It is hard to stand my ground around people I see as power figures, especially doctors. My regular doctor seems to have both feet on the ground. My kidney doctor seems to be an awfulizer.
No matter what I say to the kidney doctor, he hears a worst case scenario. He hears a murmur I've had all my life and says, "Heart problems! We need to do tests." I refuse. I tell him my toe is swollen from gout that I believe is from his diuretic and he says, "Your lower leg is swollen. We need tests!" I refuse all but the labs.
I do have bad kidneys, but I do not need all the prescriptions he prescribed the first day I saw him. They produced side effects that have made me miserable for over two months.
He adds so much stress to my life I think I'd be better off without him.
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