aaronon

I just need ya'lls opinion!

I went to my normal Family practitioner for my yearly woman checkup. We started talking about my periods and how bad they are etc....he sent me to the hospital to have an ultrasound(inside and out). Results came back, bad pap smear, and thickening of the uterus lining. He sent me to an OBGYN. This doctor checked me out, did some testing, did an endometrial biopsy that day, in several places. He said "You need a hysterectomy". Lets schedule you soon. If you don't have the hysterectomy, you'll have to come back every 3 months for another pap and ultrasound. I'm all for a hysterectomy, I've had my kids etc. I won't miss a period...because I have thrown up enough, and had severe pain and cramping down into my legs for far too long. My 13 year old is doing the same thing and she is probably going to have to go on birth control pills.

So anyway, he sends me on my way, with 2 prescriptions, some other advice, and told me to come back in 2 weeks for a consult on the hysterectomy. Well, 2 weeks passed, I was broke, cancelled and rescheduled appt. 2 more weeks passed, appt. came up, still broke, cancelled appt. Received bill from Hospital for the testing they did, my portion was $312.00, plus the bill from the first ultrasound $371.00. I called the doctor and told him that I was going to have to put the consult off until I could get these bills paid down. I am totally unsure what portion of the surgery my insurance is going to pay now, and am scared to death that I am giong to keel over when I get that bill. I don't make a lot of money. I live paycheck to paycheck. He said his office would find out what kind of price we are looking at. So, in the meantime I asked him that while I'm trying to get these bills paid, will he continue to give me the same meds for my period that he prescribed the day I left his office. He said, what do you mean? I said, When I left your office you had prescribed me Tylenol 3 with codeine and something for nauseau. Will you continue to do this for me, while I'm trying to get these bills paid down, or I will be suffering very badly without it.? He said, I'll take care of you. A few days later, I call his office, my period started in the middle of the night. I had been throwing up since and could barely work, but had somehow made it to work, would they call in the prescription? She took my info, and said she'd call me back. HE called me back and yelled at me that he was going to call me in a prescription for birth control pills, and to start taking them THAT DAY!

Here's the problem....he knows I can not take birth control pills, I'm 40 years old and I smoke. I'm already pre disposed to numerous problems, I don't want to add blood clots to the list. I asked my pharmacist if taking the birth control pills would be okay and even he said no.

Now, here's my question. Do you think he thought I just wanted the pain meds? I'm very serious about my periods being very debilitating. I can go and get my pharmacy records to show him that only in the last year has this other doctor even considered giving me something for the period pain. He rarely writes me any scripts...and I honestly don't ask. I eat alot of Advil. I spend 75% of my life on heating pads. I just don't know what to do. I'm shocked and upset. I have one doctor that I see, before this guy, and I use one pharmacy in town. What was it that freaked this guy out? If anyone can give me some insight I'd appreciate it. I'm really confused.

aaronon