Friday, May 2, 2014

Buyer beware: doctors promoting products

Before I started seeing the doctor I am currently seeing, I went to a well- known practice close to my house. Long story short: I quickly began to realize that this doctor spent more time telling me certain products that I needed to buy, than listening to my current symptoms.

Buyer beware: these products are reallyyyy expensive!! Now, I'm not referring to your doctor telling you that you should be taking certain supplements you can get from the vitamin store.  I am talking about your doctor telling you specific brand named products from specific companies.  Of course, wanting to get better I though that I really needed to buy these things.  I really started to catch on the day that my doctor told me I needed to leave because she was running late, while we were discussing a perscripotion of meyotlated folate I needed to take.  she told me this was the only company I would be able to order this medicine from.  As soon as I got home, they called me trying to sell me their producut, and let me tell you it was so expensive! To top it off, I recently found the same medication by a different brand at a much much lower price.

As most Lyme specialists don't work through insurance for legal limitations, you usually have to pay out of pocket.  My mom was paying soo much money for me and her to go in there and leave feeling like she did not even give us the time of day.  I know that there is not a big variety of specialists out there, but you should beware that your doctor truely has your best interest at heart.

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