I knew my existing practictioner was going to retire and it seems I have been reassigned. All my blood tests are done via my hospital, and the GP is sharing my care with them, so he prescribes all the non RA drugs. I rec'd a letter from the new GP saying there were problems with my bloods and I was to make an appointment, which I did.
Once I had sat down in th eoffice and said that I was reponding to his letter, he looked at the computer and said, straight faced, " There are only 2 reasons for reults like this, Alcohol or Drugs. Which one is your?" I paused, and answered "Drugs". He faffed a bit, then started asking about the non RA drugs, changing one of them.
I went home quite stressed, and phone the RA Nurse who assured me all was fine. Two weeks later I had another letter from the GP, again saying that I had results that should be disscussed. This time, I couldn't get an appointment for a nearly 3 weeks, and by then I would have had yet another 4 weekly blood test. I phoned the RA Nurse again, and she checked the last results, and told me that sho wouldn't be concerneduntil they were at least twice as high.
I calmly wrote a long letter to the new GP explaining how scary the letters were, and the Nurses opinion. I also explained about the chronic and incurable disease that is RA. I explained that injection MTX was part of the triple therapy, and that in hind sight, I realised that his comment about alcohol or drugs was truely offensive, as he obviouly hadn't looked at me as an individual. If he still wanted me to make an appointment with his to disccus RA and my condition, would he please let me know.
Severn days later, I rec'd a phone call from a young woman telling me that it was only about fluctuation in the LFT's and they had returned to normal now. ANd did I understand that, as she didn't.
For an educated man, who is in a caring profession, I thought that was cowardly! Luckily I can see others at the practice.
