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GP REFUSING SURGERY, WHAT NEXT?

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james76560
james76560

I have been diagnosed with a sliding HH roughly 2cm the pain I have got in my stomach region is unbearable and still get heartburn on PPI tablets, they have changed the tablets 3 times and today I had enough an demanded surgery! I said I don't want to take tablets for the rest of my life and I don't want to put up with the pain anymore, she point blank said no the operation is for severe big hernias yours is small and does not require an operation! Any help feeling lost sad lost my job and ruined my life

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  • yvonne25039
    yvonne25039 james76560

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    This is one of the most horrific things to happen to me. I went for over a year going to doctors getting all kinds of medication to help me. I went to the er at least 5 times, vomiting, chest and shoulder pain, etc. All the doctors, and er said I had a SMALL hernia and always sent me home sick. I know a whole lot of it was because I had Medicare, but also a supplement, Humans. The Dr's,

    Nursing staff, even the receptions all tested me like I was a street person. I always paid my deductibles, and alone and in my 60's, I could not afford to eat correctly if I bought medication. I left a lot of Dr's offices in tears because the just wanted me to go away

    Because they knew they would not get all the money they should.Finally one day I confronted Mr Dr and too him I felt like I was dying and please do something, as I had lost 40 lbs from throwing

    Up daily for a year and in tremendous pain. I am no a person tat goes to the dr all the time. I was ready to commit suicide. In his lazy, biggity way he ordered another test. I hollered NO. Just fix this which he did. I feel better, I had surgery where he pushed the hernia back and used mesh to hold it. I am sure it was on sale. Honest to God these Dr's. Nurses anything medically related will not give Medicare or Medicaid patients the same care. God made everyone equal, but I do believe the think their God. Shame on them, and the hospitals, all the nurses do is stand around flirting with Dr's or cracking jokes, you have to beg them for help. What a mess! Why can't we fix this?

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