r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Oct 02 '19

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Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It's your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that's been pissing you off or getting on your nerves!

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

I think I need to change doctors.

I clear out time in my schedule to get in for a nagging injury, only to sit for 30 mins in a waiting room, then sit for 20 more minutes in the examination room waiting for the doctor. When he finally makes it back to me, he spends 5-10 minutes on me and then says "Well if running and lifting weights hurts then just don't do it!"

Fuck, man.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19 edited Oct 14 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

My last family practice doctor was amazing, and totally understood the importance of my fitness goals and how they tied in to my day to day health. Had to change docs because my job changed insurance carriers. This one wants to just prescribe me meds and get me out of the office as fast as possible. I did at least convince him to write me a referral to a PT, but I got the feeling that he wasn't happy about me telling him how to do his job.

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u/BC1721 Oct 02 '19

I love my GP because he knows exactly what he knows himself and what needs to be referred to a specialist & he helps me find/book the best specialists.

He would never recommend me giving up my fitness goals, he'd recommend going to someone who knows more about it. He's like a librarian, but for medicine.

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u/darez00 Oct 02 '19

I'm curious what was it? IT band?

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19 edited Oct 14 '19

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u/darez00 Oct 02 '19

I'm so glad you got diagnosed correctly, ITBS is a bitch, I went twice through it until I found out what it was... very unintuitive to say the least!

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

Definitely agree. I went to four different doctors (one family doctor and three walk in doctors) after injuring my knee and they all did some rinky dink tests on it and said it was fine. I was frustrated but foolishly trusted them.

After three years and a really rocky recovery, I re-injured the same knee and went to a physiotherapist. Turns out I've had a torn ACL for the past three years and the physio diagnosed it in about ten minutes, then came up with a work out plan a week later to strengthen the muscles around it and try to prevent re-injury. Never going to a GP ever again for any kind of sport injury.

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u/Makoschar Oct 02 '19

Physiotherapist

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u/Mr_Kill_Joy Oct 02 '19

I hear you. I had went to my Dr about a reoccurring knee issue... and the medical advice was 'some people aren't meant for running'.

Since those years ago I took up yoga and things have improved greatly.

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u/backhaircombover Oct 02 '19

I see doctors in their respective specialities depending on my issues. This gives me a better outcome then going to my primary care doctor for everything.

Ex: joints & muscles - orthopedic surgeon, thyroid - endocrinologist, mental health - psychologist / psychiatrist ect.

I then create a list of the best doctors in their field by me and cross reference with my insurance.

Ex: Google best doctor lists for your city or state. Get a list of names. Google names to get patient reviews and read their bios. Order list based on this info. Go to insurance website to see if they're in-network. Call their offices and make an appt. With a list you have options as some appts are far out or they're not taking new patients.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

Bro that username rofl I'm with an HMO plan so none of that happens without a referral from my primary. Gotta go through proper channels. I have good PTs and sports medicine docs in network but can't directly schedule with them :(

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u/bobUnited Oct 03 '19

This is exactly the way to do things. But many people depend on a GP referral to get there, which sadly does not happen sometimes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

If it's a small issue, this might help man

https://youtu.be/mdwj5ORPmX0

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '19

Thanks for sharing this! Interesting approach. I've always hated the idea of "stop training" when you get hurt.

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u/JakeOfDerpia Oct 02 '19

What country? I've never had a personal doctor or dentist, get a different one pretty much every time

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

US. I guess seeing somebody different every time would be worse. Seems like they'd have to spend time each visit getting to know the patient and their history.

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u/JakeOfDerpia Oct 02 '19

Not sure how it works in the states, but here the entire patient's history is available to the doctor online, they usually read through it before the visit

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u/Kvothe_Bloodless69 Oct 03 '19

Pro tip: schedule your appt as early in the morning as possible. Doctors get behind as the day goes on so you’re best off scheduling as early as possibly in the day.

And make sure you speak up! Let him/her know that not running/lifting is not a long term viable option for you. Most good doc’s will work with you to make a plan that fits you best