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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Bmoboy

(418 posts)

7. Me too

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2024, 02:11 PM

Jun 2024

Saw a new endocrinologist. The tech took my BP - 147/84. I commented it is usually not that high.

Checked the digital record that evening - she put down 137/84.

Another doctor told me Naprosyn (Aleve) is not an anti inflammatory drug. "It's an NSAID, not an anti inflammatory.

NSAID = Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug.

Last year a doctor gave me a 90% positive diagnosis of ALS. No signs of that.

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holy cow. i guess i need to start recording my doc visits. [View all] mopinko Jun 2024 OP

DARN! elleng Jun 2024 #1

i was in the er twice, and they didnt touch me either. mopinko Jun 2024 #10

AWFUL! elleng Jun 2024 #14

Years ago, the hospital I worked for got a Quakerfriend Jun 2024 #2

Whoa, some blunder. appalachiablue Jun 2024 #4

there were also mopinko Jun 2024 #11

That happened to me at an orthopedic doctor recently Island Blue Jun 2024 #3

Maybe start a Health Chronology for yourself, with dates and a little info on who saw you and why. Timeflyer Jun 2024 #5

My mother's doctor was just arrested for medicare fraud. Not good. onecaliberal Jun 2024 #6

Me too Bmoboy Jun 2024 #7

Hope you feel better. Nowadays, most PCPs rely on lab and other test results, and Silent Type Jun 2024 #8

Is AI involved in these diagnoses? No Vested Interest Jun 2024 #12

Probably not much, now. But I can see a day where docs use AI to find a better diagnosis than just "stomach pain," Silent Type Jun 2024 #13

I have some great doctors. multigraincracker Jun 2024 #9

That just happened to my friend in Hawaii too mahina Jul 2024 #15

Same with pets womanofthehills Aug 2024 #16

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