Have you just ever wanted to beat your medical records into your doctor until he got it right
I saw an orthopaedic for my knee today and if I could have ran after him I would have beaten him. I spent forty-five minutes filling out medical history. I highlighted my AICD implant and wrote down no MRI. My exam consisted of a fourth of that.
He looked at my knee for about ten seconds told me I had torn cartilage in my knee. He said to keep using it like normal and if it is still painful in three weeks come back. (I'm all for conservative treatment but the pain I've had the last three weeks. Let's just say I'm not a masochist either).
Anyhow the part that really made me want to say words that aren't G-rated was as he was walking out the door. " If you are still having the pain when you get back we'll do an MRI to get a better picture". This moron didn't even bother to look at my past medical history! AARRRGH!
Sorry for the rant but there are times I think the patient should be able to beat their doctor. I mean if we do it with our medical records we could just say they were learning by osmosis!
Thanks,
Mary S.


I saw an orthopaedic for my knee today and if I could have ran after him I would have beaten him. I spent forty-five minutes filling out medical history. I highlighted my AICD implant and wrote down no MRI. My exam consisted of a fourth of that.
He looked at my knee for about ten seconds told me I had torn cartilage in my knee. He said to keep using it like normal and if it is still painful in three weeks come back. (I'm all for conservative treatment but the pain I've had the last three weeks. Let's just say I'm not a masochist either).
Anyhow the part that really made me want to say words that aren't G-rated was as he was walking out the door. " If you are still having the pain when you get back we'll do an MRI to get a better picture". This moron didn't even bother to look at my past medical history! AARRRGH!
Sorry for the rant but there are times I think the patient should be able to beat their doctor. I mean if we do it with our medical records we could just say they were learning by osmosis!
Thanks,
Mary S.
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