Are Drs. Fishing for Dollars?

[basstracker89]

exactly where did you come up with that comment...GON??

Now that you mention it..........

 

[The Old Jaybird]

I know I answered this question in another post, but a few months back I was finally going to have my knee that I banged up 40 years ago on my Harley replaced. Ortho Dr. sent me to get a EKG, to which my reg. Dr. wouldn't do for whatever reason, but referred me to a Cardiologist. Of course he was with the same medical group that she's in. So, he takes the EKG, listens to my heart, looks over recent labs and says everything looks good. BUTTTTTT........ He wants me to take a stress test. So, I say ok, I can walk a treadmill, in pain, but I've walked around our local park and have lost almost 70 pounds in the process for a while now. Well, HE decides that I can't walk, bad knee you know, so he's going to give me a chemical stress test. For those that don't know, they inject you with something, and it stops your heart for a gazillionth of a second, and they get their data when it starts back up. That is, if it does, they have a heart team on standby, just in case it doesn't. I know this, because years ago, when I was 70 pounds or more heavier and actually couldn't walk, they did this to me. They give you a can of Coke (yes the soda) to get your heart rhythm back in step after the shock of dying is still fresh in your mind. Well, I refused the test, said he was searching for a solution to a problem that didn't exist, and walked out without the clearance I needed for my knee. So I still walk in pain, but I'm used to it after all this time and I am a Trooper.
Now comes last Friday. I go to my regular Dr. for a yearly checkup. Every thing good. BP great, some tests I had before, good to go. Need scripts? Yep, refill them all. Let's do a prostrate exam real quick, just for old times sake. Well, I guess I say. OK good, I'm going to take a couple more blood tests before you go too. Hey, can you take a leak? No problemo I say. Today I get a call, and guess what. My Vitamin K is elevated. VITAMIN F'N K!!!!!!! What the F is VitaminK????? And how many people have ever heard of Vitamin K????? Better yet, how do they develop a test for Vitamin K, and how many Drs. actually test for Vitamin K???? Now my wife is pissed at me because I told her I don't give a crap. I ain't dropping any more money on Drs. that go looking for non existent cures for non existent illnesses. So, rant over. Hope you enjoyed the story. I'm enjoying the silence in the house.

still loving that Obamacare???

 

[The Old Jaybird]

Yea, they're trying to put me on a weight loss shot too. They came up with a new test that my A1C is borderline. My blood work is stellar.......Can't win for loosing

I tried Ozempic, all it did was give me the trots, I guess you lose weight by crapping all day and running to the commode. Not for me. Also was about $800 a month with Medicare insurance.

Best thing I have taken is Lasix, a water pill, went from 315 to 260 and my lower legs look normal again, lost all that fluid retention. Still not skinny, but moving is a bit easier with 50 fewer pounds.

 

[glocker]

exactly where did you come up with that comment...GON??

Nah man😂 I have been here since Georgia gun trader ….. I’m just trolling, trying to lighten up the conversation .

 

[HERMET]

They are drug pushers!!!
They have not a clue how to read the room....blood, and tests.....oh...your 2 points above this, or that...you need to be on this drug....can't be off two points....when 25 years ago there were no readings like they have today....
My big deal besides the Bone Marrow thing is HYDRATION!!! they are all over me to drink more...drink more....drink more....I don't know about ya'll....I NEVER took a bottle of water to school or to work....I NEVER saw my folks drink water....I NEVER saw my grandparents drink water......NOW...I'm supposed to drink 60oz a day!!! anyone have a clue as to how much that is????
If I still worked, there would be no way...I simply couldn't carry that much water with me......I have a glass on hand at all times today.....they say "make sure you drink when you're thirsty" that is not possible...there is NO WAY you can drink 60oz a day, and be thirsty.....

"Big Water" is in cahoots with Big Pharm and the Medical Industrial Complex.
Remember that water companies don't make water...they make bottles.
If someone had told me 50 years ago that I'd be paying a buck or better for a bottle of water I would have laughed at the idea.
It ain't funny now.

 

[basstracker89]

I tried Ozempic, all it did was give me the trots, I guess you lose weight by crapping all day and running to the commode. Not for me. Also was about $800 a month with Medicare insurance.

Best thing I have taken is Lasix, a water pill, went from 315 to 260 and my lower legs look normal again, lost all that fluid retention. Still not skinny, but moving is a bit easier with 50 fewer pounds.

I'm sure. My Sister lost 100lbs on a shot. I talked to her about the side effects. She said she'd do it again

 

[basstracker89]

Nah man😂 I have been here since Georgia gun trader ….. I’m just trolling, trying to lighten up the conversation .

🏃‍♂️..... .... .. ... ... .......

 

[basstracker89]

"Big Water" is in cahoots with Big Pharm and the Medical Industrial Complex.
Remember that water companies don't make water...they make bottles.
If someone had told me 50 years ago that I'd be paying a buck or better for a bottle of water I would have laughed at the idea.
It ain't funny now.

Tap water for the poors..........

 

[rtross]

Healthcare is challenging.
There are a lot of variables.
There are very few easy solutions to complex problems.
Yes, there are A LOT of disappointments and criticisms of with the way healthcare is dispensed these days.


It behoves all of us to be more involved/informed in our healthcare these days in the era of corporate's healthcare.

Don’t be as quick to criticize as you should be to be engaged in your involvement in your own healthcare.

Ok, let er rip 😊

 

[basstracker89]

Healthcare is challenging.
There are a lot of variables.
There are very few easy solutions to complex problems.
Yes, there are A LOT of disappointments and criticisms of with the way healthcare is dispensed these days.


It behoves all of us to be more involved/informed in our healthcare these days in the era of corporate's healthcare.

Don’t be as quick to criticize as you should be to be engaged in your involvement in your own healthcare.

Ok, let er rip 😊

All this is very true