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Well my doctor managed to really do a number on me today. Back in August she had glanced at her planner and scheduled me for today, October 26th. I get there this morning at 8:45 to be told she wasn't in today and that I had never actually been scheduled in for any appointment at all.
160 mile drive (320 round trip) with gas prices how they are, and the fact that sitting in the car for that long causes me pain... we were not happy. DH was extremely P.O.'ed
And the best part, I have to wait till December 7th now for an appointment. My pain meds will run out by then, and because of her very strict policies on those (probably the government's doing, not her's) I might not be able to get her to refill them before the visit. If I go behind her back to a doctor I know would refill it, she'd dismiss me as a patient and probably write nasty stuff in my medical files.
At least today wasn't a complete loss, I found out the letter I got in the mail yesterday from her office saying that I needed to go for an MRI next month was yet another mix up. I was worried she was wanting something done with contrast
- I would have refused it, there's currently a class action lawsuit concerning damages caused by that.
(Note to everyone, do not let anyone inject anything into your back without fully researching the potential side effects, especially the ones they might not want tell you. You might think that anything is worth helping the pain, but the potential risk is permanent damage that could leave you in even more pain.)
I also requested copies of my blood work, if anything really stands out at me, I might skip out and find another doc.
Yesterday was a bad day, last night I didn't sleep at all, and today's car ride really took it's toll on me. And I just want to figure out what's going on...preferably sometime this year.
Has anyone else had their doctors do this too them?
I thought the whole reason they have two to three people keeping track of this stuff was to avoid such mix ups.
The only real upside of today, I found a couple of out of print books I was wanting at a bookstore and my husband just left to get chinese food.
And the best part, I have to wait till December 7th now for an appointment. My pain meds will run out by then, and because of her very strict policies on those (probably the government's doing, not her's) I might not be able to get her to refill them before the visit. If I go behind her back to a doctor I know would refill it, she'd dismiss me as a patient and probably write nasty stuff in my medical files.
At least today wasn't a complete loss, I found out the letter I got in the mail yesterday from her office saying that I needed to go for an MRI next month was yet another mix up. I was worried she was wanting something done with contrast
(Note to everyone, do not let anyone inject anything into your back without fully researching the potential side effects, especially the ones they might not want tell you. You might think that anything is worth helping the pain, but the potential risk is permanent damage that could leave you in even more pain.)
I also requested copies of my blood work, if anything really stands out at me, I might skip out and find another doc.
Has anyone else had their doctors do this too them?
I thought the whole reason they have two to three people keeping track of this stuff was to avoid such mix ups.
The only real upside of today, I found a couple of out of print books I was wanting at a bookstore and my husband just left to get chinese food.