grrrrrrr
Is it just me, or does it seem that if you go to a doc and say, "Hey, doc, I have this new pain. It's just like the other pain you've been treating me for, but now it's in the other arm. Oh, and my neck has been doing some really strange, painful stuff, too"... shouldn't that doc then show at least a little bit of concern that you now have new pain that's just like the old pain, but in a new area?
Maybe I don't know enough about medicine or whatever, but I do know that if a patient shows up with new pain, the answer should not be "I think you're getting better!". At least, that shouldn't be the answer without some kind of rational explanation!
Or is it just me?
I took the changed PT order to my PT place after the doc visit, and my therapist happened to be there. She looked at it and asked what in the world was going on (funny... my PT will do that, but my doc won't???) She thinks it's very odd and a bit irresponsible of him to dismiss this new pain, especially since Biceps tendinitis doesn't tend to 'spread', and since the pain is exactly the same but now in my dominant arm, she's concerned, as well.
So tomorrow, I'll call my family doc and see what she thinks about all of this. I personally think that just because you've ruled out one thing doesn't mean that it's not something else, and if the pain escalates and moves to new areas, that would be a red flag. Maybe I'm just stupid and don't understand the way the body works... but wait. I got an A in anatomy. No, I don't think I'm as smart as a doctor... far from it! But logic suggests that if it's not one thing and the situation is getting worse or more widespread, then we need to be looking for what it actually is.
Sigh. We'll see what happens. I'm just really frustrated right now.
Maybe I don't know enough about medicine or whatever, but I do know that if a patient shows up with new pain, the answer should not be "I think you're getting better!". At least, that shouldn't be the answer without some kind of rational explanation!
Or is it just me?
I took the changed PT order to my PT place after the doc visit, and my therapist happened to be there. She looked at it and asked what in the world was going on (funny... my PT will do that, but my doc won't???) She thinks it's very odd and a bit irresponsible of him to dismiss this new pain, especially since Biceps tendinitis doesn't tend to 'spread', and since the pain is exactly the same but now in my dominant arm, she's concerned, as well.
So tomorrow, I'll call my family doc and see what she thinks about all of this. I personally think that just because you've ruled out one thing doesn't mean that it's not something else, and if the pain escalates and moves to new areas, that would be a red flag. Maybe I'm just stupid and don't understand the way the body works... but wait. I got an A in anatomy. No, I don't think I'm as smart as a doctor... far from it! But logic suggests that if it's not one thing and the situation is getting worse or more widespread, then we need to be looking for what it actually is.
Sigh. We'll see what happens. I'm just really frustrated right now.