Pain in my throat and neck. Neck pain is to the right side moving towards the ear and shoulder. Couldn't move my neck to the right. Had throat irritation for a few months now and have been wheezing as well. Wheezing is on and off. It's been a few weeks since I have a lump between my shoulder and neck which is visible. Went to a doctor, no test nothing, doc straight up said its nothing. I have pain for a whole year. A lump and tenderness to the right side of the neck has now also started. But no explanations what so ever from the doctor on why is this happening or what that is. I went to an ENT specialist this morning as well and the guy just told me it's not his area and that is it. Feels like doctors now a days consider themselves Gods. Atleast explain what's happening. WTF am I going to do with blank statements like, "it's not my area". What's going on? Is it because I'm not a native here or something? Or is it just docs are becoming tired of their job? What up? TC - peanuts
Sorry, but jumping to “native here or not”, is not going to help you. Which doctor did you visit, Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. Usually you can take opinion from other doctors apart from your primary.
Internal medicine. Going to the doctor's isn't helping either. This isn't the first time. Read my reply to one of the comments above ^
I understand your concern and frustration and the doctor situation, and doctors trying to cover the liability. I would suggest spend sometime consulting other Internal Medicine Doctors. DM me if you need help, my spouse is Fellow in IM, possibly we can see what help can be offered.
Just like lazy devs. It's not my bug. 🙁
Can you get a recommendation from people you know for a doctor they like & trust?
Yeah going to do that.
Try changing doctors until you find someone helpful, if you think something is wrong you probably need help
Thanks.. It doesn't seem to budge. I'll try finding another PCP.
It kind of sounds like your describing asthma (a disorder of inflammation in the throat) and ergonomic pain (soft tissue pain/inflammation and reduced range of motion).
I'm honestly not sure what it is. But in asthma people have trouble in breathing right? I don't have those symptoms. A little burning and irritation in throat.
I suppose I’m trying to highlight that, in America, you basically need to “guess” your illness to: 1) Choose the correct doctor specialty/office (since you have to pay without a guarantee of quality) 2) Force the doctor into ordering a test or retorting with their own theory. Their ego won’t allow them to say they can’t help while you “believe” you know what is wrong. Yes, if you had asthma you should have episodes (not always 100% of the time) where it feels difficult to breath. I was thinking that you “wheezing” was the difficulty breathing during an episode. I wheezed due to allergies as a kid and got an inhaler for a couple years.
Did he charge for this visit?
Due to my trip to emergency room, all my deductibles have been met. So no, they couldn't charge me anything. But I'm sure he is going to charge heavily to the insurance company.
Sounds like a sweet deal to get doctors degree, tell patients it’s not your area and still charge insurance.
Eh I have the same experience even though I’m a native. Came in to see the doctor a few times in a lot of pain and all he said was “lol you’re probably fine dude take a Tylenol and come back in 2 weeks”. Their justification is that I’m young so there couldn’t possibly be anything wrong with me.
Similar story to when I had the pain of gallstones. Not sure what are they studying and not sure if there studies have been properly regulated. But it ain't seem like they are doing a good job.
You have a to find a good primary doctor who is willing to "Project Manage" your care. They should be helping you or sending you to one/more specialists with a follow up to regroup afterwards. Find a primary doc within a larger health network or hospital system. This primary doctor will have better communication and ability to work with and refer you to specialists than a primary doctor in a standalone practice. They will be able to share records and test results a lot easier once everyone is on the same EMR system. If this isn't happening, you need to find a new primary doctor.
Can u recommend one?
I’m not in OP’s area, but I’d try to get into a hospital system (maybe associated with a medical school). Primary care doctors there are going to be very plugged into the system and should be able to easily set up referrals and tests.
Yea must be racism. People like you are the reason doctors BS. “It’s not my area” is the honest answer. You would rather hear something even if it’s not his area? Did you ask him “who’s area is it?” and go see that doctor?
And people like you should refrain from commenting if you start your conversation with such negativity. You can say whatever you want to but the last time I was in pain went for 2 years. I had to go back to my country just to get my self diagnosed. At the moment found a single 2 to 3 cm big gall stone. Came back here showed it to the doctor and they said it's nothing. Later had extremely bad situation. Dizzy everyday, couldn't digest food etc. Finally went to emergency, that's when they found 2 big stones and said we have to remove it. You can shit however amount you want buddy but it ain't gonna change the facts!
Good, so you know what to do. Go to the same doctor who fixed you up the first time. It’s hard to find a good doctor, like it’s hard to find a good manager. Doesn’t mean “Doctors are bad”.