tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post2142200883457270585..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: These are not negotiationsGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-13824711555959062602010-02-17T00:59:51.088-05:002010-02-17T00:59:51.088-05:00I went to medical school because I wanted to work ...I went to medical school because I wanted to work with people, but now I realize that that was before I had really met people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-13720230229335651822010-02-07T15:18:54.221-05:002010-02-07T15:18:54.221-05:00How bout, "I will only stop seeing you and go...How bout, "I will only stop seeing you and go over to Dr Prik's office if you give me a double Rx of Percocet". <br />Probably a good deal if the patient is a royal pain in the ass.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-17478381017663436602010-02-06T14:48:12.378-05:002010-02-06T14:48:12.378-05:00Cop away, Webhill. That was an awful situation to...Cop away, Webhill. That was an awful situation to be in. Poor kid. At least you won't have played a part in scarring that little one for life.Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36931275110733702372010-02-06T13:05:40.240-05:002010-02-06T13:05:40.240-05:00yo Dr. Woof-Woof - I feel ya. I had one about six ...yo Dr. Woof-Woof - I feel ya. I had one about six weeks ago that is still painful. Mom came in with a 6 yr old kid and million-year-old ADR dog, proceeded to decline EVERYTHING, and then told the kid "This greedy doctor is making us kill your dog. I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do about it. Maybe she'll listen to you if you ask nicely." Then the kid begged me not to kill the dog, and the mom stage-whispered "just do it, he pees in the house" while the kid was begging and wailing. They were not established clients. I referred them back to their original doctor. Maybe that was a cop-out but I couldn't deal with that situation.webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10378896865175791842010-02-06T12:16:34.004-05:002010-02-06T12:16:34.004-05:00I'm a veterinarian - we get this in our profes...I'm a veterinarian - we get this in our profession ALL the time too. Except they throw in the added guilt-trip... "Fine. If ALL you care about is money, then I'll just let my cat DIE. And it will be all YOUR fault. How can you live with yourself?" Uuummmm... lets see... Nope, its still your fault that you didn't bring your cat to me six weeks ago when you first noticed the increased appetite, weight loss, and vomiting. It is NOT my fault that, although I strongly suspect hyperthyroid disease, I will not give your cat the medication without running the appropriate confirmatory blood testing. *sigh*Dr. Woof-Woofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421961822096601098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-90612398632960685292010-02-06T00:15:39.385-05:002010-02-06T00:15:39.385-05:00My dad is a colorful kind of guy (intelligence, fu...My dad is a colorful kind of guy (intelligence, funny, and yet a little crazy (bipolar). Anyways, he has high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma...etc. He avoids appointments and it takes him a long time to accept increases in meds. Well his doctor refuses to refill his albuterol until he makes an appointment. Very affectiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47459948887072401342010-02-05T23:04:32.282-05:002010-02-05T23:04:32.282-05:00Very humbling blog, this one. I think I'm so ...Very humbling blog, this one. I think I'm so smart, I know all sorts of stuff other people have no clue about . . . but never in a million years would I have thought to bargain with a doctor about tests. o_Oquixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650030894065858444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40078916314192126622010-02-05T22:59:52.176-05:002010-02-05T22:59:52.176-05:00I think the last one was to use the extra medicati...I think the last one was to use the extra medication as a money making scheme to pay for the test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45296470799049395102010-02-05T21:46:06.533-05:002010-02-05T21:46:06.533-05:00Sounds like fall-out from the slogan du jour: &quo...Sounds like fall-out from the slogan du jour: "YOU can negotiate ANYTHING!"<br /><br />Think of yourself as performing a public service by informing these dolts that, no, you CAN'T negotiate anything/everything.OK, but only if you buy me a Mercedesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48890412669905205182010-02-05T21:00:41.543-05:002010-02-05T21:00:41.543-05:00i sense another t-shirt idea coming on.... ;-)i sense another t-shirt idea coming on.... ;-)student dr. blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307156914515136574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49571547006760433962010-02-05T16:55:03.652-05:002010-02-05T16:55:03.652-05:00#5 is my favorite by far!
as a chronic pain pat...#5 is my favorite by far! <br /><br /> as a chronic pain patient, i've been rebuffed occasionally when i ask for a different treatment option or a medication adjustment.<br /><br />but to just tell the doc that the only way this patient will allow to be tested if their narcotics are doubled!? that's pretty ballsy, i have to admit. incredibly stupid, but ballsy^.^<br /><br /><br />also, am new to your blog and this is my first comment here. i just wanted you to know how delightful and hilarious your posts are. so yeah...Yay!AbominableSnowPicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383460257862274525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55541873310292232812010-02-05T16:21:44.395-05:002010-02-05T16:21:44.395-05:00We get it in the hospital every day. "I'...We get it in the hospital every day. "I'll only get that CAT scan if you give my IV Demerol."<br /><br />OK - suffer; I have nothing to help you if you won't let me work this up.<br /><br />Amazing how very sick people somehow are able to tolerate the workup without incident...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29639536568874029212010-02-05T15:54:53.534-05:002010-02-05T15:54:53.534-05:00Ah, Dr. Grumpy, it is strangely satisfying to know...Ah, Dr. Grumpy, it is strangely satisfying to know that patients act just as crazy at the Dr.'s office as they do at the pharmacy. Gotta love the bargaining techniques we see when we tell them they have to get the abx if they want the pain meds.Sarah Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459254353412437725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87546461646236428642010-02-05T14:13:06.031-05:002010-02-05T14:13:06.031-05:00What about a patient with a high insurance deducti...What about a patient with a high insurance deductible who will need to pay $1000 cash for your services over the course of the next six months who offers to pay $500 in advance for everything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-92158151197500029602010-02-05T13:55:05.149-05:002010-02-05T13:55:05.149-05:00Seriously, if you're not regularly reading not...Seriously, if you're not regularly reading notalwaysright.com you should be.<br /><br />Would this face steer you wrong?<br /><br />Ok, more wrong...Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85978508368275346922010-02-05T13:30:49.671-05:002010-02-05T13:30:49.671-05:00What is wrong with people that they can't just...What is wrong with people that they can't just politely say "Gee, doc. I don't know what to do. I understand you can't figure out what's wrong without doing the test, but the copay on that is way more than I can afford right now. What happens if we don't do the test right now?" and see what happens?webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21730334050113888152010-02-05T13:27:23.622-05:002010-02-05T13:27:23.622-05:00It's time to start offering free exams. When t...It's time to start offering free exams. When they show up, put on the glove and ask them to bend over. Now that you've got them, advertise all of your wonderful, painless, exams that only cost slightly more.<br /><br />Also works with a nice 10 gauge, 2" needle with huge syringe and asking where they want to get stuck. "Don't you have a smaller one?" Yes, but it costs more and you obviously are concerned with your healthcare expenses... bend over!<br /><br />You gotta give them the shit-eating grin to top it off.<br /><br />-FlaviusFlaviusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11523980535546915402010-02-05T13:19:03.775-05:002010-02-05T13:19:03.775-05:00"It's not fair! My doctors in Haifa alwa..."It's not fair! My doctors in Haifa always pay me to take their tests!"The Skiesseu Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86633146069727887112010-02-05T13:17:39.294-05:002010-02-05T13:17:39.294-05:00Hmmmmmm...Where will all the good doctors go...whe...Hmmmmmm...Where will all the good doctors go...when the health care shenanigans get worse...??? Good Luck Grumps. I feel for the future.Reality Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078087201358056618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66047078511372101812010-02-05T13:03:41.353-05:002010-02-05T13:03:41.353-05:00Like I like to say "I don't negotiate wit...Like I like to say "I don't negotiate with terrorists and I don't negotiate with five year olds."Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897760883997811787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88671119610246312532010-02-05T12:43:11.274-05:002010-02-05T12:43:11.274-05:00And this is also one of the reasons your prescript...And this is also one of the reasons your prescription takes so long to fill at the pharmacy, because one or more idiots ahead of you is trying to "strike a deal" with the pharmacist. "I will transfer my prescription because my copay with Aetna is higher than my copay with Cigna 2 years ago. Are you sure you know what you're doing? Here's my card. Run it again. Where's the manager? McDonald never overcharges me!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30105058264069039212010-02-05T12:29:47.863-05:002010-02-05T12:29:47.863-05:00What Twits! They all need a self entitlement re-ad...What Twits! They all need a self entitlement re-adjustment. Big Time. Must be difficult to not shove their test orders up their butts...Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42175173058271042412010-02-05T12:24:18.079-05:002010-02-05T12:24:18.079-05:00Haha. I always negotiate in opioids.Haha. I always negotiate in opioids.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205144874887425869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85186250737962638542010-02-05T12:12:53.625-05:002010-02-05T12:12:53.625-05:00When I first read the title and the
next few lines...When I first read the title and the<br />next few lines, I thought it was about<br />attempted negotiations for a new<br />treatment protocol for meds, i.e. narcotics. Which I go there every<br />year with my neurologist. With the<br />whole point behind it being, make everyone comfortable and not out in the cold. Never in a million years<br />could I ever imagine there are folks<br />out there like this! SAD and very<br />ENTITLED!<br />My word is ..JUMSILKS<br />My, this sounds just wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-9133602949500922302010-02-05T10:20:48.392-05:002010-02-05T10:20:48.392-05:00We had a lady here who had blood work, x-rays and ...We had a lady here who had blood work, x-rays and an MRI ordered...she didn't show up to do any of them. When she came back for her follow-up appointment, our docs told her that they couldn't do anything new for her without new information - you know, 'we can't make a treatment plan without knowing what to treat.'<br /><br />She went and complained to patient affairs that her doctors wanted her to die and refused to treat her.<br /><br />They're all crazy, I swear.kate sweetenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456543724486391157noreply@blogger.com