(my favorite of the smileys-- H, thinks their gross)

another one of my favorites, I don't use very often

Had a doc visit today about the seroquel and told him about how the med could raise hepatic panel, he asked me how long I have been off of the effexor (antidepressant) I said 204 days (only because thats what I wrote in last diary) I think it is more like 206 days."

He started laughing, how do you know this?" I told him that I have been keeping a diary since I was diagnosed tith HCV ---- bloodwork, herbal supplements, meds that I take or have quit, how I feel, my work schedule, I have it divided into chapters, and topics, and everything is dated, included are letters from you, the day I fax my info, everything! I have filled up this notebook and moved everything into a bigger one.

He still kinda chuckled. I went on to talk about the seroquel, raises hepatic panel, which should be a concern to him, and the eye twitches and shakey hands, parkinson like symptoms,dizziness if I move too fast, etc. I did try to talk about the central nervous system and how medication can imitate certain symptoms like parkinsons, he says: where are you getting all this stuff?

I reminded him of my notebook, your site and the internet ---- oh by the way, I already have another notebook filled on natural healing, things I copied from your site and others ------ I give copies to my friends and acquaintances.

Anyway, doc keeps changing subject which I expect him to. I don't budge. He is trying to get rid of me. I showed him the little bloodblisters and told him that the petechaie is getting smaller and some of it has gone away --- he asked, how do I know about that?

He won't have a decent conversation with me. I am educating myself about this and it pisses him off because he doesn't get kickbacks from the drugs he wants to prescribe to me ----------------- I FEEL GOOD TODAY ------------ doc is a weasy little jerkoff. $95.00 for an office visit ------- 10.00 from me and the other 85.00 from ins co. He gets 95.00 for 10-15 minutes of my time and I got weighed and sat in a chair in his office. 95 dollars divided by 15 minutes is 6.3 dollars a minute, now, it could be possible I was in there only 10 minutes, in which case he made 9.5 dollars a minute.

Pretty good money for someone who don't shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I still didn't get any info or help --- I am cutting down on my own, which is what I had to do with the other drug.

D.