Posted by adrift on November 25, 2006, at 17:58:15
In reply to Your physicians? Racer and Adrift, posted by ElaineM on November 25, 2006, at 17:00:28
> Are your PCPs-now aware of your eating concerns? Do they understand?
My eating issues were brought up by my physician. I had recieved previous treatment for it and then slipped a few years ago while I was outside of treatment, my electrolytes were really out of whack and she was helpful, she sent me back to a nutritionist and to an eating disorder pdoc but I never followed up with that doc. She basically did routine blood work for awhile and encouraged healthy eating ;-). I don't think that many physicans are all that knowlegable when it comes to mental health and eating disorders! Currently my weight is fine, but she is not aware that I am starting to panic about it. I don't like to bring it up with her and she will comment at times when my weight drops a lot, then I get a little lecture about eating and drinking milk for my bones and such. But she is very encouraging of outside help when it is needed.
>Was it just luck of the draw, or did you search around and go to them specifically? Have you found if gender makes a difference? I'm still trying to figure that out. I'm not sure it does, but I don't know.
I did not research around for my doc, but the first time I got help with it hard core, research was needed. I have not found that gender makes a difference either, but I have come across a lot of males who work in eating dis. they seem sensitive to it. Luck of the draw may be a part of it too though. it is often hit or miss with what you can get. Being pushy in a gentle way has been helpful for me.
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> Sometimes I regret so much not being in treatment still because that was where the physician-experts were who understood everything, and how ED's related (or didn't, for that matter). Most of the questions I asked "Full Disclosure Doc" that related to ED recover, she said she didn't know how to answer. It's just hard when regular-medical, and ED-medical cross.
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> I'm constantly thinking how I can do something else here. But I can't figure it out. THe only thing I thought I could do was that I emailed LadyDoc from school (where most of my chart will be coming from) and updated her on the bureaucratic situation and asked if there was anything she could do, or suggest that I do, to figure out how to get the paperwork situation taken care of ASAP. Maybe I can at least get that looked into. I wish this new doc would help more with that though. So I hope LadyDoc gets back to me early next week.
Can you ask her to be more helpful? Let us know if she comes through.>
> I hesitate getting my T involved even more in my medical care but, do you think that it would make a difference if I had him advocate for me? Like, speak to docs on my behalf. [are there others who do that? is that what a social worker does? i don't know] Would that just make me look bad, or would it increase my case in their esteem? I realize the situation is not ideal, but I'm running out of ideas.I do think it would make a difference. What I have learned is that the more people you have advocating for you the better it turns out. ED are a medical problem as much as they are an emotional issue, it seems only right that they would work together. A social worker is a great source! That might be another place to start. You need to do whatever it takes to get heard and treated in my opinion. Do whatever that takes.
Take care
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