Posted by catachrest on February 16, 2004, at 9:24:28
In reply to Re: In BC also........................, posted by rianny on February 15, 2004, at 21:12:52
> 6 months? Why the hell does it take that long?
> Anyway, I hope my new doctor doesn't force me to keep going to see the previous psychitrist. Will he ever listen...?I think it takes that long because the Canadian health care system is right now in an extremely bad way. I have a friend who's been waiting for urology surgery for well over a year now and still can't even get a surgery date. The surgeon works 12-14 hours per day, practically every day, so it's not like there's anything he could do about it. Long waiting periods are part of the game here. Just to see a counsellor (his degree is in social work) through the health district here in Saskatchewan took about 3 months, and an appointment with a psychiatrist took about 5. By then I didn't even feel like I needed to see him anymore.
But anyway, I think if your new doctor is worth his salt, if you tell him you had a bad experience with the previous psychiatrist, he will try to refer you to a different one. In my experience, most doctors are pretty reasonable about that. After all, how much good will it do you to go to a pdoc you don't trust?
:)
Susan
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