Reply #139: I've been resting and sort of embarrased to post

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Having been DUPED by my Primary care guy.. Not Duped so much as SCREWED.

My PPCP sent me there to have a dual Inguinal Hernia repair, I'd been to the emergency room three days before for some pain shots as this was killing me.. basically this SICKO Doc has been letting me live with this pain for nearly a Year now and I was GLAD that I was to be cut open and Patched, even with the stupid travel arrangements, and no wife allowed.

So All was fine with the flight there, they called my name, first on the plane, met a cool surfer dude who's 12 year old son flies all over the planet, a young WaterMan. Got off the plane, scored a taxi, made it to the BIG, Wonderful PRO Health car Day Surgery center and checked my valuables and was led to a bed. Got all dressed in the Slippers, backless smock, hairnet, laid down to watch TV while they took my stats. All Clean, all PRO.

THEN I find out that I was Supposed to report to the Surgeon's office at 9:30, but I'd been told to Check into the Hospital, which I did. Now as a patient of the Hospital they had to have a guy lead me over to the Surgeon's office, since they were now responsible for my body. So I limped over there, with a pal to meet my "new best friend".

The Surgeon came in, a very cool guy, checked me out for hernia in both channels, then told me that there was ONLY a SMALL start of one in the left side, that he could do the operation BUT I really didn't need it, and it would NOT lead to any Pain reduction.. why?

BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Remember, this has been going on for a YEAR NOW. And for a doc to even take a year to find out it was a Hernia is RIDICULOUS. The test takes ONE MINUTE and is SIMPLE.

He said that IF I was to have the hernia procedure that I'd need two or three days to recover there. I said, "They've set me up to fly out this afternoon as soon as you are done." He grabbed his head! And said, "PLEASE don't tell me someone told you that!"

"Yeah, I thought that was nuts too.." I'd come with the loose fitting clothes I'd worn for the day and nothing else, not even a toothbrush, and no WIFE of course - and no place to STAY.

So I told the Surgeon about my PPCP, "Doctor XXXX is Not a Very Good Doctor.." He'd get in trouble if he dissed another doctor, but I could tell from the look on his face that he was totally disgusted by what's been happening to me. He told me, "Okay, here's the deal, You go back to your doctor, tell him to get you a Urologist, and I will deal with the Urologist and together we'll take care of this problem.." Cutting my PPCP out of the picture I guess, at least I'm hoping..

I don't want to go into details, but if anyone else is suffering from this I might as well bring it up, if you're a male there's a very good chance that it can happen to you, even if it doesn't affect you - he said that I have a severe case of Varioceles. (Those that feel like they want to, can look it up..it's not pretty, but I will tell you this, it's VERY PAINFUL.) I've been suffering from fluid (blood) retention in the gut and lower nether region, and all that weight (I'm basically a thin guy) has been pushing down in that part of my body, on nerve bundles, and against my bladder, nerves to the lower back, hip, thigh and whatever else gets crowded.. all I know is it HURTS like hell, and I was actually Looking FORWARD to the Hernia procedure, would have been a LOT Simpler.

I shined on the hernia operation, as it made no sense. No use getting cut if you don't really need to, and he understood. Mind you I got to hear this and make this decision after two sleepless nights and no food for three days, not to mention the angst of a first operation, and then realising that my bozo PPCP was/is completely INEPT.

Thank god I don't have a tumor, I might had died by now. (The only problem is, that many men get a form of varioceles in their lives, but if you get them enraged like I have AFTER 40, and I'm 54, they usually indicate a malignant tumor somewhere...keep your fingers crossed.)

So it ain't over. But I know more, and I'm still here. At least the Surgeon is going to bat for me. But he DID give me a look I don't like seeing in a doctor, THAT LOOK. I used to take care of those who were on the way out, and I'm sure as hell hoping it wasn't the "look" I thought I saw.. hoping it was a "God this operation coming up on this guy is going to be a mess, a real job, but I can swing it.." LOOK.

Enough about this, don't want to turn this into a Lenny Bruce "Not funny anymore" scene as he reads his Court papers to the audience instead of telling Jokes :)

I had some thinking to do this past few days, and resting, so I apologise for not getting back to you fine folks fast enough, sorry. What should have been a breeze in some ways may actually be a nightmare, but I'm gonna stay positive. I've got a doc that knows his shit, and plenty of folks here that were pulling for me, and that's a true blessing, given the state of the Uninsured health care these days. In some small way I can see the horror that Andy must have felt, and thank god so many came to bat for him, he was right on the Health Care scene as well, the guy was right on so many counts.

And now Michael Moore is pushing what Andy was saying all along, and many of us are feeling now, Health Care is a GODDAMN JOKE in this country. God Bless Andy, Michael Moore, and the whole LOT OF YOU :)

Now I'm going to lay down again, and try not to spontaneously COMBUST over this shit, until the doc's office opens on Monday, then go in there and have us both taken to the emergency room.. to REMOVE my Number 9 Inch BOOT FROM HIS ASS.. :)

Thanks all, hope this clears up this mess, and I'll keep those of you who PM'd me in the know. No use in posting a play by play, just thought it would be interesting because of SICKO coming out, with me heading for a simple resolution.

Now it's Time to DO something about the NEW disease, and STICK it to the INSURANCE company as much as possible.

Love the Lot of Yas!

Peace out, and get a checkup if you've got one coming!