After various doctors have failed to find the cause of my bladder and urethral pain, although not without commitment, I moved on to another doctor--this time a Doctor of Osteopath(DO). Finally, a FEMALE! I admit I am a weary of doctors and I question their abilities to think beyond the normal realms. We grow up thinking doctors can fix all our wounds, boo boos, and illnesses. Yet, this is a misconstrued view. Doctors are not trained to "find and fix", but to make educated guesses and suppress symptoms with medications and other pharmaceuticals. Yet, I continue to have high expectations of those who graduated from some form of medical school, and from them, I expect no less than the ability to think outside the box, to problem solve, and to identify causes without simply slapping a band aid on the wound. I continue to search for that one doctor that can give cause and solution for to my pain.
My visit with the DO was a pleasant one. She examined me more thoroughly than most any doctor I have visited, with the exception of a couple. By the look and feel of my tissue, she noticed that I suffered from a lack of estrogen. Could this cause the inflammation? She confirmed that it could. She also recognized that two years ago, I could have contracted an unfamiliar bacterial infection from swimming in warm water. She encouraged the following
(1) a comprehensive bacterial culture & urine analysis test for a variety of bacterium, infections and parasites (cost unknown)
(2) Special blood analysis ($200)
(3) hormone test ($180)
I support the idea as they may retest to see if any of my medications have been effective and confirm the state of my body --why it remains out of homeostasis. I have been on progesterone for over a year, yet the doctor never retested to see if the progesterone was effective in increasing my progesterone and estrogen levels. The blood analysis will be intriguing as she will place my blood under a high-def microscope and examine it for anything out of the ordinary. I requested the bacterial test to try and determine what be what I suspected is causing my bladder/urethral pain this entire time: a bacterial infection, whether Lyme or a co-infection. I will keep you updated on the results of the tests. I have hope that something will be found and give cause to what is going on in my body.
After various doctors have failed to find the cause of my bladder and urethral pain, although not without commitment, I moved on to another doctor--this time a Doctor of Osteopath(DO). Finally, a FEMALE! I admit I am a weary of doctors and I question their abilities to think beyond the normal realms. We grow up thinking doctors can fix all our wounds, boo boos, and illnesses. Yet, this is a misconstrued view. Doctors are not trained to "find and fix", but to make educated guesses and suppress symptoms with medications and other pharmaceuticals. Yet, I continue to have high expectations of those who graduated from some form of medical school, and from them, I expect no less than the ability to think outside the box, to problem solve, and to identify causes without simply slapping a band aid on the wound. I continue to search for that one doctor that can give cause and solution for to my pain.
My visit with the DO was a pleasant one. She examined me more thoroughly than most any doctor I have visited, with the exception of a couple. By the look and feel of my tissue, she noticed that I suffered from a lack of estrogen. Could this cause the inflammation? She confirmed that it could. She also recognized that two years ago, I could have contracted an unfamiliar bacterial infection from swimming in warm water. She encouraged the following
(1) a comprehensive bacterial culture & urine analysis test for a variety of bacterium, infections and parasites (cost unknown)
(2) Special blood analysis ($200)
(3) hormone test ($180)
I support the idea as they may retest to see if any of my medications have been effective and confirm the state of my body --why it remains out of homeostasis. I have been on progesterone for over a year, yet the doctor never retested to see if the progesterone was effective in increasing my progesterone and estrogen levels. The blood analysis will be intriguing as she will place my blood under a high-def microscope and examine it for anything out of the ordinary. I requested the bacterial test to try and determine what be what I suspected is causing my bladder/urethral pain this entire time: a bacterial infection, whether Lyme or a co-infection. I will keep you updated on the results of the tests. I have hope that something will be found and give cause to what is going on in my body.