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[3DisneyBuggs]

Hope she is okay.

 

[reddixie]

C. Ann I am praying your dd will be fine.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Looking for an update. Hope your DD is on the mend.

 

[Mimi Q]

Hope your DD is okay.

 

[rie'smom]

C.Ann,I hope that your daughter feels better very soon.
I have depression too. One day I had severe pain in my right leg. The doctor said "vague" muscle pains are a symptom of depression. I told him that I suffered from depression not stupidity and that this was not a "vague" pain. I went home and you can guess what happened-I ended up in the emergency room with a blood clot. When he had the nerve to come to my room( no apology-he's god),I told him that he was an a_ _ hole and to ignore the IVs because my new doctors were dispensing massive doses of anti depressants as the "new cure" for a blood clot. Just then my husband showed up and when he finished telling Dr. god what he thought of him,I think the doc might have needed anti depressants.
Many doctors today are just plain lazy and depend totally on the pharmaceutical companies to practice medicine for them. They cannot be bothered to investigate a medical problem and in too many cases I'm afraid they just don't know how.

 

[mom23boys]

To your DD. I hope she feels better soon.

 

[ZPT1022]

I hope everything turns out well and I am glad she is FINALLY getting the care she needs and deserves

 

[Serena]

I agree, that doc needs his butt kicked. I hope she's alright.

 

[lsyorke]

CAnn, prayers for you daughter!

 

[dementia412]

I really believe no one under 18 should be on anti-depressants unless they were severly depressed... trying to kill themselves depressed.... because those things actually raise the chance of suicidal thoughts. That has been proven, but doctors keep giving them out like candy. most parents have no idea how dangerous they can be... also some have been proven to be addictive and cause all sorts of other problems, and many people on them were diagnosed by being given a little questionaire.... "do you feel moody, sad, or lonely?" well of course, don't all people feel like that sometimes? Especially teenagers. Unless a physchologist who has seen me more than once tells me I'm depressed I wouldn't believe it. Then there is the problem that once you've been "diagnosed" as depressed they can ignore any and all health problems you may have in the future because you're just depressed ... it's the new word for what they used to call Hysteria... notice that it's overwelmingly women who are being labled as depressed.

 

[autumnbaby9]

OP I hope your DD gets the medical help she needs and has a speedy recovery.

3 years ago I was in a similar situation, except in my case the doctors told my mother I was a drug addict just trying to get pain meds (see my signiture).

We finally got a doctor to do a CAT Scan and they found an absese the size of a baseball. When the surgen removed my Appendix he said it had been ruptured for close to 3 days.

Needless to say we will never go back to those doctors or that hospital.

 

[4nana]

Anyone heard from C.Ann?

Hoping and praying her DD's health issues are better and she is doing alright.

 

[phillybeth]

I really believe no one under 18 should be on anti-depressants unless they were severly depressed... trying to kill themselves depressed.... because those things actually raise the chance of suicidal thoughts. That has been proven, but doctors keep giving them out like candy. most parents have no idea how dangerous they can be... also some have been proven to be addictive and cause all sorts of other problems, and many people on them were diagnosed by being given a little questionaire.... "do you feel moody, sad, or lonely?" well of course, don't all people feel like that sometimes? Especially teenagers. Unless a physchologist who has seen me more than once tells me I'm depressed I wouldn't believe it. Then there is the problem that once you've been "diagnosed" as depressed they can ignore any and all health problems you may have in the future because you're just depressed ... it's the new word for what they used to call Hysteria... notice that it's overwelmingly women who are being labled as depressed.

I agree with the overprescription of antidepressants- but in this case C Ann's daughter is an adult.

 

[escape]

C. Ann - hope your daughter is doing better today. to you both.

 

[Disney Doll]

C.Ann, you certainly have other issues to deal with right now, but I would suggest that when things settle down a bit you counsel your DD to consider writing to the State Medical Association to report this MD's behavior.

Yes many people are depressed, but the physical symptoms she described to him were those of deperession...deperession is usually vague physical symptoms. Specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever and the like point to something entirely different and that MD was just fluffing your DD off, relying on the old "your depressed" thing in the face of real, qualitative symptoms.

Another word of advice I could give you is to see if one of the "better" doctors in your area is the "general service" MD at the hospital. Every hospital has a program in place for those patients who come in and do not have a primary physician. They get what is called a "general service" doctor assigned to them. At our hospital, area attending MDs act as the general service docs for scheduled times throughout the course of the month, so it is possible that one of the good ones may be on the general service schedule right now, in which case she could request that he become her attending MD and then she would kind of sneak in the "back door" to becoming one of his patients.

I would urge her to be honest and say that since her current MD totally missed what is really a simple diagnosis to make (appendicitis generally exhibits very classic symptoms which 1st year medical students could diagnose, for God's sakes) that her faith in him has been shattered and she has heard Dr.Y is an excellent doctor and so forth.

Meanwhile, I'll keep your DD in my prayers.

 

[Heidict]

OMG!!!!

I hope that if it is appendicitis, they remove it quickly and easily. I think after she is home safe and sound, a nasty letter to Dr. Depression is in order (send a copy to your state's medical board too).

I was thinking the same exact thing. He needs to know what a horrible diagnosis he made and that it very well could have cost someone their lives. Hopefully, he won't be lazy and make the same mistake again.

Make sure you send a copy to the State Medical Board and anyone else who might give a hoot.

I hope you daughter is doing good.

 

[keishashadow]

haven't read thru the whole thread but,

friend is a P.A. in large regional hopsital, does patient care & administrative...

we had a recent discussion where she commented that being treated for depression, especially meds, etc. is sort of a "red flag" noted in the file.

no more different that if you had a pacemaker, heart disease, etc.

was surprised...she said it goes into the health insurance files too (big brother is watching) and can effect getting life insurance etc, just like any other chronic medical attention.

 

[C.Ann]

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[cybrkitn]

DD is home.. The CAT scan didn't show appendicitis, but it did reveal some sort of problem with her intestines - possibly right-sided diverticulitis.. For now she's on an antibiotic, fluids, and bed rest - with instructions to return to the hospital by ambulance if the pain becomes severe again; her fever goes back up (it's down to 99), or she starts vomiting..

Even though the CAT scan was negative, this particular doctor said that he can't guarantee that it's not the onset of appendicitis, so it's very important to look for any of the signs I listed above and call an ambulance if they reoccur..

She's sleeping right now (just went in and checked on her) - she doesn't feel warm to the touch - so I'll just leave her be until she wakes up on her own.. She had a very LONG day and night..

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she won't need surgery.. Not a good way to start off the New Year..

Thanks for all the good wishes - and thanks for sharing your own stories of dealing with this ridiculous "labeling"..

Next comes trying to find a new doctor - like trying to find a needle in a hay stack.. For now I believe she'll just be going to the Urgent Care Centers and totally bypassing "Dr. Depression".. The co-pay is the same as an office visit, so for now it will do..

I'm leaving for Florida on January 16th.. Hopefully we can have this all resolved by then because if she's still sick, I won't go..

Both of you will still be in my prayers. Thanks for the update C Ann.

 

[rie'smom]

You guys are in my thoughts and prayers. At least she's on an antibiotic and that may be enough to stave off any more problems. I wish there was a fingers crossed smilie.