Sandra Hayes88 said:Look, rustymoose54, I just don't get it... how can you be so incredibly anti-alternative medicine while being such a huge fan of traditional medicine, especially when the "classic" stuff isn't actually fixing you completely?😕
Have you ever walked up to someone who’s missing a limb and been like, "Hey, why don't you try some holistic remedies? Maybe your arm or leg will just sprout back on..."?
Because honestly, that’s exactly how your post comes across to me—totally out of line and, frankly, pretty pointless...
The thing is, you can't see what's "amputated" from me through a screen, but take my word for it—I'm missing part of an internal organ. And since nobody has ever magically regrown one of those before, I'm not about to start expecting it now. 😁 🙂
qsebastian said:Plus, when you're constantly stripping away that top layer of skin and all that grease, you end up releasing a massive amount of hormones... and apparently, those mess with a guy's blood and cardiovascular system. It’s not like it'll drop you dead on the spot—it's not *that* lethal—but if you keep it up for years, you're basically screwing yourself over... anyway, it's your life if you want to go that route, but according to "experts," it's just a fact. I haven't started testing that theory myself yet, but I guess I will eventually...
Which hormones we talking about here? Insulin, glucagon, TSH, thyroxine, prolactin...? Like, seriously? It feels like you don't even know what a hormone actually is...
Come on, spill it... how did that actually go down?
So, were you just there alone with the doctor, asking him straight up what the damage would be? Or did you have someone else run interference for you? Like, seriously... give me the details... how, how, how?
Sandra Hayes88 said:What's even the issue here? The doctor actually needs to put in some real work—like, find an alternative solution for Rachel Cook83—instead of just sending her home with a handful of pills and calling it a "fix."🙄 It's honestly pathetic...😲
So, what, you’d deny someone with hypothyroidism their basic hormone replacement therapy because it comes in pill form?
Or would you tell a diabetic they can't have insulin just because it's a hormone? Makes zero sense.
Look, we don't even know if Rachel Cook83 has a solid diagnosis yet—or maybe she does, but nobody's telling her. Neither of us knows the full story, so making claims like "pills will ruin her" or "pills are her only hope" is just straight-up guessing at this point... total speculation.
Sandra Hayes88 said:The pill comes with some seriously nasty side effects, so I totally get why Rachel Cook83 isn't feeling it... there's actually a good reason she's saying "no thanks" to it.
Yeah, for real—the pill stops ovulation and can completely wreck your cycle.
Honestly, Rachel Cook83, it would be such a shame if some random birth control pill messed up an otherwise perfectly regular and awesome cycle like yours... ☕
Rachel Cook83 said:Look, we can talk about kids later, but that’s totally beside the point right now...
You totally missed my point. I don't care one bit if you want kids right this second, or down the road, or even if you never want them at all.
The thing is—you're a woman in her reproductive years. If something is wonky with your organs or your hormones, you need to get that sorted out *now*—regardless of whether fertility is even on your radar today.
You said this:
Rachel Cook83 said:Oh yeah, and since I don't want kids yet (since my chances of getting pregnant right now are basically zero), she told me there was no point in looking into anything else because there's no reason to...
So what happened is your doctor is basically giving up on a thorough treatment plan—one that's clearly possible if you actually put in the work to investigate—just because you "don't want kids yet." That is just wrong.
Rachel Brooks63 said:Seriously though... why didn't we just go for med school instead of this absolute garbage? Like, someone please make it make sense...
Back then, they basically told me—given my crappy health and all—that I should probably pick something "easier" 😂 and honestly, who has the energy to grind through six years of undergrad plus another two for a specialty? Just... no. 😂 😂
Rachel Cook83 said:Yeah, and since I’m definitely not looking to have kids right now—not that my chances of actually getting pregnant are anything above zero, honestly...—she basically told me we aren't going to keep digging because, in her opinion, there's just no point...
I'm assuming you don't want kids *right this second*, so we can talk about a window maybe two years out
but also, I'm guessing you aren't saying "never" to having them... 🤣 what I mean is, I'm betting you haven't made some final, lifelong vow to stay childless, right?
if that's the case, you need medical help. seriously. find yourself a different OB-GYN.
Rachel Brooks63 said:Man, you really don't get our rustymoose54, does ya? She’s got such good intentions—she’d probably try to lend a hand to anyone and everyone...
I’m out here actually trying to be decent, and then there's you, just being like this... 😢
Look, I’m no OB-GYN, but if you're spotting basically every single day, that usually means you aren't ovulating—meaning your cycle is totally out of whack. So, how on earth is your doctor claiming all your hormones are perfectly fine?
(I mean, did you even get actual blood work done?)
And why exactly are you digging your heels in about hormone therapy? If the whole point is just to get a predictable cycle back on track—even if you aren't actually ovulating—it might be worth considering...
If your doctor hasn't given you a straight answer as to why they're pushing hormones on you, honestly... just go find a second opinion.
Michael Cox40 said:Look, these are just the details he gave me—and honestly, I’m a total amateur when it comes to this stuff, so I couldn't tell you what else is required... not that it really matters for this specific mess. The real kicker is how they handle the claims—basically, how they handled this one specifically.
I wasn't even trying to push back on you, I was just throwing out another example to show the pattern... Your point is spot on—except that price over >$100 is actually the cost for a full box of 50.
Those little strips you're talking about? They're called glucose test strips—you use them with a meter to check your blood sugar levels
A box of 50 strips will run you somewhere between $300 and $133 at your local pharmacy.
If you find a pharmacy that’s actually being decent and cutting their margins to the bone, they might charge you $81 for those 50, which is basically what Medicare covers for that amount anyway.
And man, just imagine if you have insulin-dependent diabetes your whole life... if you're trying to stay somewhat healthy, you're looking at checking your levels maybe 10 to 12 times a day. But the folks over at Medicare? They only cover 4 checks a day. And even then, you have to go through some ridiculous board review every single year just to prove you haven't gone off to Lourdes or Fatima praying to the Mother of God for some miraculous cure 🙄 (meaning you're stuck paying out of pocket for those extra 6 to 8 strips every damn day)
Then, once the board finally approves your request, you've gotta trek down to the Medicare office every three months just to deal with some clerk behind the counter stamping papers... otherwise, you aren't getting anything, even if it was already approved. You grab your vouchers from your primary care doctor—who you're seeing every month regardless because she's the one writing your insulin scripts—but even she's restricted; she can't write a prescription for more than a 30-day supply. Of course, you still have to cough up $3.25 in administrative fees for the script and the vouchers, which feels like a total joke... it's like they passed these rules specifically to force people to visit the doctor less often.
There's plenty more crap to deal with, but I don't even want to get into it... I'm just getting worked up.
Just imagine being someone with paraplegia—you have to resubmit all your medical paperwork every single year just to get approval for the basic equipment you need to survive. Then it goes to some committee, right? And this committee sits there, debating whether or not you actually have the diagnosis you claim to have, before finally deciding to "graciously" approve it again for another measly twelve months.
It’s like they think there's some miracle cure waiting around the corner to fix everything in the meantime...
ruggedfalcon2 said:alright, cool... anyway—sending you big shoutouts from super-lane.🙂 ☕
😍 I mean, obviously—I put in so much damn work... wouldn't she have noticed by now? Like, she’d at least send a quick "hey" or some kind of sign... right? ... 👍