Category: the Rant Board
So, two weeks ago, I realised that I have some stupid ear infection. I called my doctor and couldn't get an appointment until last Wednesday, A whole week later. I took that appointment and she could see I had an infection so she gave me some kind of ear spray and these kind of vertigo tablets which were meant to stop me feeling dizzy and sick the whole time etc... She told me to take them for five days an to then come back if I didnt' feel any better. So I did that and actually didn't feel too bad by Monday of this week, but I still didnt' feel right. So last night, I got a really bad headache and earache. When I rang the doctor again this morning to say that it'd never entirely gone away, but just gotten worse again instead, they said that they couldn't give me an appointment, even though I'd been told to come back if I was still having problems, and that they would get my doctor to call me instead, that way she could probably give me something. So she called me, and said that she wasn't going to give me anything because she wanted to see if it would get better on it's own and that, if I still felt rough by tuesday, to definitely come in. So, here's to a weekend of headaches, earaches, and all things pleasant I guess. Surely, if it were about to get better on it's own, it would have done in the first week of me not being able to get an appointment? And, surely if it were about to get better on it's own, I wouldn't now be feeling as dreadful as I did last week before I got the stupid ear spray thinghie and, in fact, I wouldnt' have felt half better at one point, only for it to come back again? Maybe I'm being stupid, but I'm bloody annoyed and I feel like crap. Doctors are so quick to chuck medication at you when there's not much wrong, but yet, when you are actually in pain, that doesn't matter? How the hell does this work!
Hi Sugar,
Don't allways listen to what doctors say because believe me as you probably know, they are definitely not allways right.
My whole life was almost taken, and it was definitely ruined because a "doctor," didn't believe or listen to what I had to say. I know exactally where you are coming from; my case is a lot different, but I can still relate. Be happy it's only an ear infection. <smile>
Take care,
Goldberg/Ryan
lol well, you have to love 21st sentry doctors! They think they're so inteligent, but in truth, I've found that even doctors in this day and age only give a damn about money. They don't care much about their patients anymore. Well, they do. They care about whether or not their patients have heath insurance so that they could be paid after they gave the patient some worthless medication that's not going to do anything for them in the long run anyways. Yep, you've got to love doctors!
well over here it costs more to treat you in casualty than it does to hand over drugs in the doc's surgery...I would really push to be treated properly Sugar, becuase this infection can cause untold damge to your hearing...
I'm sorry for you, Danielle. I totally agree with your point of view to doctors. I once was at an appointment where I didn't feel too bad, just had a little problem, and h etold me not to go to school, and the next time, when I was really feeling crappy, he sent me to school again. So, I had a similar thing. Have you got the oportunity to go to another doctor, maybe this might help.
hmm, i guess I'll see how it goes.... The tablets are working now, so i don't feel like I'm about to fall over anymore and painkillers are coming good at last, but it'd be nice not to need them, so we shall see...
I hope you soon won't need them anymore *hugs*.