06 November, 2007

Dear Patient

This is tough. I have discussed options with Dr. [Specialist] and we are running out of options.

What would you like to try next?


???

Me? My ideas? I'd like to try being cured, or maybe having my symptoms managed so I can go back to having a life. That should be pretty easy to guess.

I'm not supposed to be the one doing the heavy lifting here. That's what the highly paid professionals are for.

1 comment:

Jonquil said...

What You Said.

Here's a list of stuff I'm going to ask my next specialist about, for what it's worth:

Timolol
Lisinopril
Candesartan

Don't know if those are any good or if you've tried them already.

But why are *we* being the doctors anyway?

Sigh. I just sent mail to a distinguished pain specialist who walks dogs with a friend of mine and asked for a recommendation on who to see next and got back "Well, I don't frankly hold out much hope given what you have been through and the number of, I assume, reputable physicians you have seen."

Tnx. A lot.