Hopefully I'll Get Some Answers Today
By LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (50)
United States
September 18, 2026 8:24am CST
Today is the much-anticipated visit with my Primary Care Doctor.
I need answers.
I have made a list of things to ask her.
I hope she'll be thorough and not rush me through and that she'll listen to my concerns.
I definitely need to know if I'm okay to fly.
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11 responses
@LooeyVille (50)
• United States
8h
Really? I wish somebody could check me into a facility and run every test possible and check every body part and system that I have all at one time so I could get some answers and get this over with.
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@AmbiePam (127374)
• United States
8h
@LooeyVille My mom actually did go to the Mayo Clinic and get all that done.
I tell you what they did do for me, and my primary care fought for it. Once again, it was pre disability. She checked me into the hospital for a week and did her own Mayo Clinic. She got an endocrinologist, rheumatologist, psychiatrist, and neurologist to come in during that week to check me out. We found out a lot. Now, I DID leave the hospital feeling worse than when I went into the hospital, but that’s probably because they did every test known to man, and that’s bound to happen. That’s not to say I hadn’t seen those specialists, but she got fresh eyes that week; not the ones that had been seeing me.
And as a last resort, and it is controversial, if all else fails you, think about seeing a functional doctor if you can afford it.
My input might be annoying, but I just feel for you. There is so much bewilderment in why these things keep happening, and everyone deserves to know why.
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@snowy22315 (212962)
• United States
8h
I read Amber's comment down below. I wonder if the Mayo clinic could help you? It seems like you need to be under close observation or something to find out what the heck is happening with you. I think it is smart to get some answers before you take off on a long flight. It can be stressful on the body.
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@FourWalls (87794)
• United States
7h
DON’T let her rush you. Tell her you need an answer to everything on your list.
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@DaddyEvil (178602)
• United States
8h
I hope you get answers, too.
My primary care doctor is much better to talk with and ask questions of than my specialists.
@xFiacre (15355)
• Ireland
8h
@looeyville A good doctor knows how to sit quietly and let the patient say everything that they need to say before deigning to speak themselves. I had a doctor who would have had a prescription written before your behind had warmed the chair. His brother who worked in the same practice was a slow plodder but still didn't really listen. He was a nightmare if one was presenting with an intimate problem. He got so embarrassed and tongue tied and couldn't look at you. Both men and women knew not to go to him if the problem was south of the waist. I went about a small lump I'd felt on one of my ribs, and as soon as I said I'd found a lump he got all flustered and spent about 5 minutes telling me that I'd done the right thing coming to see him, and how these things were often nothing to worry about. I got impatient, pulled up my shirt, pointed to the area (well away from anywhere he couldn't cope with) and said "Look Peter, it's up here, can you just take a look at it?" Their sister was the nurse at the same place and she was a nightmare in another way. If she was giving a child (or adult) a vaccination she took forever explaining what she was going to do and how, by which time any child was panicking, By the time she was through with all the talk the child could have been vaccinated and half way home without even noticing what happened. My father in law was a doctor and he retired early because he was having hearing problems and was afraid of mishearing a patient and wrongly diagnosing. I hope it all goes well for you.
