MY TURN

Doctor: 'There's nothing wrong with you.' Patient: Can I quote you on that?

On a quest to find out why she has fainting spells, a patient tracks the mixed signals from her doctors.
By Laura Silverman, Special to The Times
July 28, 2008
QUOTES from my various doctors in the week after another of a series of undiagnosed fainting spells:

"There's nothing wrong with you."

"You have hypoglycemia."

"You don't have hypoglycemia."

"Yes, you do have hypoglycemia. See a nutritionist."

"You don't have hypoglycemia. A nutritionist is not necessary."

"Your blood sugar registers on the low end of normal. The test is not always accurate. You may have hypoglycemia."

"Carry candy or juice; eat it when you feel something abnormal."

"Don't eat candy or juice. It will make the symptoms more exaggerated."

"Maybe it's the Zelnorm."

"It's not the Zelnorm."

"Maybe it's the Zelnorm."

"Maybe it's cardiac issues. Wear an event monitor for the next 30 days."

"It's not cardiac, but wear the event monitor anyway."

"Don't see the endocrinologist that doesn't return calls. Go to my guy."

"You have to see Dr. B. (who never returns calls). He's a smart guy."

"Go to the guy that Dr. V. says even though he never returns calls. But see my guy too."

"Your insurance doesn't cover continuing care from two endocrinologists in two different offices."

"Don't go there. See my guy instead."

"You can't see that guy. Go to my guy."





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