Ever feel like medical care is going in the wrong direction for you?

Nope, you're not the only one. I went to a doctor who had her nurse take my blood pressure while I was perched upon the examining table, with my arm hanging down. Of course, it was high. Doctors don't know how to diagnose diseases any more, all they know how to do is order and read the results from tests. There was a time when doctors actuallylooked at you and touched your back and tummy and whatever, to see what was wrong. Now they just talk to you and order tests. No wonder no one knows what's going on. I have kidney disease and no one has ever even told me what I should eat or not eat or how to take care of it. All that I know about it is what I've managed to find on my own. Why do I pay a doctor? The last time they took blood tests, the nurse called and said everything looked "about the same," and to come back in 6 months. I didn't bother.

i never actually experience this before... it will be annoying if i have to spend my money for nothing and the medical test does not do anything to help me at all... i will be very angry with the doctors and definitely demand an explanation from them... they can't expect us to keep on doing various tests and then come out with no conclusion after we waste our time and money doing the tests... it is really very irresponsible and unacceptable... i hope you will get the explanation that you are entitled to about your medical conditions from your doctor... take care and have a nice day...

Nope, one of my daughters saw a urologist for over a year for a pain in her side. After numerous ultrasounds, x-rays and scans she was sent to a gastrologist. He sent her for colonoscopy. That came back normal so she was sent back to her family doctor with no diagnosis whatsoever. A year had lapsed and she still has the pain in her side which nobody seems to be able to diagnose. She also went to a physical therapists which was probably the most help of all with relieving the pain. Go figure.

Good Lord NO you're not the only one. Here where I am (Canada) I could spend a few hours telling you of stuff that has gone wrong here and how you spend money running to the city for test after test. I think a doctor should be paid well after he has found the problem and ONLY after he has found the problem. The remedy shouldn't be too much of a trick, it's being able to find out what the heck is wrong. I've had doctors ask me what it was I had. Do they think I'd go see them for a visit if I knew what was wrong.

All of those tests are mainly so the doctors can cover their a$$. At least they are testing in an attempt to treat you. I have been having an issue with a doctor basically not doing anything! I injured my wrist mid-April, I finally got off work and to the ER 9 hours later, they took xrays......and said 'it doesn't appear to be broken, but we're gonna cast it as if it were (removable cast)' Doesn't appear to be?? either it is or it isn't. Two weeks later, the doctor still hadn't seen those xrays, but ordered an MRI, the report said, 'normal'. After 8 weeks of occupational therapy, three times a week, no improvement. The 'doctor' sent me to an orthopedic specialist, he did his own xrays, and I took the xrays that were taken when it happened and the MRI with me. He looked at his xrays, compared them to the other reports, and said 'they couldn't see that when they took those xrays' and for the MRI 'no, thats not normal'! I have a chipped bone in my wrist and 2 bones that are seperated further than should be! So he has orderd another MRI where they shoot dye in it, to confirm what he already knows (his words) and then we can 'fix' it and treat it! Which more than likely means I'm looking at surgery. So finally, I am headed in the right direction, after 2 months! So hang in there, hopefully the test will show something. Remember, 50% of doctors graduated in the bottom half of their class. What do you call the one that graduated at the very bottom of his class..........answer: Doctor!

I'm so sorry that you had a kin problem. But I have to say it is very difficult sometimes for the doctor to make a difinite diagnosis. I am also a doctor in the dermatology department so I know the difficulty. There are so many diseases which are easily confused with each other,especially for skin disease(There are more that one thousand different skin disease and it is difficult to give a diagnosis just by eyes). When that happens, it is necessary to have some tests to exclude some diseases. Each test has its importance.Doctors would exclude the diseases he or she considered one by one on the basis of the test results. So none of the tests are useless.Trust your doctor and I think it will be helpful for you and for him.

I've been through alot of this inconvenience also and it's terribly bothersome. Doctor's try not to alarm the patient but what they don't realize is sending the patient for test after test is very upsetting. This doesn't help matters. I had, notice I said had, a very good medical doctor. He forgot to mention I had a spot on one lung. When I found out he totally forgot to tell me, I was no longer a patient. Turns out I ingested a mold spore and means virtually nothing. I have a great eye doctor. He noticed something behind one eye. He did tons of tests and sent me to a specialist. It was a freckle behind my eye and meant nothing. No further testing needed. Hope you get a clean bill of health. The stress all these tests create is enough to give anyone a heart attack.