Want to Share About Visit w/ Dr. B on Wed.

[dcmom]

Eljomom-

 

I haven't been to Dr B-

but, over the last two years I have become very jaded

 

I listen to doctor's OPINIONS- and take what I think applies, do my own research, and try to devise a reasonable plan of action.

 

In the end, sometimes a doc is a means to an end; if you want antibiotics, maybe a course of steroids, and ultimately IVIG (very likely covered by insurance)- I think Dr B is your man

 

doesn't mean he is all-knowing

[Kbossman1]

Eljomom-

 

I haven't been to Dr B-

but, over the last two years I have become very jaded

 

I listen to doctor's OPINIONS- and take what I think applies, do my own research, and try to devise a reasonable plan of action.

 

In the end, sometimes a doc is a means to an end; if you want antibiotics, maybe a course of steroids, and ultimately IVIG (very likely covered by insurance)- I think Dr B is your man

 

doesn't mean he is all-knowing

 

I'm going to say Diddo! I really enjoyed our appointment, and speaking with a Dr. that knows a whole lot more about this than I do was wonderful! I have (since this post) done some research on S. pnuemoniae and group A strep, and it starts to make my head spin. That's why I trust that he knows what he's doing. Right now I feel very lucky to live only 10hrs away, since there are people coming from other countries. I think that some of us parents on this forum are very skeptical, ok, extremely....and we have every right to be, but I feel as though I could trust this doctor. I will have to update after the next visit and the allergy testing. I think we are also starting to see some good results from the orapred.

[peglem]

My favorite (and I think the best) doctors are those who combine the art of medicine with the science of medicine. Sometimes a doctor may have a very good idea what treatment is likely to help, but the science isn't concrete- either because studies have not been done or because the patient is a curious mix of symptoms. So, sometimes they make a "clinical" dx so they can offer helpful treatment. I've seen my daughter's pediatrician do this- dx a strep infection, in absence of typical strep symptoms, w/o doing a strep test first. I think he's afraid if he does the test it will come out negative and the science will prevent him rx-ing the treatment that he believes will be most effective.

 

And really, psychiatrists do this all the time. There is so much overlap in psych symptoms from one syndrome to the next and patients are not often "classic" anything, so the psychiatrist dx's the thing that will allow them to try the med they think will help.