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I have many symptoms, so in investigating them on the internet, i show a very large match w/having M.S. I have several other medically diagnosed healthproblems,, but my doctor will not listen to me, how to i find a Dr. that will listen to me?

 

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TALKING TO MY PRIMARY DR. HE SAID if my foot hurts-"wear arch support", my dizziness when my head is slighly tipped, "don't look up"the pain in my arm for 1 1/2yrs, and it is markedly smaller then my left arm, "use physical therapy, do you think that the bllod clots caused this?" (4 pulminary emblois in my right lung 1 year ago)

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October 17 2006 at 8:34 AM (3 minutes and 54 seconds later)
         
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Hello - give me a little more information here, like what sort of symptoms you're experiencing, and what other health problems you have. How was your doctor not receptive or helpful?

Let me know, and I'll get right back to you - Dr. Fay

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October 17 2006 at 8:42 AM (8 minutes later)
         
Reply to Jonathan Fay, M.D.'s Post: my other health problems are Congestive Heart
Failure,Cardiomiapathy,ICD implant, IBS, Endometriosis, Spastic Colon, Fatty Liver,Acid Reflux, overactive Bladder, ADHD, slight scoliosis. MY SYMPTOMS; ESCALATING PAIN IN RIGHT ARM, KNUMB ARREAS ON BOTH LEGS THAT SOMETIMES FEEL HOT OR COLD, PERIODIC NUMBNESS IN FINGERS ON LEFT HAND, MY RGHT FOOT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE PAINFUL OVER THE PAST FEW YRS, BUT ITS MORE LIKE A EXTREME BURNING FEELING,VERY FREQUENT NECK & bACK pAIN, DOUBLE VISION ATLEAST A FEW DAYS PER WEEK, FATIQUE, A FEELING THAT THERE ARE THINGS CRAWLING ON ME,BUT NOTHING IS THERE, INCREASED BLADDER PROBLEMS, DAYS MY WHOLE BODY ACHES AND I HAVE TO TAKE A RX PAIN PILL, STIFNESS IN FEET AND LEGS IN THE A.M., WALKING HAS BEEN PAINFUL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, DIZZINESS WHEN JUST SITTING OR STANDING, VERY BAD BALANCE,SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, FREQUENT HEADACHES THAT START AT THE BASE OF MY NECK AND QUICLKY MOVE UP TO THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND THEN REACHING THE TOP OF MY HEAD, INABILITY TO HAVE ORGASMS ANYMORE W/OUT THE HELP OF SPECIAL CREAMS, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THE FEELING OF SOMETHING FLUTTERING AROUND IN MY ABDOMIN

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October 17 2006 at 8:57 AM (14 minutes and 53 seconds later)
         
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That is a list of medical issues!

Many patients run into the problem of not feeling that their physician is giving them adequate attention, or even taking their problems seriously enough. So this is not that uncommon.

But this does not mean that you should have to tolerate this - you just have to get another physician. Ask for copies of your medical records, and bring them with you to your first appointment with another provider. An internist or family physician would be a great place to start. And see how it goes - if you don't like that one, then see another one, and on and on, until you find one that you do like. Eventually, you will.

And tell them, explicitly, that you are worried about MS. They should be willing to tell you why they are convinced that it isn't MS, and they should be able to convince you too.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if you need anything else - Dr. Fay

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October 17 2006 at 9:36 AM (39 minutes and 25 seconds later)
         
Reply to Jonathan Fay, M.D.'s Post: aRE YOU SAYING THAT IF i TELL A dR. ABOUT THESE SYMPYOMS THAT THEY WILL JUST TELL ME NO, THAT IF I MENTION MY FEAR OF HAVING MS THAT THEY WILL JUST TELL ME "OF COURSE YOU DON'T"?
MY CHEST PAINS WERE IGNORED FOR YEARS, BEFORE MY DR. GAVE ME ADDERAL, AFTER 4 DAYS OF TAKING THAT I HAD INCREASING CHEST PAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT MY HEART WAS VERY WEAK, INJECTION FACTOR WAS 25%, AND WAS GIVEN A SURVIVAL TIME OF 3-5 YEARS WITHOUT IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, 1 MONTH LATER I HAD MY ICD IMPLANTED. IT IS VERY HARD ESPECIALLY WHERE I LIVE AND W/MY MEDICAL HISTORY TO NOT BE LABELED AS A HYPOCHONDRIAC, THATS WHY I WENT SO LONG WITH ALL THE CHF SYMPTOMS W/O SEEING A DR. BECUZ I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A LABEL!
13 YEARS AGO I WAS YAKING MY KIDS TO THE DR. WHEN MY HEART RATE JUMPED UP TO 155 UNDER PERFECTLY CALM CONDITIONS, I WAS TAKEN TO ER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS IN AND OUT OF NORMAL SINUS RYHTM, WHEN I WENT TO A CARDIO SHE TOLD ME THAT THE SPIKE IN MY HEART RATE WAS PEFERECTLY NORMAL, AND PUT IN MY CHART THAT I WAS A PROBLEM PATIENT.
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October 17 2006 at 9:45 AM (8 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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No, I am saying just the opposite - that if you tell a Dr. about your symptoms, and your concerns about having MS, that they should be able to tell you what testing has or hasn't been done that could rule in or rule out MS, and then they should be willing to follow up with that testing.

It seems like you have had problems before with not having problems diagnosed when they should have been, and you feel like you have been mistreated. I know I would feel the same way.

What I'm saying is that some physicians do a far better job than others about treating all of a patient's concerns (like your's about having MS) and helping patients understand why a diagnosis is or is not a consideration (like MS). If you meet with another physician, then they may be able to explain to you why MS is a potential or is not a potential diagnosis, and then what has to be done to follow-up.

Some docs are better than others, and you should see another one until you find one with whom you are happy. And you will be able to find one.

Does that help?

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October 17 2006 at 9:48 AM (3 minutes and 11 seconds later)
         
Reply to Jonathan Fay, M.D.'s Post: DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF SPECIALISTS DEAL WITH MS?
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October 17 2006 at 9:58 AM (9 minutes and 17 seconds later)
         
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Absolutely - neurologists. And there are neurologists who primarily only treat patients with MS, and so they are very, very experienced with it.

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