Jul 08, 2008 10:32AM
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I called the other day to book an appointment with Doc. R. I was told - by the receptionist no less- that the doc is refusing to see me, citing I had not "followed doctor's orders". Well excuse me for having a brain. These are the things she said I had not done: Not gone to a cystoscopy appointment-well, this was with a doc I have never met or talked to and I'm just supposed to go in there and be comfortable? And, when I initially called to book an appointment with him, his receptionist told me to wait until I got the info in the mail and then I,I, could decide whether or not to go. She made it quite clear it was my decision. Not to mention, what exactly are Doc. R's reasons for sending me? I have no bladder issues. I have pelvic pain at times, but since I do not work at my old job anymore and have dropped about 40 lbs, this has abated. Which I told her. She never once suggested a pap or anything else to rule things out first. How can she make this assumption without even examining me???????Then, I questioned her about telling me I had diabetes, which in fact, I only HAD impaired fasting glucose levels-pre diabetes. A whole lot different. Way back in Feb, she asked me "what are you going to do when all the tests come back negative?" What a stupid thing to say for a doctor. She needs to go back where she came from. Anyway, then, because I have been a mom for over 20 years, when I finally have time off, I start paying attention to my own body for a change. Seems I have many symptoms similar to my daughter's (she has ms). I brought this up to my doc. She did refer me to a neurologist (end of july). But then when she goes to fill out a form for me, the only thing she puts on the whole form is :"psychological". So then, ....., then I wrote things out and went in to see her and challenged her as to why she had put that and none of the physical stuff I related to her. She had no answer, except to say "What do you want me to put?" And that was totally not the point. It's not what I wanted her to put, I wanted the truth down. After that is when she refused to see me. whatever. $75.00 to fill out a form to say I'm crazy. Thanks Doc. R. Hope you don't believe in karma, because I sure do! I have a hard enough time standing up for myself thanks. That really did a lot to reinforce that it's a good thing.
Any suggestions besides finding a new doc?