tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post3990351075957995433..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Annie's desk, February 1, 2011Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-26788665326007764582011-02-05T22:17:58.636-05:002011-02-05T22:17:58.636-05:00I am just starting to deal with this stuff. Had a ...I am just starting to deal with this stuff. Had a guy call to explain that he couldn't pay his bill from last March because he hadn't set up bill pay for his computer yet.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72467377917118737772011-02-05T13:16:07.846-05:002011-02-05T13:16:07.846-05:00What the heck did she think the copay was going to...What the heck did she think the copay was going to be on that MRI? And we all know that PT is never a one time thing, so did she think that was going to be free also? Hey, here's an idea; see your doc and maybe, just maybe, you don't really need any of that stuff that will cost you way more than the doc visit!!lovinmyjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251424092621233215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25235114169158771842011-02-03T20:50:08.314-05:002011-02-03T20:50:08.314-05:00Either Dr. Google or the local back cracker.
Oooh...Either Dr. Google or the local back cracker.<br /><br />Oooh you have a (made up chiro disease or age related degeneration that I saw on my crappy xray that gives out higher dose of radiation than ones at a full-fledged radiology office) You need an MRI and PT. See if your doctor can prescribe those oh, advil doesn’t work? Ask your doctor for pain meds too.<br /><br />Mostly harmless, I too think Oz is is full of sh*t. I got all sorts of twitchy when a coworker bought one of the YOU something something whatever books and was gushing about how great it was. She thought my department (the only dept. with medical knowledge/education) would enjoy it. Had to fight back from stating my true feelings about Oz to not hurt her feelings. (They are sensitive my coworkers...)Outrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-19793744722112461732011-02-03T13:51:39.823-05:002011-02-03T13:51:39.823-05:00That evil Dr. Google...the bane of many an MD &...That evil Dr. Google...the bane of many an MD & DVM...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16846493307698420982011-02-03T07:50:19.727-05:002011-02-03T07:50:19.727-05:00would you expect your lawyer or accountant to prov...would you expect your lawyer or accountant to provide a portion of their services to you for free? why do we expect our doctors to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68804935336083104522011-02-03T06:26:42.758-05:002011-02-03T06:26:42.758-05:00Living with the dreaded 'Socialised Medicine&#...Living with the dreaded 'Socialised Medicine' in the UK, I pay nothing for visits to doctors, specialists, or hospital. I pay £7.20 (under $12) for each medication (except free contraception. My dad pays nothing for medicine as he's diabetic & also gets free eye tests & glasses. Because he's diabetic I will also get free eye tests & glasses when I'm over 40.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68829088613195779362011-02-02T23:51:38.816-05:002011-02-02T23:51:38.816-05:00We get a bunch of grief on the pharmacy side, too....We get a bunch of grief on the pharmacy side, too. We generally will loan on maintenance meds (if compliant) until refill auth'd. Never on antibiotics or any controlled substances. Once refill denied, we're off the hook. "But I need my medication." "Well, you need a prescription from your doctor!" "If anything happens to me, you'll be talking to my lawyer!" (Oh, those that barely have $10 to pay the copay for Norco can have an attorney on waiver, puh-leeeeze). In fact, we get a lot of grief because we don't notify pts if there rx is denied (Too busy > 500 rxs/day). I tell people they're grownups and need to follow up on their own medication and part of that would be keeping appointments. Being the pharmacy manager, I get the short end of the stick because my employee was "rude" because she told me I can't get my medication.txpharmguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60795636990224367232011-02-02T21:39:20.012-05:002011-02-02T21:39:20.012-05:00Unfortunately, practicing good medicine is not wha...Unfortunately, practicing good medicine is not what's going to make you loved by everyone(just look at Dr. Oz – he tells people what they want to hear and wears scrubs on TV = America’s favorite doctor, never mind that he’s mostly full of sh*t).<br />Once I got my cardiologist to prescribe me Retin-A over the phone… I was in med school at the time with no insurance. He really didn’t have to do it, but it helped me out a great deal.MostlyHarmlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37376630292152074852011-02-02T20:30:43.338-05:002011-02-02T20:30:43.338-05:00Dude, you should TOTALLY treat him for free.Dude, you should TOTALLY treat him for free.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66872607343599402572011-02-02T19:29:51.015-05:002011-02-02T19:29:51.015-05:00That heux should have my office co-pay which is NO...That heux should have my office co-pay which is NONE. Just gave my neurologist $200 for an office visit. He's that good, and my other choice is a neurologist that shouldn't even treat a cat. Less expensive, but a total dolt.<br /><br />I want to punch every idiot who bitches about how their RX co-pay goes up from $2 to $4, and how a $50 office co-pay for a specialist is unreasonable. I don't live in the hood, and these aren't hood rats complaining. They have more money on their back than I have on my wallet, and I usually get trapped hearing about a upcoming vacation/trip out of country or lastest $$$ purchase.<br /><br />SkullCandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21389947426595243262011-02-02T17:28:36.959-05:002011-02-02T17:28:36.959-05:00Seems to me that if Dr. Google can tell people wha...Seems to me that if Dr. Google can tell people what they need, he ought to prescribe for them, too.<br /><br />And he doesn't collect any insurance co-pays.a.generic dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162096557026780038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20260626292481111182011-02-02T17:17:57.077-05:002011-02-02T17:17:57.077-05:00In my experience, it's usually Dr. Google.In my experience, it's usually Dr. Google.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56233470513564728702011-02-02T17:11:32.911-05:002011-02-02T17:11:32.911-05:00Am I alone in wondering who diagnosed her new cond...Am I alone in wondering who diagnosed her new condition and told her she needed meds, PT and an MRI, but did not order any of them for her?<br /><br />vw: farlialse - what she suffers from....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-17392107286986549052011-02-02T16:55:55.858-05:002011-02-02T16:55:55.858-05:00Here in a country with the dreaded Socialized Medi...Here in a country with the dreaded Socialized Medicine (New Zealand), I pay $30 to see the doctor and $3.00 for a prescription.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74300437803356014032011-02-02T16:10:22.042-05:002011-02-02T16:10:22.042-05:00Are you sure you aren't talking about the pati...Are you sure you aren't talking about the patients at my office? And I get it from the specialist as well requesting authorizations for surgery for a patient we haven't seen in over 2 years!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020215147668261548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87284049760158530872011-02-02T15:55:10.121-05:002011-02-02T15:55:10.121-05:00My family doc has a sign posted: no prescription f...My family doc has a sign posted: no prescription for antibiotics or pain meds without consultation. I've been using the same doctor and dentist since they started practice. It's safe to say I can get pain meds if needed to hold me over until my office visit, which I make an appt. for BEFORE asking for the relief. I have never failed to follow up - don't want to lose their trust and confidence in me. There are so many different antibiotics now I wouldn't want to be prescribed any without being seen. Under some conditions less is more!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713023656124852823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76033885129992270032011-02-02T15:32:58.571-05:002011-02-02T15:32:58.571-05:00Are any of your patients sane?Are any of your patients sane?Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21106586942015339862011-02-02T14:58:01.466-05:002011-02-02T14:58:01.466-05:00I always love when they say "you care more fo...I always love when they say "you care more for money than me!!" Oh yes, I love your monthly capition of $30 that comes to us regardless of how much you're seen or services provided!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52952616746661249292011-02-02T14:50:58.391-05:002011-02-02T14:50:58.391-05:00Hey, can you call in my Synthroid refill for me? ...Hey, can you call in my Synthroid refill for me? Please? I know that's not your area of specialty, but my doctor only calls in the prescriptions for a year at a time and then expects me to come in for blood work. It'd be so much easier if you'd just call in a 6 year supply for me so I wouldn't have to bother. And the Vitamin D script I started a few weeks ago? I only got one refill on that and then I'm supposed to go in for a blood test...can you call that in for me as well so I don't have to get stuck with a needle again? Thanks! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80183213998743184022011-02-02T13:42:45.441-05:002011-02-02T13:42:45.441-05:00My back hurts too --What can you do for me , over ...My back hurts too --What can you do for me , over the internet ?<br /><br />Can I at least get a note that tells my wife I am not to vacuum or shovel snow for a week, if the drugs aren't available.<br /><br />She does sound like a pain med addict making the rounds, she will score somewhere.Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67742353812810363582011-02-02T13:39:39.853-05:002011-02-02T13:39:39.853-05:00I have to second miss kitten. We have insurance. ...I have to second miss kitten. We have insurance. Last year we had copays rather than percentages like we do this year. We still spent $200-300 a month (more for tests & surgeries). This year we have to pay percentages and I already have to have a cervical MRI & a colonoscopy this month.<br /><br />With a diabetic/ADD/heart/high bp/high cholesterol; fibromyalgia/chronic myofascial pain/bipolar/PTSD/migraines (think at least 3 a month/IBS/edema/high cholesterol; bipolar/ADD/anxiety disorder (about to see a GI to rule out Chron's & see if it's just IBS) and another with bipolar/ADD/Asperger's in the house. We not only have pcp/specialist visits at least once a month (copay is now $25/40) but also medications that cost quite a bit. We're also living on one salary since I can't work. I do well to do housework some days.<br /><br />And those medical bills? That doesn't include how much insurance costs each month. My two children have insurance via my husband and their father but not all offices will bill both. I have to pay everything up front and be reimbursed by their father who pays 75% of the bill... two+ weeks later.<br /><br />I have a friend who finally managed to get on indigent care. By the time she did she had breast cancer, heart issues, weight issues, knee & hip problems, her diabetes II required insulin and there is a mass on her liver which is in a place that can't be biopsied and looks malignant on the tests they've preformed. I've known her for 22 years and I don't think I'll see 23 come around. Sorry this is so long.Kat's Katshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519016601947528061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-34108851363289737722011-02-02T13:12:13.656-05:002011-02-02T13:12:13.656-05:00dear anonymous,
in the past 3 years i've had ...dear anonymous,<br /><br />in the past 3 years i've had a full scan MRI (3K out of pocket with insurance), two CT scans (500 each with insurance), a liver biopsy (another 600 with insurance), an endoscopy (700 with insurance) and two liver ultrasounds (400 each with insurance). that's $6,100 out of pocket for us, on top of the $400 a month insurance and the $20 copay for office visits. and i'm not including the eye doctor visits in there.<br /><br />so yes, after going most of my life uninsured and not able to treat things like, oh, diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver, that were both undiagnosed? i'm thankful to have insurance.<br /><br />and we arent even going to go into how much my meds cost. cause that's another arseload of money each month.miss kittennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76985768947005526652011-02-02T12:46:55.344-05:002011-02-02T12:46:55.344-05:00Has this world really come to the point that we ar...Has this world really come to the point that we are supposed to be on bended knee and beyond thankful simply because we have health insurance - that we likely pay many, many hundreds of dollars a month for? We are to shut up and be thankful for this "privilege?" Is that where we have come? I'm just curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58331087143431884902011-02-02T12:41:31.704-05:002011-02-02T12:41:31.704-05:00::shakes head:: Maintenance meds are one thing so...::shakes head:: Maintenance meds are one thing so long as I have had my annual physical (last month) but for anything else I call for an <b>appointment</b>. Hello? My pediatrician taught me to come in and describe all of my symptoms even if they seemed related or not just in case that one made the differential diagnosis (and yes, that actually happened one time, he pulled out three books to show me, way cool).<br /><br />OTOH I could taste my strep throat which I got three to four times a year so he <i>would</i> go ahead and call in my antibiotic but I <b>still</b> went in for the throat swab. Geez Louise!Kat's Katshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519016601947528061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21971874678103282702011-02-02T12:19:42.560-05:002011-02-02T12:19:42.560-05:00I say good riddance--this is not a reasonable pers...I say good riddance--this is not a reasonable person! If she recognizes that you're right and she should come in, I think she needs some nerve conduction tests. Preferably done by an outside source who isn't very good at doing them...terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.com