Doctors Quotes

“You’re around 50. Wait a few months. It’ll all go away. You can wait that long, can’t you?” Dr. Norman Tacktill’s response to my inquiry of treatment options for dysmenorrhea and endometriosis.

“The only way to diagnose endometriosis is through pathology by biopsying the entire uterus, which would entail a hysterectomy. Doing a typical biopsy is like playing the mechanical claw game. More often than not, you come up empty handed.” Dr. Norman Tacktill’s explanation for not being able to address my complaints of endometriosis noted on a recent sonogram.

“Yeast never travels alone.” Dr. George Mitchell’s attempt to broach the subject of co-infection.

“Everyone has Candida!” Dr. Rosario Simpao-Ignacio’s attempt to quell my concern over testing positive for a Candida albicans infection.

“I wash my hands of it.” Dr. Rosario Ferrer’s response upon learning that the gynecological oncologist she referred didn’t perform the biopsy she thought was needed.

“You can print out the whole internet. I’m not changing my opinion.” Dr. Michael Tsun’s response when I tried to give him back up information from the internet to justify my request for a specific serum test.

“That’s normal for you.” Dr. Manny Silis’ explanation for glancing over abnormal lab test results.

“Nothing I haven’t seen before.” Dr. Leonard Larson’s response when I asked what he saw in my eyes to cause such a curious look on his face.

“Nothing I’ve ever seen before.” Dr. George Mitchell astonished to learn my veins had become clogged with calcium oxalate particles after a series of intravenous vitamin C therapies.

“Look, I can’t leave until the barium passes through to the large intestines.” Dr. Djamil Fertikh’s exclamation as he became increasingly irritated over how long it was taking to complete the SBFT exam.

“Once a substance leaves the gastrointestinal tract, it’s out of my realm.” Dr. Ronald Barkin’s explanation for not answering my question about leaky gut syndrome.

“I stop at the neck.” Dr. Michael Tsun’s explanation for not answering my question about repercussions from post nasal drip aspiration into the lungs.

“What can I do? I’m just an endocrinologist.” Dr. Frank Crantz’s response to my puzzlement that he was not going to do more than test my prolactin level and tell me that the MRI head scan for a suspected pituitary microadenoma was negative.

“It would be improper for me to tell you. I don’t practice in that area anymore.” Dr. Jonathan Park’s refusal to tell me what he suspected was ailing me.

“You’ll get better or worse on your own.” Dr. David Yoho’s refusal to treat my Candida infection.

“You’ll be fine.” Dr. Laurence O’Halloran’s assertion upon not seeing any outward signs of infection.