Friday, March 27, 2009

Rash update

So I am almost completely rid of the hideous rash, yeah! I am feeling a lot better now that I am off the antibiotics and based on how quickly the rash went away I am certain that they were the culprit.
I still think doctors (human doctors/MDs that is) are not good with people and have very little if any compassion. I ended up calling the specialist's office about a dozen times over the past 2 days as the bumps on my arm began to join forces to create one giant super splotch, but got no response. Oddly, last night around 9:45 (PM), the specialist called me, apparently he got the message that I had left more than 36 hours prior and wanted to check on me--or at least wanted to check me off some follow up sheet that his secretary created for him. He never asked how the rash was, he never asked how I was feeling, he just confirmed that I had stopped the antibiotics and told me that it was a good idea to stop taking them (well, duh...that wasn't even an issue, you couldn't get me to take more of those if you paid me).
It's strange, you would think that getting a phone call from a doctor late at night would make me think hmm, maybe he does care, but he was just too busy to call earlier, but no. His attitude on the phone made me think that he was only calling because his lack of follow up with someone who is have a serious reaction to a drug he prescribed could be considered malpractice. It's sad. As a veterinarian, I know that patients deserve better. We treat dogs better than he has treated me. One more reason why I am glad that I am a veterinarian and not an MD.

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