I'm somewhat surprized about the issues with the Drs in Toronto. "For those of us Ontarians who live outside of Southern Ontario, we always hear, Toronto is the centre of the universe." I thought we had problems here: Sudbury. I have a good dr, use to be a pharmacist, so he's on top of the new meds when necessary. I found a lump in my breast last year and he sent me for a mammogram sasap (I'm under 40). I just wish drs in general would not say to women "it's all in your head." Would they say that to a man, NOPE with a capital N. If anything we know or bodies better, we know the cues for the most part, and many of us are proactive in our healthcare.
I hope things improve with your healthcare situation.
Cynthia
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Originally Posted by heartscyster  Hi BeetleGirl, thanks for responding. I know all too well how incompetent our health care system is. It's only because I have taken control of my health that I have been diagnosed appropriately. My first doctor said I just have stress, nothing is wrong with me. I insisted on the ultrasound and it came back with PCOS - but because her ego was too large to admit she was wrong, she witheld the test results and told me they were normal! I actually knew the results because the technician told me - and they're not supposed to so I was lucky. I told her to check again - twice! and I told her I knew the results, then she admitted that it was abnormal and dx'd me with pcos. My second doctor yelled at me for having just "anxiety and depression" concerning other health issues where I felt I needed to have an MRI - she said she never wanted to see me again! Great doctor - even if it was "just" depression - that's a serious illness too. Turns out my MRI was abnormal |