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<blockquote data-quote="Neil" data-source="post: 99989" data-attributes="member: 16342"><p>I had the great misfortune to have Kaiser for a number of years. In the beginning it was pretty OK, they charted my cholesterol and did physicals, they even gave me a tetanus shot, a DRE, and a colonoscopy....all good things. It turns out that's what Kaiser is really good at, as it saves them money to catch things early. </p><p></p><p>Where things came off the rails for me was that over a few months later on I started to feel really horrible. No energy, cold, winded really easily. Where I used to go for two or three miles walks, now I started having to head home after a couple of blocks. And I had horrible headaches. Kaiser blew me totally off, I went there over a dozen times, and got no answers. Of course, they saved themselves legally, and saved themselves a lot of their money, as they didn't run any tests on me. At this point, my symptoms were vague enough they were hard to pin down. If you don't run any tests, that is. So, they didn't.</p><p></p><p>By this time I could hardly function, barely drag myself to work. As an act of desperation I switched insurances at the next opportunity. And then it happened. While at work I had a major heart attack. They had to call 911 for me, a dozen guys in two fire trucks and the paramedics, the entire circus. They found at the ER I had a completely blocked major coronary artery, and another that was 60% closed. With great difficulty they got them both stented. Turns out it had happened slowly due to my extreme hypothyroism (97 degree body temperature, FT3 wildly below range, Kaiser never tested or cared). They told me my blocked artery happened over a few years, and that the only thing keeping me alive was the growth of collateral arteries, the smaller arteries that somehow grew a bit to keep the heart going. </p><p></p><p>One thing led to another, and now smarter, I followed up with a good local anti-aging D.O. doctor ($$$). He treats my hypothyroidism, low T, and I had low estrogen as well (another thing Kaiser never tested for, T was 240 total, free T could not be measured), and all of my artieries are staying open now for 14 years. For many years with Kaisar I looked pale and had low hemoglobin, once I got on T it immediately resolved. I'm now picky as hell about my doctors. </p><p></p><p>My wifes experiences are even worse with Kaiser. Worse. </p><p></p><p>If a person doesn't really get sick, Kaisar is fine. They even give you cool graphs of your cholesterol and stuff. They weigh you annually as well, and take your BP. If you get sick, good chance you will die. If you get cancer, make your arrangements. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't send my dog to Kaiser. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.kaiserthrive.org/category/kaiser-kills/" target="_blank">http://www.kaiserthrive.org/category/kaiser-kills/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neil, post: 99989, member: 16342"] I had the great misfortune to have Kaiser for a number of years. In the beginning it was pretty OK, they charted my cholesterol and did physicals, they even gave me a tetanus shot, a DRE, and a colonoscopy....all good things. It turns out that's what Kaiser is really good at, as it saves them money to catch things early. Where things came off the rails for me was that over a few months later on I started to feel really horrible. No energy, cold, winded really easily. Where I used to go for two or three miles walks, now I started having to head home after a couple of blocks. And I had horrible headaches. Kaiser blew me totally off, I went there over a dozen times, and got no answers. Of course, they saved themselves legally, and saved themselves a lot of their money, as they didn't run any tests on me. At this point, my symptoms were vague enough they were hard to pin down. If you don't run any tests, that is. So, they didn't. By this time I could hardly function, barely drag myself to work. As an act of desperation I switched insurances at the next opportunity. And then it happened. While at work I had a major heart attack. They had to call 911 for me, a dozen guys in two fire trucks and the paramedics, the entire circus. They found at the ER I had a completely blocked major coronary artery, and another that was 60% closed. With great difficulty they got them both stented. Turns out it had happened slowly due to my extreme hypothyroism (97 degree body temperature, FT3 wildly below range, Kaiser never tested or cared). They told me my blocked artery happened over a few years, and that the only thing keeping me alive was the growth of collateral arteries, the smaller arteries that somehow grew a bit to keep the heart going. One thing led to another, and now smarter, I followed up with a good local anti-aging D.O. doctor ($$$). He treats my hypothyroidism, low T, and I had low estrogen as well (another thing Kaiser never tested for, T was 240 total, free T could not be measured), and all of my artieries are staying open now for 14 years. For many years with Kaisar I looked pale and had low hemoglobin, once I got on T it immediately resolved. I'm now picky as hell about my doctors. My wifes experiences are even worse with Kaiser. Worse. If a person doesn't really get sick, Kaisar is fine. They even give you cool graphs of your cholesterol and stuff. They weigh you annually as well, and take your BP. If you get sick, good chance you will die. If you get cancer, make your arrangements. I wouldn't send my dog to Kaiser. [url]http://www.kaiserthrive.org/category/kaiser-kills/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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