Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Rully.
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Am also a child of the 60s. Married into a large enough family of Italian heritage who always [before seeking medical care for anything but the obvious] sought out the old, proven tonic or treatment that had been handed down for generations.
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I am comfortable challenging them, although I never once questioned our two pivotal doctors in Ohio which we consulted for twenty years. We saw a PCP here for a little over a year and he ordered a sonogram on my leg to be performed in his office and I had no symptoms, no pain. This was after having a test with electrodes performed by his office staff. I questioned the reason for it and the answer was the doctor wanted it done. They called twice to have me come in and I said no. We moved from him last year to a new PCP, and I like him well enough but he ordered a cardiac sonogram and wanted it performed in his office and I said I preferred to have it performed by Lake Imaging. And I did have it performed by Lake Imaging and the sonogram tech who had done them for over twenty years assured me almost immediately that my heart was fine. AND I am a little not sure if it was necessary. I don't like being skeptical about a physicians opinion. I am not used to it. I felt my trust in both of my doctors in Cincinnati was warranted. They trained at a respected place and were used by many very savvy people. And their hospital associations were stellar.
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Gracie - thank you for you honest answer, especially the part how you are skeptical of questioning, but still will do it. And I only singled you out because from what I have picked up from your posts and how you grew up I expected authority wasn't to be challenged. Again, thanks.
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It's a really tough decision, as we age, about whether or not we should buy in to all the tests they suggest. Our physician wanted me to have the same sonogram on my leg as Gracie's. He said it was tight and shiny and my feet were cold (they weren't and aren't), and they could do a stent in my leg if the sonogram showed lack of circulation. I said no.
But then we went on a long plane trip, and my feet were swollen for a month afterword. First time ever, and we fly a lot, and I do all the on board exercises they advise you to do to keep up circulation. So I went back to the doc. Now they will take bp in the leg and see what it says. I'm okay with that. So who knows? We don't think our doctor over prescribes tests. But we're vigilant about watching for that. He does want an appointment every three months, but I have read that this is better than an annual physical because you are constantly monitored. So I'm okay with that too.
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Patients listen to and trust not only the doctor, but the federal agency that pays him for what he orders, too.
The agency (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - CMS) knows how much they are paying all doctors and these charlatans who suck money that could be used to help more patients. CMS knew how much this creep has been milking out of Medicare, but he has connections. "April 9 (Bloomberg) -- A doctor who treats a degenerative eye disease in seniors was paid $21 million by Medicare in 2012, twice the amount received by the next ophthalmologist on a list of 880,000 medical providers released by the government.People hate insurance companies for denying payment for claims or reducing claims, but the above is why they do it! |
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Also, no one knew that the clinics would end up serving mostly HMO patients. How does that figure into the equation? Are doctors getting generous salaries from an unknown source or are they getting money from Medicare and the HMO? Anyway, If Medicare pays less and less for doctor-visits and procedures, and the HMO is not known to be generous with their payments, where are the generous salaries coming from? I don't think you should suggest that The Villages Clinics have the solution to Florida's healthcare problems because the clinics represent an on-going experiment. The verdict isn't in yet. Last edited by Villages PL; 02-04-2015 at 05:29 PM. |
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The only time it's different from what I described is when they have lots of time because they don't have enough patients. But in that case, I still don't think they welcome a lot of questions because it suggests you doubt their competence. |
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I don't know where you're getting this. I've never had a doctor like this. More blanket statements with no facts to back them up. How in the world would you know that "the only time it's different... is when they have lots of time," yadda yadda. There is not one iota of fact behind any of these statements. The whole post is over the top inflammatory.
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But then, we've never told a doctor that all of his education/training in modern medicine is bunk and that veganism is the answer to all medical problems and is the fountain of youth, either. Not the way to have a productive conversation. |
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I'm surprised that a doctor would think of a patient as a "trouble maker" unless he was argumentative and confrontational.
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And went on and on and on and on and on. Two ears and one mouth. Very old sage advice.
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Without mentioning names, I actually did have a doctor here say to me: Are you going to listen to me or are you going to ask questions.
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Some Specialists do have a "god" complex. I haven't noticed it in family doctors.
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