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Jun. 23rd, 2020 10:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkat1. My doctor upset me again by email.
She basically told me that since I tested negative for the COVID-19 antibodies, I had to wear a mask, gloves, and social distance everywhere. She's obsessed with gloves. (Not all health care workers are - two nurses who work in ICU and with COVID advised me not to do the gloves thing. I'll trust them over a doctor who has no experience with COVID and stayed home during the crisis.) Also that my chloestrol had gone up - so obviously I was eating too many buttery, greasy, fried foods (haven't had any since 2005 - I'm gluten intolerant and off all grains except oatmeal which lowers cholestrol), and too much cheese (I have it rarely and just in an omelete or a slice on a hotdog, and rarely have hotdogs - which are grilled). And that I need to exercise thirty minutes a day for cardio (I walk 2-5 miles three to four times a week).
I'm beginning to think doctors have a script. If the patient exhibits diabetes or high chlosterol or weight gain = not enough exercise and diet problems. Instead of asking the patient to list what they are eating, and how they exercise, and checking to see if they are going into menopause - they go for the easy answer.
Lazy.
THIS is why I don't trust doctors. It's why I get anxious when I see them. I don't like them. I like nurses, not doctors. Nurses are helpful. Doctors are overpaid frauds.
Irritated - I sent an email back - which is hard to do in the system - it only lets you have 500 characters. I told her that I hadn't had any greasy, buttery, fried foods since 2005. That I rarely eat cheese. And I exercise by walking 2-5 miles three to four times a week. The high cholesterol has zip to do with my exercise or diet.
And considering my diet was far worse in my thirties and I was exercising far less - and I had low cholesterol - I'd say this is probably menopause. Hello.
I really wish people would stop being assholes by email. My blood pressure is high enough as it is.
2. What they don't tell you about surviving COVID-19 - this is to inform folks to stop treating this disease like it's nothing.
3. "Last chance to tell the DNC that you want Bernie's ideals in the platform".
I restrained myself from saying - "I want Elizabeth Warren's - which is why I voted for Elizabeth Warren." Bernie is an idiot.
4. Time to rewatch.. Great Britain's Ukuele Version of the Cure's Love Cats - reminding me to download the Cure to my apple music tomorrow. I've already downloaded Elvis Costello today - listened to it all day. And previously, a lot of black music - R&B, Blues, and Hip-Hop. Some really good tunes in that mix.
She basically told me that since I tested negative for the COVID-19 antibodies, I had to wear a mask, gloves, and social distance everywhere. She's obsessed with gloves. (Not all health care workers are - two nurses who work in ICU and with COVID advised me not to do the gloves thing. I'll trust them over a doctor who has no experience with COVID and stayed home during the crisis.) Also that my chloestrol had gone up - so obviously I was eating too many buttery, greasy, fried foods (haven't had any since 2005 - I'm gluten intolerant and off all grains except oatmeal which lowers cholestrol), and too much cheese (I have it rarely and just in an omelete or a slice on a hotdog, and rarely have hotdogs - which are grilled). And that I need to exercise thirty minutes a day for cardio (I walk 2-5 miles three to four times a week).
I'm beginning to think doctors have a script. If the patient exhibits diabetes or high chlosterol or weight gain = not enough exercise and diet problems. Instead of asking the patient to list what they are eating, and how they exercise, and checking to see if they are going into menopause - they go for the easy answer.
Lazy.
THIS is why I don't trust doctors. It's why I get anxious when I see them. I don't like them. I like nurses, not doctors. Nurses are helpful. Doctors are overpaid frauds.
Irritated - I sent an email back - which is hard to do in the system - it only lets you have 500 characters. I told her that I hadn't had any greasy, buttery, fried foods since 2005. That I rarely eat cheese. And I exercise by walking 2-5 miles three to four times a week. The high cholesterol has zip to do with my exercise or diet.
And considering my diet was far worse in my thirties and I was exercising far less - and I had low cholesterol - I'd say this is probably menopause. Hello.
I really wish people would stop being assholes by email. My blood pressure is high enough as it is.
2. What they don't tell you about surviving COVID-19 - this is to inform folks to stop treating this disease like it's nothing.
3. "Last chance to tell the DNC that you want Bernie's ideals in the platform".
I restrained myself from saying - "I want Elizabeth Warren's - which is why I voted for Elizabeth Warren." Bernie is an idiot.
4. Time to rewatch.. Great Britain's Ukuele Version of the Cure's Love Cats - reminding me to download the Cure to my apple music tomorrow. I've already downloaded Elvis Costello today - listened to it all day. And previously, a lot of black music - R&B, Blues, and Hip-Hop. Some really good tunes in that mix.