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Medical care is not distributed evenly in the U.S. I think my issue was I was already disabled and on Medicare diagnosed with Bipolar disorder which is caused

Medical care is not distributed evenly in the U.S. I think my issue was I was already disabled and on Medicare diagnosed with Bipolar disorder which is caused by my immune disregulation, probably Lupus. https://apm.amegroups.com/article/view/60122/html https://apm.amegroups.com/article/view/60122/html Anyway, it is difficult for the doctors to get medicare to cover these tests. I also insisted she perform a serum amino acid test which revealed several high amino acids including all of the branched chain amino acids. She had to make up reasons to get them to cover the tests even though I have all these issues, including poor kidney function. There is defiantly a stigma with how they treat people with mood disorders. Any physical complaint was always treated as it it were something I was imagining. I was only luckyy that my mother and brother has Ankylosing Spondylitis because even though I still had to fight to get an MRI for my lower back pain and they found I was in the early stages of the disease as well. She said now that she had the nutritional results she did not know what to do with them and she could not even send me to a specialist.

giantg2 5y ago
Ah, true, coverage can be an issue. We were willing and able to pay out of pocket for tests, if needed. So were they hesitant to do the test at all, or was it that they didn't know how to order it for your insurance to cover it? That would be a big difference in my mind. Most doctors don't fight having blood tests done if there's at least some rationale for why to do it. They're so common and low risk. Yeah, I have had doctors just totally dismiss things when they know nothing about them (like saying things that are unsupported and contrary to new research). I have also had doctors say they didn't know but would do some research (good sign, but less common).
- SpodGaju 5y ago
  She was hesitant because of my mood disorder diagnosis. She frankly admitted that. What I feel changed her mind is that I asked here what caused my mood disorder. She said she did not know. So I asked why she is not doing everything to help me find out. But all this too extensive logging, research, and persuasion on my part. To emphasize the issue I have had with doctors on medicare; I had IBS-D, a flare up so bad, for over a month. I went to a doctor, they took one fecal test which showed nothing. They did not reply to my continuing issue so I went back to them. The doctor said exactly this; "What do you want me to do about it?" I lost it. Yelled at him so loudly others came into the office. They never sent me to a gastro doc. I need up curing it on my own by using my understanding of my genetics and diet changes.

giantg2 5y ago

Ah, true, coverage can be an issue. We were willing and able to pay out of pocket for tests, if needed. So were they hesitant to do the test at all, or was it that they didn't know how to order it for your insurance to cover it? That would be a big difference in my mind. Most doctors don't fight having blood tests done if there's at least some rationale for why to do it. They're so common and low risk. Yeah, I have had doctors just totally dismiss things when they know nothing about them (like saying things that are unsupported and contrary to new research). I have also had doctors say they didn't know but would do some research (good sign, but less common).

SpodGaju 5y ago
She was hesitant because of my mood disorder diagnosis. She frankly admitted that. What I feel changed her mind is that I asked here what caused my mood disorder. She said she did not know. So I asked why she is not doing everything to help me find out. But all this too extensive logging, research, and persuasion on my part. To emphasize the issue I have had with doctors on medicare; I had IBS-D, a flare up so bad, for over a month. I went to a doctor, they took one fecal test which showed nothing. They did not reply to my continuing issue so I went back to them. The doctor said exactly this; "What do you want me to do about it?" I lost it. Yelled at him so loudly others came into the office. They never sent me to a gastro doc. I need up curing it on my own by using my understanding of my genetics and diet changes.