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Physicians, etc.

Posted by dog on June 14, 2005, at 13:22:10

In reply to Re: Alternative Medicine, posted by Maxime on June 14, 2005, at 10:54:07

i am very fortunate: i can call my doctors anytime. usually, i just speak to a nurse and tell her/him my problem, but i could call and request to speak to a doctor and soon have one on the line who would call me back. usually, i get an appt., but i have also just walked in several times and saw him.
i could go right now, without calling, and walk in to my Doctor's office (GP) and see him in just a few minutes. Sometimes, i get in so quickly, i don't want to go due to an interest in the waiting room magazines! my insurance is very good. i pay a $10.00 copay per visit.... i'm not exactly sure how much my insurance pays him, but if i don't have $10.00 at that time, i just have them send me a bill.
two weeks ago, i was hurting pretty bad and i called the neuro nurse. my neurologist was gone and the usual neuro nurse (Marianne) wasn't there, but Dennis, another nurse, (i know him by name) asked one of the other doctors who were there and he phoned me in a Rx for tylenol #3s w/ codeine and i simply went to the pharmacy to get it. its kind of a waste though, as i don't really like them... they make me feel kind of sick to my stomach and i feel very drugged.
my neurologist is harder to get to see than my GP, although i can receive immediate attention from his nurse who is a "Multiple Sclerosis Nurse", that is, she has had special additional training in MS. She has a 4 year degree in Nursing (BSN), a Masters Degree in Nursing (MSN) plus additional training in MS. she will call me back almost immediately if i don't get her the 1st time...all i have to do is leave her a msg. it usually takes a few days to a week to see the neurologist.
not everyone has that ease though. some have it more difficult here in the U.S.
when Bill Clinton first came into office in 1992, his wife Hillary began a movement to change to a medical system like Canadas. though it sort of failed, i think we will someday see some radical changes. many don't have insurance and have to rely on the government medicaid system...not sure how bad that is.
i saw another neurologist at the University of Chicago in Chicago for 2nd opinion in Feb. 2005. i brought him copies of my MRI and CT scans... i spent over an hour with him and when i got ready to go he handed me the scans and told me to be careful with them as there were probably over $10,000.00 worth of scans there! this really showed to me how expensive stuff is. i know i should be grateful for what i have and for doctors and technology and things and i am not often that way.


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