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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want them to listen to what I'm telling them and not dismiss my concerns without any consideration. Example: never ever ever had high blood pressure outside of pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. In my 50's, after COVID (which I had not had but had the vaccine), blood pressure significantly higher than typical for me at GI doctor office visit. Dr's first response: it's not that high. (It is for me!) Second response: some people have white coat high blood pressure due to anxiety at doctor appointments (in my 50+ years of life, this has never ever been the case for me!) Third response:[b] you can get a monitor at CVS and check it at home if you're concerned.[/b]

I want them to try to figure out what the cause of something is instead of going "hmm" and moving on with the exam never to return.

I want them to take the information from other doctors and specialists as a whole and consider relationships between medical findings. The rare doctors we've had that actually did this were old, experienced, and since retired.

Young doctors coming out just don't do these things and apparently aren't trained to. Our most current PCP even told my spouse that they would take the practice's PA over all of the new MDs there.[/quote]

This is the logical first step. If someone’s BP is higher than usual you monitor for a few weeks. You don’t jump into extensive testing or refer after one elevated reading.

What was the end result?  Did they find a reason for your hypertension?[/quote]

it was the dismissive attitude about it. When it is unusual for that person, the doctor should at least wonder why.
No, they didn't find a reason because they never looked into it. He was just the GI doc, anyway. By the time I got back to my PCP, it was nearer to my normal. I personally believe it was a short "long-term) temporary effect related to the COVID vaccine. [/quote]

So the doctor “dismissed” your concerns because you actually didn’t have a problem with hypertension?  And you’re mad about this?  What would you have rather him said? You wanted him to wonder why??
 
This is just more proof that doctors will never do right by people like PP. [/quote]

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