Re: Question about something my pain doctor did

On May 29, 7:30 am, doon <bdoo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 28, 2:19 pm, "cllmd" <c...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





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On Sun, 27 May 2007 20:58:11 GMT, Mike Berkowitz
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On 27 May 2007 09:44:09 -0700, Michael B <baugh...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I'd bet on him looking for Adie's Pupil. Or possibly diplopia
and proper tracking.
If indeed it was a migraine rather than a cluster headache.

On May 25, 1:12 am, Mike Berkowitz
<mkb...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I happened to have a headache the day of my ESI follow up so I was
wearing very dark sunglasses. (Let's leave out the part where he did
not know about the procedure he performed and the complication he
reported to my wife.) I tell him I have a headache. He takes my pulse
and tells me it is 104, way too high. I remind him I have a headache
and my pulse and blood pressure often go up. He then asks me why I am
wearing my sunglasses during the exam. I again tell him I am having a
headache and my eyes are light sensitive. He asks me to take them off.
He looks at my eyes and has me follow his fingers. What was he
checking for with the eye-finger test?

( I am a little concerned he does not know about light sensitivity
with migraines - it is documented in my records)

Mike

He never got closer than two feet and just barely looked at my eyes. I
have had neurological exams and this was nothing like past
experiences. Besides, he isn't a neurologist, neurosurgeon or
ophthalmologist. He acted suspicious and only considered looking at my
eyes after he took my pulse. Afterwards he made no comment other than
I should keep an eye on my pulse. I again reminded him I had a
headache and that it was normal for me. I would think he would at
least be versed in headaches as a board certified pain specialist.

Mike

Hey Mike,

Those facts put his "examination" in an entirely new light. I thought
I'd seen it all, but never encountered this long distance exam~
I did see one who remained far acrpss the room, with the door open
the entire time. I later learned that
he'd been in some trouble for sexual harrassment.

Sorry for wandering. It sure sounds as if he was looking for signs of
drug use in your case. If he'd ever had a whopper of a head ache,
he'd know that you'd take whatever held any promise of even relieving
it a bit.

codeee

I slugged a doctor once for unzipping my pants.

It was my first visit to him, as i was new to an HMO....wanted to discuss my
head with him before it went batnuts (early 90's...wasn't everyday then.)
Happen to have had a wonky stomach that day and said so to the nurse when
she took my vitals. Have a history of ulcer.

So Dr. came in, stated his name, told me to lie back on the table and
started to undo my pants. I slugged him. (it was more of a back-handed
slap...just feels good to say i slugged a doctor.) I told him that i was an
adult and capable of following directions. If he wanted my pants unzipped,
i would do that.

May i state here that i knew that there was NO sexual intent nor did i feel
sexually threatened (been raped twice....i knew sexual threat.) He had no
prurient interest. But no boyfriend was gonna undo my pants, and no doctor
was either.

He looked completely taken aback, asked me to undo my pants, which i did.
He went on with the exam, wrote a script and left. I ended up writing a
letter to the HMO, describing the incident. Also let them know i knew there
was no sexual intent. My concern was that this man was gonna end up in a
lawsuit if he didn't change his ways. Got a letter back from the doctor
apologizing for the action....big whoop.

I also got a new doctor :-)

Dunno why i wrote this....just felt like it...

Deep peace,
Lavon

Maybe you are too sensitive because you were raped but from my
perspective what you did was uncalled for ...if I was that physician I
would have refused to see you again. Nothing personal ...just to
protect my practice..."where there is smoke...."- Hide quoted text -

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Maybe I'm too sensitive because I too was raped. Have you ever in
your life heard of a doctor coming into an office and promptly
starting to unzip someone's pants??????? Come on, man.. that's
TOTALLY inappropriate..

DOCTORS need to be more sensitive to people's boundaries and what is
appropriate behavior when practicing medicine. Unzipping someone's
pants is completely obscene, and I would have done more than she did.
I would have filed a complaint.. along with writing several letters..
probably some to the press..

When a woman is raped EVERY TWO MINUTES (according to the U.S. Dept.
of Justice), chances are, doctors will see a few rape victims... THEY
should be the ones to get sensitivity training, not those of us who
were at one time victims of rape. Don't tell us we're "too
sensitive".. that's like saying "she deserved it for wearing that low-
cut dress".. and if you have that kind of mentality, then I'd suggest
setting up an appointment for a lobotomy.. or maybe volunteering at a
rape crisis center.. What exactly would you be "protecting your
practice" from? That statement is not only absurd, but shallow,
ignorant and lacking any sense of human decency/compassion.... WTF?

If no one says anything, nothing will change. Obviously you don't
know a single woman who was raped or taken advantage of sexually.. if
you did, or if you had one iota of sensitivity to this issue, you'd
completely understand that her reaction was completely appropriate,
and I'd venture to guess that it wouldn't be an uncommon one for women
who weren't ever victims.. It's a boundary issue... My doctor knows
that I've been sexually abused AND raped, and he's very sensitive to
this.. he ALWAYS tries to make me feel comfortable and ALWAYS tells me
what he's about to do,exam-wise. I would think that MOST doctors who
have any sense of decency and humanity would follow suit and treat
others with kindness and compassion, especially those of us who have
been sexualized without our consent.

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