Well, for what it is worth, I am back from the doctors. Don't get me wrong, he is a very nice guy. We got some blood work done and he wants me to get my right knee x-rayed, because of the pain and swelling. I really do appreciate that.
However: (isn't there always a "however" or a "but"?)
He explained to me that probably I have arthritis in my knees ( like I didn't know that already) and bursitis in the shoulder. (That I didn't know) I had explained to him that I had been unable to sleep well with the shoulder pain for better than two weeks, and interrupted sleep for the better part of two years because of the knee pain.
He told me that he would put me on some stuff....God only knows what the name of it was, and he very deftly belted a few keys on his computer and told me that the prescription was at Walgreens already.
I asked him for a script to get the rest of the week off. Remember now, I have been in unrelenting pain for two weeks. The man says to me, "Oh, I can't do that, not the rest of the week. This is only arthritis. I couldn't justify that." and walked out the door.
The nurse came in to take the blood, handed me some paperwork explainiing where I needed to go for the x-ray, no follow-up appointment, and have a nice day.
Normally I maintain better control of myself, but by that time I was seeing red. I got the impression that the doctor thought that I was just one of those old, fat broads (apologies to old, fat broads) that come in with all kinds of complaints, and I have to tell you all, I was angry.
I went home. Sat in the house for about 1/2 hour and decided to call Walgreens. They kept me on the line for 20 minutes. I hung up. (I threw the phone across the bedroom). One of my neighbors stopped by and said that they had just been to Walgreesn and NO ONE was in line for prescriptions. I said "OK", got into my car and drove down. There were two people in line, no biggie ( internally I am still fuming) and got to the counter and explained that I was just at the doctor's office and he said that he sent a prescription down to Walgreens for me. You know they couldn't find it.
I went outside, called the office, "Oh yes, we sent it down there, but it takes 2 or 3 hours for it to reach Walgreens." By ((*&^^%&^(^^&^& computer?????????? It would have been easier if the man had given me a writen script, I'd have had the meds in 25 minutes, tops.
So here I sit, hurting, angry, no meds, fuming, pissed, oh and by the way, I spent $10 for the priviledge. (my co-pay). I could understand it if I was at the doctors office every other week. I have had this doctor on my plan for two years and he has seen me twice. AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH and this time it is not Tammy-Timmy!!!!!!!
However: (isn't there always a "however" or a "but"?)
He explained to me that probably I have arthritis in my knees ( like I didn't know that already) and bursitis in the shoulder. (That I didn't know) I had explained to him that I had been unable to sleep well with the shoulder pain for better than two weeks, and interrupted sleep for the better part of two years because of the knee pain.
He told me that he would put me on some stuff....God only knows what the name of it was, and he very deftly belted a few keys on his computer and told me that the prescription was at Walgreens already.
I asked him for a script to get the rest of the week off. Remember now, I have been in unrelenting pain for two weeks. The man says to me, "Oh, I can't do that, not the rest of the week. This is only arthritis. I couldn't justify that." and walked out the door.
The nurse came in to take the blood, handed me some paperwork explainiing where I needed to go for the x-ray, no follow-up appointment, and have a nice day.
Normally I maintain better control of myself, but by that time I was seeing red. I got the impression that the doctor thought that I was just one of those old, fat broads (apologies to old, fat broads) that come in with all kinds of complaints, and I have to tell you all, I was angry.
I went home. Sat in the house for about 1/2 hour and decided to call Walgreens. They kept me on the line for 20 minutes. I hung up. (I threw the phone across the bedroom). One of my neighbors stopped by and said that they had just been to Walgreesn and NO ONE was in line for prescriptions. I said "OK", got into my car and drove down. There were two people in line, no biggie ( internally I am still fuming) and got to the counter and explained that I was just at the doctor's office and he said that he sent a prescription down to Walgreens for me. You know they couldn't find it.
I went outside, called the office, "Oh yes, we sent it down there, but it takes 2 or 3 hours for it to reach Walgreens." By ((*&^^%&^(^^&^& computer?????????? It would have been easier if the man had given me a writen script, I'd have had the meds in 25 minutes, tops.
So here I sit, hurting, angry, no meds, fuming, pissed, oh and by the way, I spent $10 for the priviledge. (my co-pay). I could understand it if I was at the doctors office every other week. I have had this doctor on my plan for two years and he has seen me twice. AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH and this time it is not Tammy-Timmy!!!!!!!
