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Foxmeister
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Did your customer ever show GD?
I think he's still waiting....
unionmom
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I have a similar vent. Well, sort of. Doctor's appointments. I love how they can put up their little signs and have their policies about what happens if you are late but what about when they're late? When my appointment is at 9, I arrive no later than 8:50. Somebody please explain to me why it is that the doctor can't show me the same respect. At first this seemed to be only a few doctors but it seems to be a contagious problem because it is now the rule instead of the exception and it's really starting to piss me off.
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Foxmeister
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My sister is the business manager and partner for a pediatric practice in Phoenix. I asked her about this one time and her reply was there are a lot of variables that get a doctor behind with his patient schedule that isn't their fault. They want people to come in early in case they get ahead, but it also serves to keep them from getting further behind. Some patients end up taking more of a doctor's time than others because of the illness that brought them in. A good doctor will take whatever time is necessary to properly diagnose a patient rather than stick to a tight time schedule and risk misdiagnosing a patient.
I'll give you a good example of that. Two years ago, my father was rushed to the ER because he was experiencing a lot of pain in his groin. The ER was busy. When the doctor finally came into see my father, he quickly diagnosed my father as having an infection, gave him a prescription for an infection and pain before sending him on his way. My father said the doctor spent no more than five minutes with him.
The next day my father went to see his Urologist who spent no more than five minutes. My father told him what the ER doctor said and the Urologist agreed with that diagnosis. Two days later, my father and mother flew to Phoenix to spend Christmas with my sister and her family. My father was in a lot of pain during the flight there and my sister didn't think he looked well at all. She immediately took him to the ER. He was examined by a doctor there who admitted him for some tests.
He had a sonogram of both kidneys and he had a kidney stone half the size of his kidney. They also did some other tests and found he had 85% blockage in one femoral artery and 90% blockage in the other. The combination of the "boulder" (what I called it) and the blockages were what was causing his severe pain. Both the ER doctor and Urologist in Michigan completely misdiagnosed his problems because they didn't take the time with him as they should have.
My parent's trip to Phoenix resulted in my father having three surgeries; one to make a small incision into his kidney and use a laser to get rid of the kidney "boulder"; and surgeries to take care of both blockages. Incidentally, those blockages of the femoral arteries were in his groin.
It can be bothersome to have to sit in the waiting room beyond your appointment time, but isn't it worth the wait if your doctor is going to take the time with you to make the right diagnosis?
I'll give you a good example of that. Two years ago, my father was rushed to the ER because he was experiencing a lot of pain in his groin. The ER was busy. When the doctor finally came into see my father, he quickly diagnosed my father as having an infection, gave him a prescription for an infection and pain before sending him on his way. My father said the doctor spent no more than five minutes with him.
The next day my father went to see his Urologist who spent no more than five minutes. My father told him what the ER doctor said and the Urologist agreed with that diagnosis. Two days later, my father and mother flew to Phoenix to spend Christmas with my sister and her family. My father was in a lot of pain during the flight there and my sister didn't think he looked well at all. She immediately took him to the ER. He was examined by a doctor there who admitted him for some tests.
He had a sonogram of both kidneys and he had a kidney stone half the size of his kidney. They also did some other tests and found he had 85% blockage in one femoral artery and 90% blockage in the other. The combination of the "boulder" (what I called it) and the blockages were what was causing his severe pain. Both the ER doctor and Urologist in Michigan completely misdiagnosed his problems because they didn't take the time with him as they should have.
My parent's trip to Phoenix resulted in my father having three surgeries; one to make a small incision into his kidney and use a laser to get rid of the kidney "boulder"; and surgeries to take care of both blockages. Incidentally, those blockages of the femoral arteries were in his groin.
It can be bothersome to have to sit in the waiting room beyond your appointment time, but isn't it worth the wait if your doctor is going to take the time with you to make the right diagnosis?
unionmom
Pursuit Driver
I understand that stuff happens but I refuse to accept that stuff happens every single time. That's a total cop out and I call bull. In most cases, they overbook and they know it. It's more about the numbers than it is about the people.
If a doctor is going to spend more time with each patient, that doctor needs to ensure that his staff books appointments properly. If a doctor isn't going to spend time with his patients, eventually he won't have any left. Quality of care is a bs excuse for the rude behavior of repeatedly being very late and behind.
If a doctor is going to spend more time with each patient, that doctor needs to ensure that his staff books appointments properly. If a doctor isn't going to spend time with his patients, eventually he won't have any left. Quality of care is a bs excuse for the rude behavior of repeatedly being very late and behind.
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Foxmeister
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unionmom said:
Why do people feel it's necessary to see the doctor when they have nothing more than a common cold?
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Foxmeister
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That's another reason why doctors offices are so busy. My sister says their practice gets all kinds of phone calls each day from parents wanting to bring their small child in because of a runny nose. Do they think their kid has the plague?
I found the following out from my sister. Do you know why most small children seem to have runny noses all the time? Where do they spend most of the hours they are awake playing? On the floor. Most runny noses in children isn't even a cold. It's cause from all the dust they're inhalling. The crap coming out their noses is the body trying to expel the dust.
I found the following out from my sister. Do you know why most small children seem to have runny noses all the time? Where do they spend most of the hours they are awake playing? On the floor. Most runny noses in children isn't even a cold. It's cause from all the dust they're inhalling. The crap coming out their noses is the body trying to expel the dust.
gog8tors
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Oh but didn't you know that the busier and longer you have to wait to see your doctor the better he is? After all, all the best restaurants and concerts have waiting list. This is what I was told by someone, some where else.unionmom said:I understand that stuff happens but I refuse to accept that stuff happens every single time. That's a total cop out and I call bull. In most cases, they overbook and they know it. It's more about the numbers than it is about the people.
If a doctor is going to spend more time with each patient, that doctor needs to ensure that his staff books appointments properly. If a doctor isn't going to spend time with his patients, eventually he won't have any left. Quality of care is a bs excuse for the rude behavior of repeatedly being very late and behind. :Ninja)
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Foxmeister
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I remember when that was said g8tor lover and I remember who said it. )
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