grousing on an empty stomach
Mar. 3rd, 2007 12:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_siobhanWork is dull and I don't get my lunch for another 23 minutes. Hence all the posts.
So I got all my test results. I tested negatively for celiac. That's it until I go back next year to get my esophagus re-scoped.
I don't seem to have any problems if I keep my bread consumption below a certain amount, so right now that just seems the easiest way to deal with the issue. And so far my "certain amount" is still pretty generous.
I gotta tell yah though, the whole process really got to me after a while. At every single stage I would ask questions about how I figure out what is causing this. And the answers I got from every single medical professional I talked to was identical.
"It could be caused by a number of things."
"OK, that's a start. How do we figure out which one?"
"We can't really. But if you take the drugs you won't have any problems."
Every time something goes wrong with me I have to be nagged to take it to a doctor. Shit like this is the reason why.
The thing is, I don't expect them to have all the answers. I get that there are huge gaps in our understanding of how the body works, especially in areas like allergies and sensitivities. But I do expect some... I dunno, some investment in the idea of prevention? Of health? Of something more than just sweeping up the broken glass after the damage has already been done?
I would have been happy with a, "Here are some things you can experiment with" or "This is some feedback I've gotten back from some of my other patients about things that make things better or worse." But that's impossible. They don't know what experiences their other patients have had. They've never asked. And if told, they havn't paid any attention.
I honestly do not believe that these are bad doctors. They do what the entire system is set up to do, and what the vast majority of their patients expect from them. They diagnose an illness, prescribe a drug that will alleviate if not fix the problem, and get on to the next patient. Hell, symptom alleviation is in itself an essential part of the process of healing. But it's frustrating to get that far and then have the process just stop.
I've reading more lately about how those in the health profession are disturbed by the number of patients who are turning to alternative medicines and therapies. I can think of at least one reason why that might be happening.
And now it's time to go eat my lunch. I will not be having a sandwich.
So I got all my test results. I tested negatively for celiac. That's it until I go back next year to get my esophagus re-scoped.
I don't seem to have any problems if I keep my bread consumption below a certain amount, so right now that just seems the easiest way to deal with the issue. And so far my "certain amount" is still pretty generous.
I gotta tell yah though, the whole process really got to me after a while. At every single stage I would ask questions about how I figure out what is causing this. And the answers I got from every single medical professional I talked to was identical.
"It could be caused by a number of things."
"OK, that's a start. How do we figure out which one?"
"We can't really. But if you take the drugs you won't have any problems."
Every time something goes wrong with me I have to be nagged to take it to a doctor. Shit like this is the reason why.
The thing is, I don't expect them to have all the answers. I get that there are huge gaps in our understanding of how the body works, especially in areas like allergies and sensitivities. But I do expect some... I dunno, some investment in the idea of prevention? Of health? Of something more than just sweeping up the broken glass after the damage has already been done?
I would have been happy with a, "Here are some things you can experiment with" or "This is some feedback I've gotten back from some of my other patients about things that make things better or worse." But that's impossible. They don't know what experiences their other patients have had. They've never asked. And if told, they havn't paid any attention.
I honestly do not believe that these are bad doctors. They do what the entire system is set up to do, and what the vast majority of their patients expect from them. They diagnose an illness, prescribe a drug that will alleviate if not fix the problem, and get on to the next patient. Hell, symptom alleviation is in itself an essential part of the process of healing. But it's frustrating to get that far and then have the process just stop.
I've reading more lately about how those in the health profession are disturbed by the number of patients who are turning to alternative medicines and therapies. I can think of at least one reason why that might be happening.
And now it's time to go eat my lunch. I will not be having a sandwich.