Are All Doctors Like This?

[Guest guest]

I understand that doctors are not cheerleaders and I understand that doctors are

trained to be neutral, indifferent, objective, fact-oriented . . . blah, blah,

blah but if doctors dont understand the power of positive reassurance then they

are nothing but emotionless robots.

 

I bring this up because recently, during a urine check, the doctor found

bacteria.  I immediately began asking how, why, when, where . . . but all the

doctors could tell me is “they don’t know,this is rare for men,here is a

pilland your co-pay for today’s visit is $15†“Goodbyeâ€. 

 

The pill they gave was Cipro, a very dangerous antibiotic.  I took two pills a

day as prescribed and after three days felt sicker than I have ever felt.  My

stomach cramped.  I had diarrhea, a fast pulse.  I couldn’t sleep so I

immediately stopped taking the pills and called my doctor.  I told him what I

experienced and asked is this a side-effect of the drug.  He said emphatically

“noâ€.  It must be a stomach virus, he said and he told me to take Imodium

AD to get rid of the cramped stomach and diarrhea and not to worry about it. 

 

Luckily for me, I stopped taking the pills and waited two days before taking the

Imodium AD because as I later discovered by reading the warning labels for

Cipro, taking any anti-diarrhea medication and Cipro can cause sever damage. 

Also, reading the warning label I found that all the symptoms I had were listed

as side-effects of Cipro.

 

Do doctors even know the side-effects of the drugs they prescribe?  Do they

care?  I returned to the doctor for my follow up visit and the bacteria was

gone.  But they then found keystones and another presence of something

different.  Again, I asked what do I do.  The doctor replied “don’t

know,†“come back in a week and we’ll check again,†and “last but not

least, your co-pay for today’s visit is $15,†“Goodbye.â€

 

When I told the doctor that this makes me uncomfortable and causes worry, the

doctor smiled and said “don’t worry.  Goodbye.â€