Sandy,
I wonder if my doctor would be legally liable if I get sick because I
couldn't come
in and he refused to refill my blood pressure medication?
I think the doctors got together and figured out a way to milk out some moe
of our insurance money.
My last neurologist is still sending me a bill for an appointment I
cancelled
24 hours in advance. That office also 'lost' the results of an EMG I had,
yet they still charged my insurance company about $1600. Can we say
'money factory'? Then there was the time my Father was given heparin
to stop a heart attack. They said there was a 1% chance of bleeding in
the brain. He went into a coma from the heparin and never came out.
In case there's any doubt, I don't trust the medical profession. For those
who are happy with their doctors, you are very lucky.
Kevin
Sandy Heidel wrote:
Yes, I did this dance with my neurologist in the past few months. I
admit I have not been going as regularly as I used to (every three to
six months). So when they called and said they were not going to
refill my Rebif unless I came in I was not happy. I managed to
convince the nurse to give me a month refill after I booked an appt.
Then she proceeded to scold me and tell me that I was supposed to
return after my last visit to get the results of an MRI. I got those
results over the phone and a hard copy in the mail and I do not recall
being told I had to come in for them. The standard procedure (in my
experience since 98) was that I get the results over the phone from
the nurse unless I want to come in and discuss them.
Both of my regular nurses are gone and the new one is a ditz.
I had my appt and it was a waste of everyone's time. I had a ton of
lab work and asked that I be called with the results. A week later
still no results, so I called the nurse. She said the blood work was
"Fine" or she would have called me. Again, not the procedure I am
used to. I get a call no matter how Fine or not-so-fine. Its so the
patient doesn't have to wonder! Sheesh!
I asked her to get the results and call me back with the
numbers....took another 4 days. I also asked to have the hard copy
mailed to me which I still do not have come to think of it.
Anyway, I was also dragged in to make some kind of quota or make up
for some revenue loss at the medical center. You know, its the
chronic patients who they bank on. Its the intermittently ill and
injured folks that drive up health care costs. I am like money in the
bank for them. They give me a long appt....20 or is it 25 minutes, I
see the doctor for 3 -7 minutes and its $165 for my insurance
company. So you can imagine if I decide on my own to only go once a
year how that can affect the bottom line! Sheesh again.
It seems to me that people go to the doctor for three things, cure,
treatment and care. Lets face it...the first one aint anything I am
gonna get locally any time soon anyway, the second comes in a syringe
and all I need is a piece of paper and the UPS man brings that to my
door with a smile, so that leaves me with CARE. Now that word can mean
a lot of things. And for $165 for 3-7 minutes I should get all the
various definitions of the word.
Did somebody say Sheesh??
Sandy in too hot Wisconsin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Wolfthal"
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Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 2:47 AM
Subject: [TMIC] OT: Doctor won't refill medications.
My pharmacist called me the other day to tell me that
my PCP won't refill one of my meds until I make an
appointment. I called the doctor, and the person I
spoke to said it has been too long since my last
appontment. I explained that I have mobility
problems. I asked if they would refill my BP
medication, she got angry and said NO! I asked
if it wasn't dangerous to just stop a Blood Pressure
medication, and she said it is but I still need to
make an appointment. She was rude and hostile.
I agree that I am overdue for an appointment,
but I DON'T agree with these strong arm
tactics. They could at least give me a smaller
refill of my BP med until I can get in there.
Doctors make me sick!
Anyone else have this experience?
Kevin
