Doctors

[Pizza]

Some of them drive ya nuts.

But I sure seem to have really good luck picking a doctor. Today, I had to go have a CT scan of my head (mostly my sinuses) at my ENT's. This guy is really good, but he's also odd for a doctor, he has two degrees, one in Medicine and one in Physics. Yea, PHYSICS - all that math, a lot of computer science stuff and physics classes. He's one of few doctors who could explain to you, in detail, how the CT scanner works. He sure looks at things differently compared to many doctors.

Well, anyway, my appointment was for 3pm. I showed up at 2:10 cause I ran out of stuff to do and thought I'd sit in his waiting room and read thru work emails. Within five minutes of sitting down, I was called back for my scan. Then he came in just a few minutes later and showed me the images on the computer (speaking of computer science, that CT machine produces amazing results - no wonder the phrase "exploratory surgery" is not heard much anymore).

Well, I agreed to surgery to fix my nose/sinuses, I've known I have a birth defect in there most of my life, as I have aged, it has started to cause a lot of issues.

Anyway, I was outta there by 3:10.

 

[Papa Zoom]

Some of them drive ya nuts.

But I sure seem to have really good luck picking a doctor. Today, I had to go have a CT scan of my head (mostly my sinuses) at my ENT's. This guy is really good, but he's also odd for a doctor, he has two degrees, one in Medicine and one in Physics. Yea, PHYSICS - all that math, a lot of computer science stuff and physics classes. He's one of few doctors who could explain to you, in detail, how the CT scanner works. He sure looks at things differently compared to many doctors.

Well, anyway, my appointment was for 3pm. I showed up at 2:10 cause I ran out of stuff to do and thought I'd sit in his waiting room and read thru work emails. Within five minutes of sitting down, I was called back for my scan. Then he came in just a few minutes later and showed me the images on the computer (speaking of computer science, that CT machine produces amazing results - no wonder the phrase "exploratory surgery" is not heard much anymore).

Well, I agreed to surgery to fix my nose/sinuses, I've known I have a birth defect in there most of my life, as I have aged, it has started to cause a lot of issues.

Anyway, I was outta there by 3:10.

I had endoscopic surgery and it helped a lot. ENT said I have an odd shaped left nasal canal lol

 

[reba]

the left is odd

 

[Pizza]

Yea, the issue is my left side as well. It forms a venturi and this dries the membrane out, allowing anything in the air to 'take root' and infect/irritate me.

I've wanted the surgery for about 3-4 years, but he wouldn't do it until HE observed what I'm experiencing. THis six week cough and drainage that would not respond to antibiotics convinced him.

 

[Papa Zoom]

Yea, the issue is my left side as well. It forms a venturi and this dries the membrane out, allowing anything in the air to 'take root' and infect/irritate me.

I've wanted the surgery for about 3-4 years, but he wouldn't do it until HE observed what I'm experiencing. THis six week cough and drainage that would not respond to antibiotics convinced him.

I went on immune therapy for two years too. Haven't had a sinus infection since.

 

[civilwarbuff]

I had endoscopic surgery and it helped a lot. ENT said I have an odd shaped left nasal canal lol

If you would keep your finger out of it maybe it would not be so oddly shaped......

 

[reba]

 

[Roro1972]

I too went to the doctor recently but for different reason. He wrote me a prescription and I went to have it filled and they told me they could not fill it because it had to made in a pharmacy that has a compound technician. I had to go to a town about 30 mile away to have it made on the spot while I waited. I found that odd.

 

[Papa Zoom]

If you would keep your finger out of it maybe it would not be so oddly shaped......

That was good. I cannot top that one.

 

[Pizza]

I too went to the doctor recently but for different reason. He wrote me a prescription and I went to have it filled and they told me they could not fill it because it had to made in a pharmacy that has a compound technician. I had to go to a town about 30 mile away to have it made on the spot while I waited. I found that odd.

Ah, the 'Compounding Phamacy'. I was on a compounded substance for about four months. But it was less effective than my doctor hoped for, and she put my on injections - so no more compounding pharmacy. That is a sign your doctor was trying to prescribe EXACTLY what you need - not some off-the-shelf answer to your problem.


You can read more here:
http://www.pccarx.com/what-is-compounding

Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of preparing personalized medications for patients. Compounded medications are made based on a practitioners prescription in which individual ingredients are mixed together in the exact strength and dosage form required by the patient. This method allows the compounding pharmacist to work with the patient and the prescriber to customize a medication to meet the patient’s specific needs.

At one time, nearly all prescriptions were compounded. With the advent of mass drug manufacturing in the 1950s and ‘60s, compounding rapidly declined. The pharmacist’s role as a preparer of medications quickly changed to that of a dispenser of manufactured dosage forms, and most pharmacists no longer were trained to compound medications. However, the “one-size-fits-all” nature of many mass-produced medications meant that some patients’ needs were not being met.

 

[Roro1972]

Ah, the 'Compounding Phamacy'. I was on a compounded substance for about four months. But it was less effective than my doctor hoped for, and she put my on injections - so no more compounding pharmacy. That is a sign your doctor was trying to prescribe EXACTLY what you need - not some off-the-shelf answer to your problem.


You can read more here:
http://www.pccarx.com/what-is-compounding

Pharmacy compounding is the art and science of preparing personalized medications for patients. Compounded medications are made based on a practitioners prescription in which individual ingredients are mixed together in the exact strength and dosage form required by the patient. This method allows the compounding pharmacist to work with the patient and the prescriber to customize a medication to meet the patient’s specific needs.

At one time, nearly all prescriptions were compounded. With the advent of mass drug manufacturing in the 1950s and ‘60s, compounding rapidly declined. The pharmacist’s role as a preparer of medications quickly changed to that of a dispenser of manufactured dosage forms, and most pharmacists no longer were trained to compound medications. However, the “one-size-fits-all” nature of many mass-produced medications meant that some patients’ needs were not being met.

good article, Pizza only bad thing about my experience is my insurance would not cover any part of the bill.

 

[Pizza]

See, now mine did. My problem was low testosterone and any method to raise the level was covered by insurance.
I cannot tell you what the cost was, but I found out that my $15 co-pay did not apply to compounding, that was a $25 copay. So, for $15 more I was ok.

Today, My policy covers everything you can think of. But that's cause I now work for a HUGE corporation with hundreds of people in our group. That, and my employer, while not known for really GREAT pay, IS known for the best of the best benefits.

 

[Roro1972]

See, now mine did. My problem was low testosterone and any method to raise the level was covered by insurance.
I cannot tell you what the cost was, but I found out that my $15 co-pay did not apply to compounding, that was a $25 copay. So, for $15 more I was ok.

Today, My policy covers everything you can think of. But that's cause I now work for a HUGE corporation with hundreds of people in our group. That, and my employer, while not known for really GREAT pay, IS known for the best of the best benefits.

cool, good insurance is worth a lot. but you best check your math you may be over paying.just joking its only $10 not $15 more. my left hand when I wake is half closed and if I try to open or close I get a pain level of about 8-9-10. Now I can use my right hand and slowly move my fingers and in a little while I can get it to open and close then I can switch back to using my muscles in my left hand to open and close and the pain is about a 3-4 as long as I do not try to make
a tight fist. and thats as good as it gets. He said I have very little arthritis and he did not think that is the cause. but they have not moved to shots or anything else. I had carpel tunnel one time and I went to a specialist and e gave me a shot in between each finger and I had to get that done each time I saw him about 6 times so that was 24 shots and it got much better.

 

[Mike]

I went to the doctor, and the doctor said, no more monkeys jumping in the bed. (I should have warned you all a pure dad joke was coming.)

Most docs are decent people, but the trend has been that they need to pack in way many more patients per hour than they once did. They are paid less than they used to by managed care companies, pay way more on liability insurance premiums, and the cost of running a practice is way more than it used to be. They're not exactly in the poor house, but it's not the boon it used to be.

 

[Roro1972]

I went to the doctor, and the doctor said, no more monkeys jumping in the bed. (I should have warned you all a pure dad joke was coming.)

Most docs are decent people, but the trend has been that they need to pack in way many more patients per hour than they once did. They are paid less than they used to by managed care companies, pay way more on liability insurance premiums, and the cost of running a practice is way more than it used to be. They're not exactly in the poor house, but it's not the boon it used to be.

I dont know I was sent north of Dallas about an hour to install a phone system and when I got there I asked all the questions I needed and put 5 phones in the house and 4 in the barn where several white Arabian horses were kept
the barn floor and the 10feet high 6 feet wide double doors looked like the wood that came on wall clocks and ofcourse a doctor owned it.