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Originally Posted by dano121
I am going to be kind and just say that I am very disappointed with TVHS.. My current Doctor (for some reason... money?) refuses to see me regarding an ailment that the Practical Nurse says could be "Serious". I have been ill now for almost two months. Getting the required imaging is taking a month. I know the "Snowbirds are here but I live here year round. Shouldn't that account for something?
Anyway, can anyone, please, recommend a Doctor that is responsive, please!
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As a retired ER/ICU RN, paramedic supervisor, and county coroner let me just state that almost all
LPN's know just enough to be dangerous. Note that you also quoted her/him as saying
"could be". Yes, pretty much every ache, pain, dizzy spell, upset stomach, heartburn, etc
"could be" signs of something more serious but
Doctors train for 12 years and they might know a thing or two that a LPN somehow missed in their brief 12 months of training or if fast tracked, in only 6-9 months. A Practical Nurse (or anyone other than another doctor who has also assessed the patient) should never offer a patient their opinion or even worse, contradict a doctor's working diagnosis. It's a good way to end up unemployed. Know your place.
There is an established hierarchy in every health care system and woe be to those who talk out of turn.