I feel your pain! The god-complex is alive and well, and seems to be worse with specialists.
- My appointments with the endo are usually about 6 weeks out too, so I think that's due to busyness rather than the tests. Maybe ask what the turnaround time for the tests are. - The cancellation list is very useful. I usually get in within 2 weeks of getting on it. - Endos are more used to dealing with infertility and diabetes. It may take him a while to move out of his comfort zone. I suspect every endo will be the same in the beginning, whether or not you're smart. - Things that helped me were a symptoms chart and telling him what the diagnosis was, though it sounds like you have already done both of those. - My endo barely seems to remember who I am from one visit to the next. Your situation and need are strong enough that you might try something to stand out with the doctor - maybe not cookies, given their sensitivity to diabetes. Something tangible though, rather than just your great personality.
It took over a year to get treatment for my PCOS, once I started really pursuing it with my doctors. For the most part, the hard thing was to get to the endocrinologist - my ob/gyn finally referred me for infertility, and I used the opportunity to convince him. The insulin-resistance helped a lot, though - whatever I have, that was a symptom he could treat, and the treatment (metformin) helped all the symptoms.
I still have a serious problem with the side-effects, which he blew off twice. I will have to see if the manufacturer's warning that you *can* get hypoglycemia will convince him.
Thank GOD for the internet and supportive spouses. People with uncommon diseases really have to manage their own care. Without the internet, it would be much harder to find the info, and without the spouse, the symptoms can make it really hard to interpret it.
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Date: 2006-06-22 01:10 pm (UTC)- My appointments with the endo are usually about 6 weeks out too, so I think that's due to busyness rather than the tests. Maybe ask what the turnaround time for the tests are.
- The cancellation list is very useful. I usually get in within 2 weeks of getting on it.
- Endos are more used to dealing with infertility and diabetes. It may take him a while to move out of his comfort zone. I suspect every endo will be the same in the beginning, whether or not you're smart.
- Things that helped me were a symptoms chart and telling him what the diagnosis was, though it sounds like you have already done both of those.
- My endo barely seems to remember who I am from one visit to the next. Your situation and need are strong enough that you might try something to stand out with the doctor - maybe not cookies, given their sensitivity to diabetes. Something tangible though, rather than just your great personality.
It took over a year to get treatment for my PCOS, once I started really pursuing it with my doctors. For the most part, the hard thing was to get to the endocrinologist - my ob/gyn finally referred me for infertility, and I used the opportunity to convince him. The insulin-resistance helped a lot, though - whatever I have, that was a symptom he could treat, and the treatment (metformin) helped all the symptoms.
I still have a serious problem with the side-effects, which he blew off twice. I will have to see if the manufacturer's warning that you *can* get hypoglycemia will convince him.
Thank GOD for the internet and supportive spouses. People with uncommon diseases really have to manage their own care. Without the internet, it would be much harder to find the info, and without the spouse, the symptoms can make it really hard to interpret it.
Best of luck, sir - we're thinking of you.