Posted by paxvox2000 on May 10, 2002, at 9:40:51
OK, it's PAX here. I wanted to vent some angst. After YEARS of trying to get my wife to see a Pdoc, I find that the "earliest" she can be seen as a new patient is AUGUST. Bleeding August!!!!!
What is up with that? The "best" they can do is to let her see a counselor in their practice, and have her GP (who was the one who tried to get the appointment) be the one taking care of her meds.
Oh,of course, if it's a "serious" problem, she can be hospitalized. What kind of sh*t is this?
I asked the "practice" what if the counselor thought she needed a quicker appointment with the Pdoc, would they work her in? She said "maybe" or that they could get her hospitalized. Hello.....?How many of YOU who had been reluctant to see a Pdoc would want your first "visit" to be in a hospital setting? I know that I would probably never have gone to a Pdoc if that was the case.
Don't get me wrong, non-medical counseling has great benefits, and can be very helpful in the begining of a treatment regimen, but it cannot IMHO be the ONLY part offered.
ARRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!
Thanks for reading, now back to the world.PAX
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