Thursday, December 15, 2011

My doctor's office got all pissed with me--was I really out of line on this?

Your doctor should have called the meds in - BUT - he probably gave that responsibility to his nurse, and she dropped the ball. Most physicians do not want to be called at home. Unless you are a health care person, you probably didn't realize that. Most doctors have someone taking call for them, and you could call your doctors answering service and ask them to page the doctor on call or page your doctor. If your doctor doesn't have anyone on call, well, you have to decide what to do - if you need your meds (and I believe you do), you may end up going to the e.r., or see if there is a walk-in clinic in your area. A lot of drug stores (CVS) have a walk-in type of clinic for patients to be seen. As for being out of line, I don't think you were rude - but, doctors are kind of about not being contacted at home. I would call the answering service, give them your name and phone number and leave a message telling the doctor you are sorry that you called his home, but you didn't know what else to do because his office didn't call your meds in. I'm sorry they messed your medication up. First priority is to get your medication so you can start getting well. Deal with Dr. "don't bother me" later...

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