Posted by Krissy P on March 17, 2003, at 15:06:28
In reply to Re: Why don't pdocs call to remind of appointment? » Ilene, posted by jane d on March 17, 2003, at 12:49:11
Hi, Both my pdoc and my primary care doc issue follow-ups, but never reminder phone calls the night before, etc. I wonder if they do the follow-ups cuz they are concerned with the almighty dollar-I say sometimes????
Kristen
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> > You'd think psychiatrists would understand the way a person can become paralyzed. Even the dentist calls the day before an appt. Sheesh.
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> Irene,
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> I'd wondered that myself. My dentist borders on being a nuisance with the phone calls. My doctor doesn't call before either, nor call if you miss an appointment to find out why. I wonder if any pdocs do call or if this is some policy they learn in medical school. And I wonder if it is the same for doctors who are just meds versus those who provide therapy.
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> It doesn't make sense to me because by the very nature of depression I think we are more likely to forget appointments, or get confused about them, or convince ourselves that we are too much of a bother for the doctor to deal with.
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> Does anyone have a doctor who issues reminders or follows up?
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> Jane
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