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How can todays modern medicine just ignore all this?

Quite frankly I don't know. But when I take all the fungus info. to PBS, and when they ask me what it is that I want, (as they did the last time I spoke of) I am going to say that I would like to be seen in Infectious Disease Dept. and not Dermatology. I am also going to express how I want a full battery of tests done and if I have to pay for some out-of-pocket I am willing to do that and sign any paper neccessary to have tests done.

There is absolutely NO reason any of us should not be getting the tx we deserve. I believe the scope of this goes way beyond Dermatology. This is systemic and more than skin deep, IMHO. However, it is the Dermatologists responsibility as a Dr. to refer us to the correct Department for further evaluation and not treat us with he disrespect we all receive.

I can just imagine the jokes they say at their breaks together. I worked at a hosital once and I know what goes on. I have heard all the jokes said about people with behavioral health problems and the names they were called as well. I audited medical charts in the Behavioral Health Dept. and it was disgusting at times, to hear how people were spoken of by some of the practitioners.

It was also sad to see a note by PBS on a chart which said, "This patient does not have insurance. Will you see her?" Then there was a Yes and a No box to check. The chart came back with the NO box checked. Here was a Dr. who more than likely had all they could desire, yet was more interested in their yearly evaluation than that of the state of mind this most needy person was in.