Dont Ask a PCP a Question About HCV

[nygirl7]

As some of  you know I have been in the hospital since Monday. Long boring story. Anyways one of the problems was my system crashed my liver enzymes went up into the 100s, I was throwing up blood, my electolytes went nuts etc etc.


Anyhow this morning i asked again, the PCP on my case why did my LFTs go up so high I have been SVR for over 4 years and they have never been higher than 20/25.  She told me that my hepatitis came back and it was active. I said no I had my blood work last month and they were right in the 20s I have been cured over 4 years and UND for 6.  She had the nerve to tell me that our hep comes and goes that we are never cuired because it is always acrtive and so our enzymes will always go up and down.

Now, this was at 6am.  I haven't eaten in 5 days. They wake you up every two hours. I lost it I just said Doctor you obviously dont know what you are talking about so please leave my room because I'm not about to argue with you and your old out of date education.

She snarked at me in her Indian accent which I can't copy here and was like humph.................good this is why we have such bad reputations.  Why would we bother to treat if we had lfts in the 100s all the times out of the blue our hep would just come and go like she told me.

Oh I am MAD. I am outta here discharging now.  

Sorry I had to vent at the ignorance. I'm just so tired and so MAD.

[screaming48]

oh crap! that stinks that she wrote that on your discharge papers, thats really great!!!!
I would put that in my letter as well. Hope you see your real Doc soon and this gets fixed. Glad you are feeling better though and back at work.!

[nygirl7]

I'm back at work today (in my new lesser capacity position but much much less stress) so I guess I will be OK.

I wanted to thank everybody for their thoughts I do believe they helped me get better.

Tomorrow when I am more organized I am starting my letter to the practice that that doctor is at and the state of CT. YOu know on my discharge papers she wrote in addition to the other stuff that she treated me for hepc.  Yup. Now that is on my medical records like I actually have it!  And in my insurance too.  Grreat what an igorant person can do to you.......my real doctor better take care of this!

[willing]

remember lab rat survival rule no. 3 : never  let the  health care system stop you from getting well. Hope the witch Dr. flew away on her broom and you're feeling better.

[Isobella]

I'm so sorry to read this post. I hope you are feeling better and have gotten to the bottom of whatever the heck is going on.  Good for you for giving that dumb@$$ doc the "whatfor"!!  There's only about a million other reasons our LFTs can be elevated.  Such ignorance!!!!  I say we flood her ofice with educational phone calls and letters regarding the facts of HCV =)

(((hugs)))
Isobella

[can-do-man]

Hi ya sweetie, hope your doing better. Why you not call Dr. Bush??? You know he would order all the right tests. i'm sure he has just the right rx.

love ya,
Seymour

[CherylBarton]

I hope you are feeling better.
Cheryl