Is it because I am poor?

I have decided that my frustration is with myself, for putting up with the Doctors insensitivity and complete lack of compassion, and my lack of willpower (ie: balls) to stand up to them, and for myself.

I went to my Doctor to discuss my leaving the trial for Gastroparesis, and getting off the medication, Domperidone.  Right off the bat, he wasn't pleased.  The nurse, on the other hand, tried to interrupt his train of thought, and inform him that the other Doctors had instructed me to come to him to inform him that I had been vomiting for over a month, and had been having severe abdominal pain for the same amount of time.  Well, much to my surprise, he sat back into his chair, and informed me that he was ONLY seeing me because I was in his Gastroparesis study!  The nurse must have seen the "deer in the headlights look" because she stumbled all over herself to get into the conversation, letting him know, again, that I was being referred to him, by other Doctors, (as that would make if official) to see what was wrong with me.  I added, that the previous Doctors thought that because my SI joints had fused, that some times some diseases such as Crohn's, etc, went along with it.

With a HUGE sigh, he sat up and looked at the computer...my chart...and said my blood work was fine, and since I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy 4 YEARS ago, he couldn't see anything wrong.  Does nothing change in 4 years???  Has he read my chart?? Was an exam too much to ask ?   He then preceeded to tell me what to eat for the Gastroparesis, and asked me what medication I had tried before, (reglan) and then told me to take it again. HELLO...are you not listening to me??  Obviously not! (giving up)

I have been to four Doctors.  Each one telling me that they don't know what is wrong with my stomach, but they are sending me to someone that will....one gave me an appointment with an Orthopedic, a bone specialist! 

The clinic that I go to, has now combined with their hospital, and some of the Doctors have made the decision to leave.  Three of my Doctors have left, going to other places where they are allowed to continue to accept all their perks, as this clinic has now become a non-for profit group.

 I have to think this has become a money issue...and I don't have any!  This clinic has been known for not accepting poor people, but I was lucky and got in~ ~ or was I?  It has taken me 6 weeks to be passed between four Doctors, and I haven't a clue what is going on with  the pain in my stomach, and I have even less of a clue what to do about it, or where to go.

I am going to the Orthopedic appointment,  because I was referred there.  I am looking forward to the look on his face when I ask him what his opinion is with the pain in my stomach, as that is the reason for my referral!!  Priceless!  Though, I am going to take advantage of his specialty, and see what he might be able to do for my SI joints, and hip joints.  (new x rays show moderate amounts of arthritis and bone spurs in both hip joints)  I attend a pain clinic that does injections for those, but would love to get a second opinion if I could sneak one in...

I don't want to make this political,  I want everyone to have medical insurance, but if this is what is to come for "us poor people", I am really worried about the care we are going to get ... or not get.  I can't imagine how many people like me...poor...are going to be passed on to Doctor after Doctor, not getting the treatment they deserve, while the Doctors are trying to see as many patients, as quickly as they can, to make up for the insurance reimbursements they have lost out on.  Who is going to suffer?  We are...I feel like I already am, and I am frustrated as hell.