independent clinics you can have it done there. It doesn't hurt to shop around.

HI..........all drs have their priorities and own ideas as far as a patient goes.
He didn't know you and wasn't sure about you.
Take it easy on him. He just needs time to understand your pain.
hugs,quita

you have to watch those cortisone shots, because when you aren't hurting, you tend to over do

but if you know this and then get the shot, then its still up to you to take care of it, even tho it isn't hurting, it is still damaged.

I am really sorry you are having this problem both with your elbow AND with the numbskull doctor. I can relate very well on both issues. I have tendonitis (tennis elbow) from a job I used to have and it is extremely painful, at least mine was. Do you have an aircast for it? That gave me more relief than anything and I always keep one on hand now because once that damage is done, it doesn't take much to make it flare up again. The aircast is an adjustable wrap with velcro and a pillow filled with air that sits on the muscle that pulls on that tendon. They're not very expensive, either. You can get one on eBay for under $20 including shipping or maybe find one at a medical supply place.

The doctor you saw who wouldn't help you is something I've gone through over and over again. I had endometriosis, had 3 surgeries for it in 3 years and the last time the surgeries weren't even a year apart and it took almost 8 hours to get it all out. My doctor had waved his hand in dismissal at me and told me these were just *women's problems*, that I might have a touch of endometriosis and that I needed to *suck it up* and *stop wasting his time with all my whining*. And actually, it was only after I collapsed at work and was transported to the hospital via emergency squad that he would even concede that I might have a touch of endo! The *touch* of endo was on my spine, every internal organ, on my lungs and a good bit of intestines. I also have fibromyalgia, and when I first started having serious problems with it, I had that same doctor and it was the same story. He flat out told me I was a hypochondriac and attention seeker. I hope now that so much more information is available, he feels like a complete idiot over how he talked to me. That's IF he's still a doctor....I rather imagine he's had the pants sued off him a few times by now. Karmic justice would be that he digs ditches for a living these days....

I guess it doesn't matter where you live, there are doctors who graduated in the bottom 50% of their class and/or who were arrogant azzes even before they were doctors. I think before anyone gets admitted to medical school, they should have to undergo thorough psychological testing to see if they're emotionally fit to do the job. If they're devoid of empathy or even sympathy, they should be directed to the nearest sewage plant to work.

haha wow total controversy glad it will turn out well for u

haha that doctor is so..... nevermind... well, some doctors really are like that, they tend to act as if they knew what you feel... i how wish he will feel what you feel and you were the doctor and then tell him he will just apply wax on it...

For me doctors are good and bad. I was annoyed when my doctor make a false .He made a very big mistake. This is very mistake and i do not forget it. In my live i have other and very big doctor mistake . He operated my troath and after that it was a mistake.He did not apologise me.