Posted by Waterlily on November 5, 2001, at 7:13:16
In reply to Egotistical Psychiatrists Who Are Control Freaks!, posted by jay on November 4, 2001, at 2:37:38
Sorry you had such a hard time with your psychiatrists. I have a good one, and here's why: My old psychiatrist was leaving to take a pediatric fellowship, so I had to find another one. I didn't have any references, so I just called one of the few female psychiatrists listed in the yellow pages. She makes her own appointments, so I was told by the receptionist that she would call me. A few hours later I get a call from a man, saying that this female doc was booked up, but would I consider him? Wow - a doctor actually called ME - and he was really nice on the phone. That was several years ago and I'm still seeing him. When I told my internal medicine doctor that I was seeing him, she told me that he was a resident under her a while back and that he was the most compassionate doctor she's ever met. About a year after I started seeing him (for depression) I got hit with my first panic attacks, and they (it seemed like one weekend-long one) lasted over a 4th of July weekend. I called the pdoc-on-call twice over the weekend, but did not go to the hospital. I lasted (barely) until Monday and I went to work even though I was in terrible shape. Early that same morning, around 8 o'clock, my pdoc called me at work to see how I was doing because the on-call doc had talked to him. He gave me an appointment about an hour later. That day I was so relieved I felt like kissing him (but I restrained myself!). He has been nothing but respectful of me. AND the latest he's ever been for an appointment was ten minutes and even then he apologized for the delay.
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