Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

On Monday we fired up the grill and cooked some chicken breasts that I pounded flat. Yesterday I made chicken parmesan out of some of them, quite good but still had some left. So tonight I made chicken fajitas out of the remainder. Quite good! *burp!*

 

[ShrekDawg]

On Monday we fired up the grill and cooked some chicken breasts that I pounded flat. Yesterday I made chicken parmesan out of some of them, quite good but still had some left. So tonight I made chicken fajitas out of the remainder. Quite good! *burp!*

Sounds yummy!!!!

 

[Nomadicus]

Hi all!!!! I know I’m not supposed to be worrying anymore because it’s pointless because it always turns out fine BUT I’m so scared for my appointment tomorrow!!!! I have real reason to worry too because I don’t see her very often so it makes it that much more important. I have to ask her some questions too. I’m just overall very nervous. I’m going to ask about a potential medication too. That’s one of the questions.

It's OKAY. She most likely has already read the other good reports from others and will appreciate you being involved asking questions. That indicates that you are proactive in trying to get better.

 

[Nomadicus]

It may start raining about 3a.m. and continue until the weekend. I hope it holds off until we can fix a rip in the top of one of the coops. The started chicks in there can keep dry if they have smarts enough to do so.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hi all!!!! I know I’m not supposed to be worrying anymore because it’s pointless because it always turns out fine BUT I’m so scared for my appointment tomorrow!!!! I have real reason to worry too because I don’t see her very often so it makes it that much more important. I have to ask her some questions too. I’m just overall very nervous. I’m going to ask about a potential medication too. That’s one of the questions.

So what's to worry? You ask questions, she gives you answers, that's her job. You ask about a Rx, she'll either tell you, ok let's give it a try, or she'll tell you, that's not a good choice for you, and she'll tell you why. What are you afraid of? Nothing bad ever seems to happen even though you always let yourself get all worked up about it. Remember, it's her job to HELP you. She works for YOU. What horrible thing are you afraid of? Is she going to yell at you? Beat you?

 

[ShrekDawg]

It's OKAY. She most likely has already read the other good reports from others and will appreciate you being involved asking questions. That indicates that you are proactive in trying to get better.

I’m not sure if they talk to each other or not. Theoretically they do because I signed releases but they’re both busy AND they’re from different facilities because when I switched psychiatrists, I kept my current therapist cause I liked her that much. So yeah. But I’m sure you’re right about the whole question thing. BUT! She could send me. I’m terrified of that.

 

[ShrekDawg]

So what's to worry? You ask questions, she gives you answers, that's her job. You ask about a Rx, she'll either tell you, ok let's give it a try, or she'll tell you, that's not a good choice for you, and she'll tell you why. What are you afraid of? Nothing bad ever seems to happen even though you always let yourself get all worked up about it. Remember, it's her job to HELP you. She works for YOU. What horrible thing are you afraid of? Is she going to yell at you? Beat you?

I’m worried she’s going to send me. BUT!!! She probably won’t. And even if she does, it could help. Or I could do a partial program instead like my therapist wanted me to do.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I’m worried she’s going to send me. BUT!!! She probably won’t. And even if she does, it could help. Or I could do a partial program instead like my therapist wanted me to do.

Worrying will not change anything, it's just making you miserable.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Worrying will not change anything, it's just making you miserable.

Hmmm good point. But IDK how to not

 

[SourRoses]

my pain Dr wont give me anymore meds then I already on and my body is used to those so they don't help

Granny, what meds are you already on, if you don't mind me asking? Did you say Tramadol and Gabapentin?
Also really personal, but is there any sort of history there that is making them act so tightfisted? Again, only if you don't mind me asking.

To offer something and not just ask stuff, I'll tell about the most horrible doctor I ever had, 3 years ago. Don't worry about reading it if you don't want to, it's kinda long.
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I was so happy to have found my first female General Doc. She seemed nice at first, if a little brusque.
That was the year of my completely missing period, sorry for the TMI. So they were doing a fair bit of testing. (after a horrible uterine biopsy and some other stuff, it just came back on it's own, lol)

One day they gave me the link to my "Patient Portal" so I could see my records, so I logged in. I was shocked to see that among the conditions I was being "treated" for was narcotic dependence. They were generating billing codes for each visit related to that.
I thought it was a simple mistake at first, so I called the office and someone was going to be informed. After the next appointment I logged in again and it was still up there AND they had generated a billing code again. I looked the codes up online, and that meant my insurance was paying something each time they "treated" me for it.
So I spoke to a nurse manager. She promised to talk to the Dr. about it. I felt assured and didn't look again until 6 months had gone by. So I called in before my next appt. and the same nurse manager told me that I would have to talk to the doctor about it.
So I came in to get the results of a very expensive test, and made the mistake of bringing this issue up to the Doc before we discussed that.
She brought up a time the year prior when I'd had dental surgery... wisdom tooth extraction that involved drilling out bone and pulling up my gums on both sides, the surgeon had prescribed hydrocodone (on a Friday). I hated taking it, I couldn't think straight and felt so woozy, and it was the weekend, so first thing monday I already had an appt. with the regular Doc and asked her to prescribe me Ketorolac instead. It's just an Nsaid (like Ibuprofen, but much stronger) and it's really good for tooth pain. At least for my body. I love that medicine so much but they will hardly ever prescribe it due to "stomach bleeding risks" (never bothered mine).
Anyway. She somehow turned my "Hydrocodone makes me feel yucky, can I please have the Nsaid Ketorolac" into "I have an addiction problem". Ooookay.
So I thought we were on our way to sorting this out, finally, when she pulled up her own notes from that incident and saw the only thing written about my request was that I didn't like taking it and was coached on how to dispose of it properly.
Then she said she'd have to talk to the nurse manager about fixing the patient portal, and I asked if that would include calling my insurance company to correct their records as well.
She said absolutely not, and I asked (not being sure, but worried) if I were to end up in the hospital in an accident or something, and needing strong pain meds, is the insurance company going to issue some kind of alert that I can't have the good stuff because I'm supposedly now an addict?
She didn't seem to follow this theoretical, and got increasingly angry at me for asking what the insurance company would be informed of, until she shouts at me that "I'm the Dr. and you're the patient! You must respect me!" and I yelled back "Respect is a two way street!"
She refused to give me my expensive test results after that. Even though it was a time sensitive issue. She walks to the door with the body language that says you should go through, so I did of course. Then she stops before the second door to the waiting area with her hand on the handle, blocking the way out which I was eager to get through... and she puffs herself up like some matriarch talking to a 5 year old and tells me how I will not be allowed to speak to her that way. (I promise I said nothing worse than what is written here, and only yelled the once in response to her yelling).
I responded that it didn't matter because I would never be returning to her practice again. She said I was a terrible patient and she would be calling the insurance company to report me and I would not find another doctor. I accused her of medical billing fraud. Now the nurses are getting involved yelling at me, but I'm just one person standing there and being blocked from leaving. Finally one of the nurses yells at me to leave, at which point the Doc responded by leaving the doorway and I left in a huff.
I doubt I have ever been so mad, otherwise it would have felt extremely embarrassing to end up in a shouting match at the doctor's office.
I called my insurance company to report the incident, they were most concerned about her refusing to give me the expensive test results. (it took 2 months for me to get in to see another Doc to get the results.)
They said they would investigate and compare the history and services billed for. About 3 months later they did get back to me that the case merited being advanced to the Physicians board and her counterclaim was dismissed.

One one level I felt bad that a Doctor may be prevented from treating some patients, but on the other I felt like she might be doing this to other patients who weren't as able or willing to push back.

I hope you can take some encouragement from this and push back if a Doctor is taking too much control over your health. You're supposed to make decisions together... for instance, you can quit the ineffective pain medicines to be switched to something different. You can offer to turn the old meds in if needed! The squeaky wheel gets the grease.