what to do when you no longer trust your doctor

Pixie thats horrible!! I am so shocked that there are drs out there that just dont care. I cant belive that their not caring and carelessness resulted in you losing your womb, and is discusting, and the fact they said theres nothing wrong with your throat?! Then to also dismiss you because of depression!!?! Its people like that who make depressed people keep it all inside, and think theyre being stupid. And I suppose being far away theres no other drs around?

Hugs hun I hope you get a response to your letter, and they do something to compinsate you for all yourv been thru

Take care,

Haley xx

Hey there Pixie,
that is dreadful behaviour from your docs. The problem with scripts is a nasty one. For some meds your doc needs to apply for a special authority or something and that can take time.
It's always good to do the bad ol' squirreling away of a few meds, just in case you can't get them in time or cannot do the impossible expensive checkin with the bitchy nurse. Maybe get a trusted friend to hold them.
Also some chemists will give you a few pills off a sample pack if they have some (they will just charge them to your bill) while you wait for the idiots at your medical centre to get their fingers out their ****.
Don't let the buggers get you.

Hi pixie, I sympathise with you, i know exactly where you are coming from. My last appointment with my gp, i was so upset and angry my hubby drove straight to his old doctor to see if we could get in there. At the time the answer was no as his books were closed but after hubby's mum visiting the same doctor and talking about how i have been treated he has agreed to take hubby back and take me on as a new patient. I have seen this gp in action and hes really good so im happy i got some resolution for my problem. I am still going to either write a letter or confront my old gp in person tho.

On a brighter note, after forcing the issue myself at the hospital during two admits for pain that was out of control, i now have my appointment for my surgery and it is this afternoon!! YAY!! After recovery i will have at least 3 years pain free and will be able to take some control back of my life and retrain to get back into the workforce!!

Hi again, well Praise be... I got a response from the head of the medical centre. Shes going to help me sort through the short list of grievances I have so I will report back here once some progress has been made.
Turns out my dr was unaware that the nurse had been turning down my script requests so theres a process to follow with complaints board system.
Turns out Im not the first to complain and they want me to do something concrete about it. so I will be forwarding a formal complaint this month.
Phew! I feel heard at last.
In the process of writing the letter to bitch about the slack service I realised my depression may very well be dirrectly linked to the 8 month lapse in them telling me my smear was dodgy and the subsequent loss of my womb and my relationship and my business that all slid into the black hole when I crashed.
So in being proactive I may have switched on a light for me personally. I hope so.
I am accutely aware that I have been damaged by the years of suffering I have endured since then. I keep crashing over the stupid little things that I used to be able to handle before I fell apart. This doesnt help my recovery, I feel like Iv been running in circles trying to find a door that wasnt there but maybe I did just find the reason I fell off and maybe I can find the person I was before instead of feeling less than and always wondering why I cant maintain a grip. The feeling that I dont have the essence of what I was before has weighed heavily on the last 9 or so years of my life. Iv blundered around in the darkness with F all support and thinking about it, One would think that SOMEONE could have stepped forward to hold my hand and sort it all out before now instead of leaving me to rot on an InValid persons benefit.
I had started a winning business and had been working at it for almost two years. The business was bringing in good weekly takings and I felt I was on the way to financial success in my life. Then CRASH
Far Out!
Its not like Iv sat on my arse and let life slide over me. I have struggled but maintained forward motion but its been one step forward two steps back it seems. Crashing several times a year since and just when I think maybe Im coming right some other stupid trivial reason sends me off the edge.
Lets hope this year brings me some better rewards for my efforts as an human being.

I have been to 6 different doctors in the last 2 years I have finally found a husband and wife team that I feel comfortable going to see either of them. Good Luck

how are you going with the husband and wife team?

Hiya All ... I'm at the point of changing my GP as well !

Really good ones are hard to find and I'm hoping to get one that can actually remember past conversations and the very reasons why they prescribed me certain medications ?!