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Faye's parents -- huge age difference?
ankhtahr:
I think it is Jingo, the part about the burning embassy.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: Eddie 88 on 09 Jun 2013, 05:50 ---There are no Dr. Cox's, there are no Dr. House's, there are no superdocs who'll work tirelessly to uncover a medical mystery. If one test comes back negative, they write you off; it must just be in your head.
I really hate doctors.
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Well, I'm not fond of many of them, but there are good ones. The ones who are willing to say they don't know, and go on to push further on your behalf, ask around, find the researchers who have an idea. We found one in the head of neurology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (which is the teaching hospital that holds the charter for Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh). She was the one who put together the massive conference call to finally give us a diagnosis. She was the one who brought all 30-odd neurology fellows to her room and told them to pay careful attention, because even though they may never see another case like this in their entire career, they need to know that things beyond their normal level of expertise exist.
Also, I hate to say this, but your symptoms sound a lot like fibromyalgia. There's no test for it, and the symptoms vary, and not everyone even recognizes it as a disease (more like a vague collection of symptoms, commonly called a syndrome). The fact that you're a young male means that you're statistically very unlikely to have it (it's most common in women over 40), and so I'm betting most docs are ruling it out without even screening you for it.
Most docs.
Keep looking. You deserve better.
And I think we should end this here, unless you want to resurrect the thread in Discuss that covered this stuff. (actually, there are two, one about insurance and the other about health care costs, but none about medical issues in general).
Eddie 88:
--- Quote from: Pilchard123 on 09 Jun 2013, 13:15 ---
--- Quote from: Loki on 09 Jun 2013, 12:27 ---Pilchard: Which book is that from? (I recognize it as Discworld :))
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Guards! Guards! I think, though it may be from Jingo.
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I thought it was from Animal Farm, actually. Shows what I know. Granted I never actually read that book, it just sounded like something along those lines.
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 09 Jun 2013, 12:40 ---This is a long shot and you may already have tried it, but at some kind of research/teaching institution you stand a better chance of getting a doctor who's a nerd, and if there's one leading around a gaggle of students s/he may feel some pressure to act like a skilled professional.
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I should try that, you're right. At this point, though, my big obstacle is money. I can't work, and I'm too old to be on anyone else's insurance (and I don't have a spouse or anything). And because I don't have a specific diagnosis, I was rejected from Medicaid. I mean, most hospitals and doctors will treat you without payment if you can't afford it, just let your bills pile up assuming you'll start paying them eventually, but what's the point of getting healthy enough to work if it puts me so far in debt and ruins my credit rating so totally that I spend the rest of my life barely making ends meet?
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 09 Jun 2013, 19:43 ---
--- Quote from: Eddie 88 on 09 Jun 2013, 05:50 ---There are no Dr. Cox's, there are no Dr. House's, there are no superdocs who'll work tirelessly to uncover a medical mystery. If one test comes back negative, they write you off; it must just be in your head.
I really hate doctors.
--- End quote ---
Well, I'm not fond of many of them, but there are good ones. The ones who are willing to say they don't know, and go on to push further on your behalf, ask around, find the researchers who have an idea. We found one in the head of neurology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (which is the teaching hospital that holds the charter for Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh). She was the one who put together the massive conference call to finally give us a diagnosis. She was the one who brought all 30-odd neurology fellows to her room and told them to pay careful attention, because even though they may never see another case like this in their entire career, they need to know that things beyond their normal level of expertise exist.
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Heh, actually, I live near Pittsburgh, I'm on the UPMC Financial Aid program (which is how I've been able to see any doctors at all after getting rejected from Medicaid). Unfortunately, thus far, all the doctors I've seen (except an opthamologist, but that was for an unrelated matter) have been lousy. Just this past Monday, my rheumatologist flat-out told me there's probably no answer to what's wrong with me, that because my symptoms don't fit neatly into a pre-existing diagnosis, I'm pretty much on my own.
He's actually my second rheumatologist -- I stopped going to the old one after she basically laughed me out of her office when I told her I wanted her to just start running tests for every possible thing that could be causing my joint problems. When you're in your mid twenties and you're not an athlete, people don't take your complaints of joint problems seriously.
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 09 Jun 2013, 19:43 ---Also, I hate to say this, but your symptoms sound a lot like fibromyalgia. There's no test for it, and the symptoms vary, and not everyone even recognizes it as a disease (more like a vague collection of symptoms, commonly called a syndrome). The fact that you're a young male means that you're statistically very unlikely to have it (it's most common in women over 40), and so I'm betting most docs are ruling it out without even screening you for it.
Most docs.
Keep looking. You deserve better.
And I think we should end this here, unless you want to resurrect the thread in Discuss that covered this stuff. (actually, there are two, one about insurance and the other about health care costs, but none about medical issues in general).
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Thanks.
I'll stop it here, though, no need for a new topic. I wasn't trying to like, bring up drama or anything, the conversation just sorta lead there.
Loki:
--- Quote from: Eddie 88 on 10 Jun 2013, 01:11 ---I wasn't trying to like, bring up drama or anything, the conversation just sorta lead there.
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You'd be surprised how often that happens here.
Good luck to you.
Eddie 88:
--- Quote from: Loki on 10 Jun 2013, 02:04 ---
--- Quote from: Eddie 88 on 10 Jun 2013, 01:11 ---I wasn't trying to like, bring up drama or anything, the conversation just sorta lead there.
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You'd be surprised how often that happens here.
Good luck to you.
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Heh, like I said -- healthy, normal people don't frequent the QC forums :p
Thanks.
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