tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post1609727721422054986..comments2023-04-26T10:48:38.547-04:00Comments on Bent Not Broken: UpdateBentNotBrokenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-26709512553418882652016-09-12T22:51:25.880-04:002016-09-12T22:51:25.880-04:00I agree about good staff being hard to find (and k...I agree about good staff being hard to find (and keep)! What you described is exactly what I worry about when thinking about anti-depressants. There's definitely a place for them, but I'm just not sure I'm there.BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-8290724731786506872016-09-12T22:50:12.453-04:002016-09-12T22:50:12.453-04:00Fingers crossed! The office staff pretty much suc...Fingers crossed! The office staff pretty much sucks, but I did love the doc!BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-34683383831491965252016-09-12T22:49:31.816-04:002016-09-12T22:49:31.816-04:00Indeed! I'm so happy to have finally found a ...Indeed! I'm so happy to have finally found a good doc!BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-46825374842267680702016-09-12T22:49:15.345-04:002016-09-12T22:49:15.345-04:00Maybe someday! I know good help is hard to find, ...Maybe someday! I know good help is hard to find, but geez.....BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-9479891392046499892016-09-12T22:48:49.316-04:002016-09-12T22:48:49.316-04:00I love this analogy! I love this analogy! BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-60366233904582025982016-09-12T10:02:08.722-04:002016-09-12T10:02:08.722-04:00It's so nice your doctor turned out to be a go...It's so nice your doctor turned out to be a good one! Finding a good doctor is a challenge but even good doctors have bad staff, and I think it's universal. Receptionists, nurses etc in regular private medical offices are paid very little and have crappy benefits. Sometimes I feel a doc who needs a receptionist just goes around a corner and grabs whoever is walking by at that moment. I'm glad you didn't walk out of the office because receptionists come and go and the doctor is helping you to get on the right track! About Zoloft, I feel physicians are so quick to prescribe antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds. They help, yes, absolutely, but what the doctors don't always mention is that a person may loose her ability to cope with mood swings, stress etc without the meds simply because they are so helpful. PerAsperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384612134241953499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-39280610375885606382016-09-09T03:29:10.770-04:002016-09-09T03:29:10.770-04:00I love your ‘in your face’ attitude with your choi...I love your ‘in your face’ attitude with your choice of underclothing.<br />My stomach fell as I read your second paragraph, never mind the tirade of expletives that hit the airwaves on your behalf, as I read on…. and then the three strikes experience……surely it couldn’t get any worse (well it could but I did hold out some hope that you’d finally find a good one)!<br /><br />Wow, this is great- what a turnaround. Really though, it shouldn’t be this hard to get satisfactory health care.<br />Great news that you finally located a good Doctor. Let’s hope the quality of care/treatment continues at your next appointments.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-45781181402546463552016-09-08T01:49:54.976-04:002016-09-08T01:49:54.976-04:00So glad you were finally heard! Music to my ears.....So glad you were finally heard! Music to my ears...xoPamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-50515002255788876512016-09-07T22:40:08.671-04:002016-09-07T22:40:08.671-04:00Further to my other comment - I'm so glad you&...Further to my other comment - I'm so glad you've found a doctor who makes you comfortable, and who hears you. One day, maybe you can tell her how you almost walked out because of all those other factors.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-45448025638396708092016-09-07T22:38:18.946-04:002016-09-07T22:38:18.946-04:00Argh, that makes me want to scream. Why do women n...Argh, that makes me want to scream. Why do women need 1000s of operations? Because, as one of my specialists put it, women's reproductive systems are complicated mechanisms, where anything can go wrong, a bit like a Ferrari. Whereas men's reproductive systems are very simple, more like a lawnmower! That so-called Dr just displayed tremendous ignorance. And I bet she's never suffered serious PMT or menopausal symptoms.<br />Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-48183416551315575292016-09-06T13:35:11.547-04:002016-09-06T13:35:11.547-04:00The Jesus books were brand new and for sale. I sn...The Jesus books were brand new and for sale. I snapped a picture if you're interested. :)<br /><br />There are clinical studies showing that SSRIs have a positive impact on hot flashes in some women, so the suggestion wasn't completely off base. Though I'm wondering now if she suggested them more for the mood swings.<br /><br />I think that the doctor in the Irish Times needs throat punched. Women have put up with it for years. We're just to the point where we are finally speaking out about it and because medicine has evolved to the point where a hysterectomy isn't the only option. People don't just have surgery for the hell of it.<br /><br />I've been living in pain for over 20 years. And in that time only two medical providers have really listened, and one of them wanted to shove birth control down my throat (or up into my uterus, as the case may be).BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-10705108470755505392016-09-06T11:43:41.561-04:002016-09-06T11:43:41.561-04:00What is it with the receptionists in these places?...What is it with the receptionists in these places? It seems to be a universal thing. Having Jesus books is a bit weird but yes, maybe someone just donated them and they felt obliged to put them out. I'm really happy that this woman showed some finer feelings. It's interesting: I wonder does the Prozac really reduce the hot flashes then? I'd be intrigued to know. I just read a shitty article in the Irish Times today by an Irish doctor (I'm in Ireland..) saying that PMT is 'nonsense', does not exist, and that the menopause is something to ride out without medication because women should be able to put up with it like they always had to in the past. She also says that there is no need for all the 1000s of operations that women (collectively, not just one woman!) have each year on their reproductive systems, because 'if men don't need them, why should women?' So i'm rather cranky to say the least about that, and I can't believe I'm in a country where people like her get published in the largest daily newspaper. So glad you ended up with the opposite of this cretin!https://differentshoresblog.wordpress.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/16936131757889957955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-31689842873604260242016-09-06T10:04:13.446-04:002016-09-06T10:04:13.446-04:00Agreed! But I suppose that the doctor is most imp...Agreed! But I suppose that the doctor is most important since she has the power to get stuff done.<br />BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-29826420263445659052016-09-06T05:27:49.540-04:002016-09-06T05:27:49.540-04:00That doctor sounds lovely! So nice to have someone...That doctor sounds lovely! So nice to have someone who listens and has empathy. Pity the other staff there seem so insensitive! dublinerinDeutschlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804856792598440633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-29035797165475921542016-09-05T21:10:51.295-04:002016-09-05T21:10:51.295-04:00Thanks! I'm so relieved!Thanks! I'm so relieved! BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-84989960593137690782016-09-05T21:10:38.746-04:002016-09-05T21:10:38.746-04:00Yeah, I wanted to smack her too. At least I know ...Yeah, I wanted to smack her too. At least I know now and can be prepared for it in the future, since it seems like I'll be frequenting the office over the next few months. BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-13268100437104306262016-09-05T14:47:42.179-04:002016-09-05T14:47:42.179-04:00Yay!! Glad you finally found a good one! (Nurse an...Yay!! Glad you finally found a good one! (Nurse and reading material notwithstanding...!) loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-43554012429754342612016-09-05T09:31:34.618-04:002016-09-05T09:31:34.618-04:00I was so worried through the first half, because t...I was so worried through the first half, because that sounds just awful (I wanted to smack the nurse), but what a wonderful gift in the doctor and her capacity for empathy. She sounds amazing! I hope her treatment options work and give you relief. Hooray for a good end to the story.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-68063375850340988702016-09-05T08:46:06.222-04:002016-09-05T08:46:06.222-04:00Thanks, Melios! Good luck finding a new and good ...Thanks, Melios! Good luck finding a new and good doctor for yourself!BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-52972821136697758162016-09-05T08:44:46.308-04:002016-09-05T08:44:46.308-04:00Exactly. Infertility diagnosis not withstanding, ...Exactly. Infertility diagnosis not withstanding, statistically speaking, the chances of us getting pregnant were quite low just based on the length of time we tried.<br /><br />I'm definitely glad that I found an amazing doctor!BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-91618638453686234382016-09-05T08:43:06.516-04:002016-09-05T08:43:06.516-04:00I'm almost positive that it's the practice...I'm almost positive that it's the practice owner who is very religious, not my doc, who is just a partner. She might be religious, but that didn't come across in the appointment (which is how it should be, in my opinion). It feels so nice to be working with someone as opposed to feeling the need to fight for myself.BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-10163685968400963782016-09-05T08:37:59.857-04:002016-09-05T08:37:59.857-04:00Thanks, Elaine! I teared up while writing it too!...Thanks, Elaine! I teared up while writing it too! Hope you have a great Monday!BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-56430100194229887202016-09-05T08:37:00.601-04:002016-09-05T08:37:00.601-04:00Thanks, K! I was shocked. I've had so many b...Thanks, K! I was shocked. I've had so many bad experiences that I didn't think this one would work out.BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-21881157262338160712016-09-05T06:55:01.696-04:002016-09-05T06:55:01.696-04:00That story ended so much better than it started! I...That story ended so much better than it started! I'm glad it seems to be working out. Melioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17748771387687894229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-28654480133861179982016-09-04T13:08:53.104-04:002016-09-04T13:08:53.104-04:00Wow, that nurse. I HATED that comment "You...Wow, that nurse. I HATED that comment "You're still young!" Considering it took me six years to get pregnant, I hope all those people are eating their words. But, seriously. What an amazing doctor you got. They are few and far between. I am hoping all these new tests work out in your favor!Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134469272401945848noreply@blogger.com