tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post3008685240581166234..comments2023-11-07T11:27:28.658-05:00Comments on Diabetesaliciousness © 2007 - 2024: Find Yourself A GP, Listen To Your Gut & Use Your Patient Voice! k2http://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-82939746960745811332013-02-28T00:46:44.132-05:002013-02-28T00:46:44.132-05:00The folk who answer the phones at pharmmacies are ...The folk who answer the phones at pharmmacies are usually the Pharmacy Technicians (Technician I or Technician II), who are in the process of getting the practical experience they need (along with their degrees) to become Pharmacists. I've had my issues with the local CVS Pharma techs with respect to an adverse reaction to a pain reliever a few years ago... Sorry to hear your pharmatechs are equally inexperienced.Brenda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687718956610704894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-65397577123955560362013-02-26T19:58:48.651-05:002013-02-26T19:58:48.651-05:00Ugh, there are so many things wrong with this stor...Ugh, there are so many things wrong with this story (the way it plays out, not your telling of it) that I don't even know where to begin. Just so you know, I don't have a GP either. I tried getting one about eight years ago and effectively got the response "what do you need me for?". Less than a year ago I went to a local practice with a cough and ear infection, and the young doctor - first name Brandon and obviously born during the BH90210 craze - prescribed something. He didn't seem to have a care in the world.<br /><br />So I still don't have a GP.<br /><br />But you're right and always should be suspicious. When something "should be OK" and a drug is ruled safe just because of your age, do your research. I'm sorry you had to go through this.Scott Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259475635753627498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-88193676681012994582013-02-26T19:25:27.086-05:002013-02-26T19:25:27.086-05:00Kelly, you are absolutely right. I have to admit ...Kelly, you are absolutely right. I have to admit to cancelling my appt with my GP this week because my gut is telling me that the relationship has run its course. She's an okay doc, but I always feel like it's a struggle to get anything other than the standard questions from her. Time for me to look for a new GP.StephenShttp://www.happy-medium.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-58147177864167220572013-02-26T17:38:21.795-05:002013-02-26T17:38:21.795-05:00Good post, sorry you had to go through it, but you...Good post, sorry you had to go through it, but you succeeded. I've found that I react to Statins strongly, Lipitor gave me all the "you might find you experience these symptoms". Now Pravastatin insert says that it could raise my bg. I stopped that and got wonderfully level bg graphs from my Dexcom G4. Having no family history of heart disease, I'll talk to my endo in AprilBruce in the mountainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042195170560163850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-73936542619916244802013-02-26T16:44:47.127-05:002013-02-26T16:44:47.127-05:00It strikes me that one (of many) problems here is ...It strikes me that one (of many) problems here is that the folks with power to change your prescription didn't see your concern as reason <i>in itself</i> to look at alternatives - whether the concern was valid or not. Sure, there might be situation where a given med was so clearly indicated that the MD would need to push back against a concern, but patient worries ought to be treated as a real factor.Bob P.http://www.tminustwo.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9175362385039466640.post-39163836689126718802013-02-26T15:29:53.497-05:002013-02-26T15:29:53.497-05:00Thanks for posting about your experience. I think ...Thanks for posting about your experience. I think that too often we at patients don't question the authority of our doctor's even though, they are busy people and can overlook important details or may not have enough information to make a proper diagnosis. Patient engagement and empowerment is super important, as demonstrated by your experience. We need to think of ourselves as partners in our health care and in the decisions, so you're totally right, when you have a gut feeling, speak up! It's your health and your life after all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030541247542879407noreply@blogger.com