Feb 04 2008
I spent most of the day shopping
Shopping for a new doctor that is. I’m not talking about my wonderful surgeon, who if I HAD a uterus, I would gladly bear a dozen of his children out of mere gratitude for everything he’s done for me, when no one else could even figure it out. I’m talking about a general physician.
I’m not sure when this new trend completely took over, but it seems like now….. if you have a runny nose, they write you a stack of prescriptions an inch deep and send you out the door. They don’t care that the stack of prescriptions costs you 2 thousand dollars, or that those prescriptions make you 10 times worse than what you went seeking help for. *sigh*
I had my final straw with my GP before I met my fabulous surgeon. Since she didn’t know what was wrong with me, she decided to write me a stack of prescriptions a half and inch thick for a diagnosis that a specialist had already said was not the problem. I tried to think that maybe she was thinking outside the box and maybe the specialist had missed something, so I took the prescriptions and within 3 days was 10 times worse. That’s when I decided it was enough. This was the 10th or so time that she’d done something similar in the last 2 years. I look back at the rapid decline in my health since October and I’ve decided it’s time to take a step outside the box and look for somebody who can do the same.
I’m going back to my “crunchy” roots (my hubby loves to call me crunchy… because of my tree hugging tendencies… you know.. breastfeeding until college, cloth diapers, no vaccines, etc.) so…. since my naturopath is all the way in the city (and is not covered by insurance) I started to quest for a doc that would fit the bill, out here in the burbs. I talked to about 4 or 5 different offices, each one referring me to another feeling they might be a great fit for my crazy hippy self ;) and I think I’ve hit pay dirt. I think I’ve found one that thinks like I do. She’s a propionate for natural health care, is an acupuncture advocate (and specialist) believes in eastern medicine as well as western medicine in moderation, and is also an MD, so my insurance will cover her!
I scheduled my “meet and greet” appointment later in the month. I’m hoping that we’ll be a good match!
And since I was talking about cloth diapers earlier… lets take a quick stroll down memory lane. Man I miss those cute cloth booties!
Isn’t that the cutest little bootie EVAH????
So anyway… peace out… I’m off to eat some granola and hug a tree!