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twinkles

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i had an appointment with the doctor yesterday---the appointment was for 11 am---i get there at 10;30-their is always papers you have to sign--- she never called me till 1.30----all these people coming in she was wating on them then she went to lunch
i had to wait till porky come back then she called me --all total i was their 3 hours just to have some prescriptions filled----grrrrr
 

I call 1/2 hour in advance and ask if the doctor is running late on appointments....so when I get there and am waiting more than 20 minutes, I ask the girls whats going on and that I already called....works every time for being seen promptly....the squeaky wheel gets the oil :)
 
i told 0ne time how long i have been waiting and she said other people have health problems just like you---i would find another doctor but i only drive a short way all the good doctors are on the other side of town
 
I don't have any waiting issues with mine.....I just wish he'd actually 'fix' something, anything. If my 'vitals' check out OK all he does is suggest a specialist. For.....arthritis, psoriasis, "pre"-diabetes, sinuses, Grrrrr

That's four specialist...which I have seen...none of them have "fixed" anything either...they just prescribe meds that may or may not react well with the med the last guy prescribed......I'm tired of seeing doctors period!

What ever happened to Markus Welby??

If I strayed too far OT?...sorry.
 
i read where doctors are prescribing medication and they tell you to check with the phrmacist because it might clash with other medicaton
 
last year my doctor told me i was low on potassium that i could buy it over the counter i asked her what strength she said ask the pharmacist--i ask the pharmacist she said i had to check with the doctor---a few weeks later the dr. office called and said to stop taking the potassium my blood work showed i was good--i hadnt even taken any the quack
 
Call the office ( or while there waiting) and ask to speak to the clinic manager or clinic coordinator and let him/her know what’s going on. What the hell, the doc is that late and goes to lunch? There’s something screwy going on, no doc does that. Furthermore, did the nurse, medical assistant, receptionist keep you updated on how long your wait would be? Worked in health care for 30 years and never heard of this happening.
 
after i had been there for an hour i asked the clerk how many were a head of me she said i was next --then she went to lunch the only ones left in the office were some little old ladies making copies of things
 
That Doctor sounds like a Doctor we went to years ago. After my husband waited over 2 hours in the office to be seen. When the Doctor walked in my husband said "Boy Dr you really know how to test your Patients Patience " The Dr looked very upset and said to my husband you hurt my feelings and I will no longer see you. My Husband laughed and walked out. The Dr called our house and told me that I was a lovely patient and he would continue to see ,but not my husband. I laughed and said "You're crazy " and I hung up. He really was a Nut.
 
I had a PCP where when I had an appointment I would only have to wait about 10 minutes to see her. But guess what, 10 minutes was about all I got and when I tried to explain things and ask questions, I would be mostly cut off. Now my dad has a PCP where he waits maybe an hour and a half to see his doctor, but then the doctor takes the time to chat about things. Which is worse? And when you get to see your doctor without having to wait too long, how much time do you get with them?
 
Olivia said:
I had a PCP where when I had an appointment I would only have to wait about 10 minutes to see her. But guess what, 10 minutes was about all I got and when I tried to explain things and ask questions, I would be mostly cut off. Now my dad has a PCP where he waits maybe an hour and a half to see his doctor, but then the doctor takes the time to chat about things. Which is worse? And when you get to see your doctor without having to wait too long, how much time do you get with them?
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I'm always ready and I state my case and let the doctor respond.

He's not very chatty but I do get as much time as I need to explain.

I really don't mind waiting in the doctor's office. A nice view and free wi-fi.
 
hey olivia---i get 10 minutes and she keeps her head in her cp all the time--i have my medication all written down so she dont have to look it up--she has me on meds on the cp that i dont even take- the doctors now a days dont want to deal with senior citizens--i have heard of other people having the same problem and they live in another state
 
Time docs spend with patients.........that is set by the clinic standards. There is a standard that docs are expected to stick to, yes, some patients take more time and others take less. Docs have ‘x’ amount of patients per day to see, they get a bonus check if they see so many patients a day, staff gets zero. Crazy, but that’s what medicine is today, an assembly line.
 
debbie in seattle said:
Time docs spend with patients.........that is set by the clinic standards. There is a standard that docs are expected to stick to, yes, some patients take more time and others take less. Docs have ‘x’ amount of patients per day to see, they get a bonus check if they see so many patients a day, staff gets zero. Crazy, but that’s what medicine is today, an assembly line.
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Not long ago on talk radio, a caller said he timed his doc...13 minutes face time [his term]....So I did the same on my next appointment. 14 minutes....Not long after, I read where their goal is to get it down to 8 minutes average.

Talked recently to a retired doctor friend . Not sure of his exact retirement date? But he is 80 so? He said even he doesn't understand the 'business' end of it today. And sometimes scratches his head about the clinical end as well.

His comment was that they should be ashamed.
 
I've heard about the dr/patients per day, hour tec quota from insurance companies. One reason could be they don't want the doctors racking up huge bills on few patients.
 
twinkles said:
hey olivia---i get 10 minutes and she keeps her head in her cp all the time--i have my medication all written down so she dont have to look it up--she has me on meds on the cp that i dont even take- the doctors now a days dont want to deal with senior citizens--i have heard of other people having the same problem and they live in another state
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That's the truth! My dad who's 91 has now been in bed for four months because of back pain and finally found out he didn't need to be. I kept telling him to ask his PCP to send him to a specialist because his back pain wasn't getting any better. The doctor kept putting him off and put him on pain killers instead. So then after three months the doctor said that if he's not better in 3 weeks, he would send him to a specialist. I was livid and I insisted my dad tell him to send him to a specialist now! So, guess what, he did. And now it turns out he doesn't just have an "old man's" body aches but had four fractures in his spine

He finally got an MRI and a bone density test which he never got tested for before, and he has good insurance--three insurances including Medicare. So now it's discovered that his bone density is off the charts, literally! Now finally he'll get treatment after he's already bent over waiting, waiting, waiting. Don't let any doctor tell you that your aches and pains are just because you're OLD! Before this my dad was still very active. I don't know what's going to happen now.
 
twinkles said:
hey olivia---i get 10 minutes and she keeps her head in her cp all the time--i have my medication all written down so she dont have to look it up--she has me on meds on the cp that i dont even take- the doctors now a days dont want to deal with senior citizens--i have heard of other people having the same problem and they live in another state
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The doctors don't want to deal with seniors because they're in new territory with the age of the patient. Their guess is as good as yours. They don't have enough data on 90ish patients for cya mail it in treatment. They have to think and observe in much more detail. I know someone who was overdosed by their pc on heart and bp meds to the point of fainting then falling because he didn't take into account the heart med is a cross purpose bp med. After lowering then eliminating the bp meds their bp is normal(up from low bp). Heart med is all but gone now as well. The protocols require the use of too many chemicals. Patients need more than semi annual or quarterly monitoring if they are dosed with these chemicals. Especially the patients that can't or won't monitor their own health.
 
I would have walked out. Never wait that long.
Handle it over the phone instead.
My doctors are prompt but they spend little time with me.
I am told that they are pressured by insurance companies to see
as many patients as they can...like a turnstile in and out.

Sometimes it depends on whether the doctor likes you as a person or patient.
If he doesn't especially like you, he will treat you yes, but might not be nice and
will not extend himself or herself.
 

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