Dear Doctor #1: No More Antibiotics
Today’s the start of a new series here at A Hearty Life - Dear Doctor. It’s your chance to tell your doctor what you’re really thinking and feeling. Often times, we feel too intimidated to tell our doctors everything on our (hopefully) rare and short visits. If you could write your doctor a letter, what would you say?
Here’s our first from Cory at Baldiness.
Dear Doctor,
Stop guessing with antibiotics and do some DAMN work!
Three years ago I go in with extreme sinus congestion; no airway, can’t sleep, etc. Four visits and four antibiotics later, I’m no better off. He refers me to the ENT who takes one look IN my nose and can practically see the polyps hanging out. It takes surgery to rectify.
Four months ago, I go in with the odd cyst on my back. Four visits and four antibiotics later, guess what? Yep, I’ve still got the cyst. I should go see him again, but $45 (office and prescription co-pays) is a lot of money to spend and not get any resolution.
Thank you,
Cory
Send your doctor a letter! Leave a comment here or email me at hsien@b5media.com.
Update: Jeepers. I think I might be in need of some antibiotics. I printed the wrong letter. Now corrected.
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3 opinions for Dear Doctor #1: No More Antibiotics
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Karen
Oct 18, 2006 at 3:39 am
I’ve gone through years and years of one antibiotic after another for sinus infections, which has caused me to become allergic to sulfas, penicillin and cephalexin. One year when four (!) rounds of increasing strength antibiotics over several months (!) failed to clear up a terrible sinus infection, my HMO GP *finally* referred me to an ENT specialist. Who said that if ONE round does not cure the infection, the patient should immediately be referred to a specialist! But that would cost the HMO more money, so they try to avoid letting you go anywhere else; but if you directly request it they will allow it (at least in my limited experience). Yah, I had the sinus surgery too, no more partitions between all my sinuses and I still get an infection every time I catch a cold, but more often than not I can clear it up with OTC meds.
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