Social Work Stacey

Pleased to be at the new Urgent Primary Care Centre opening March 26th in Port Coquitlam. Open 7 days a week and helping to take pressure of emergency rooms.

Patient goes to multiple psychiatrists. They all confirm BPD as the appropriate diagnosis. Patient agrees. Begins treatment. Then one day patient’s therapist says “I don’t know why all these doctors are labeling you BPD, you have autism and CPTSD.” Patient’s psychiatrist says “Don’t listen to the therapist, it’s ridiculous that they’re diagnosing you like this.” Patient runs to the internet forums, upset and confused, to try and gain clarity. They find none. And this is the story of patient, after patient, after patient. How do patients make a judgment call on who is giving them the “right” treatment approach, when they don’t know therapy or psychiatry or labels? Do they trust the psychiatrist who says not to listen to the therapist? Or the therapist who says not to listen to the doctor? Or the people in forums who tell them all kinds of different things? How can patients be guided with more clarity, so they aren’t left feeling confused and hopeless of ever finding a path forward?

Emerg depts overcrowded. Reason according to Drs I asked? ED patients, who need to be admitted, have no beds to go to on a ward because all are full with people who need more care than they can get at home so no other option but to wait for room in a home. More homecare needed?

I remember when stomach stapling and similar surgeries were all the rage. A couple in my church, both quite obese (in the 300-400 lb range) had the surgery, and precipitously dropped in size till they were both around 200 lbs or less. Then they gradually regained the size until they were in the upper 200s, when they moved away and I lost track of them. I wish them well. I sincerely hope nothing like this happens with Ozempic.

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