tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post5953270748473785447..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: How Hard Is This To Understand?Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58127118015017727672009-12-04T00:13:07.549-05:002009-12-04T00:13:07.549-05:00The patient is faxing in scripts? That's agai...The patient is faxing in scripts? That's against the law here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-82716053205263399962009-12-03T21:33:22.102-05:002009-12-03T21:33:22.102-05:00BWAHAHhahahahhahahahah HA ha hardy har hahahahaha
...BWAHAHhahahahhahahahah HA ha hardy har hahahahaha<br /><br />shaking head...... the doc expected the patient to follow simple instructions......<br /><br />Bwahahahahahahaaa!!!<br /><br />:)mommy-medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840535408488261923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-14242642367511949382009-12-03T14:10:17.408-05:002009-12-03T14:10:17.408-05:00Based on his past history and test results.Based on his past history and test results.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-77046817344560362252009-12-03T14:08:11.624-05:002009-12-03T14:08:11.624-05:00Um, just curious. If he has been taking meds for ...Um, just curious. If he has been taking meds for 2-3 decades without seizure.... How do you know that he still needs it? He was diagnosed 30+ years ago; and taking the same dose for 20+ years...<br /><br />Oh and pharmacy should call pt; say they can't fill until Jan and put it on hold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7523786890707030992009-12-03T09:17:06.105-05:002009-12-03T09:17:06.105-05:00A real, brick and mortar, walk-in pharmacy could h...A real, brick and mortar, walk-in pharmacy could have dealt with this situation easily. It is official policy of mail-order (i.e., fake) pharmacies to make every situation as difficult as possible for both doc and patient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55178199900908065312009-12-03T00:20:28.771-05:002009-12-03T00:20:28.771-05:00maybe she faxed it early so she wouldn't lose ...maybe she faxed it early so she wouldn't lose it and thought that the pharmacy would hold off on filling it until 1/1/2010? or maybe she is just that stupid...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43516012755556408462009-12-02T23:16:44.417-05:002009-12-02T23:16:44.417-05:00Hi Grumpy, first time commenting, but I found this...Hi Grumpy, first time commenting, but I found this comment on a news articles about emergency departments and I just wanted to give you a heads up on a patient who will probably end up referred to you somehow. Enjoy.<br /><br />"emergency rooms can b frustratin. but i feel lik my primary care doc is even worse. i woke up 1 day cudnt feel the left side of my body n the numbness kept spreadn i call this asshole n he wont c me till december mind it was d beginin of november wen i calld him i xplain my situation n hey tell me 2 go 2 d ER i go spend hours n there only 4 them 2 tell me i have to go 2 my primary asshole 4 a referral neways.all that time wasted n guess wat i mak the appinmnt wit him i was due for it this thursday dec 3rd n they call me 2day an hour ago sayn dat doc asshole's last day was 2day so my appoinment is canceled ALL I NEED IS A FREAKN REFERRAL 2 C A NUEROLOGIST THATS IT!!! my insurance claims i even if i switch my PC i cant c the till next month. dat 2 months wit numbness 2 freakn months cuz of these asshole rules. y must i c his ass wen i need a neurologist. helloo i cud be dead by now"Vincenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-83300178995333188522009-12-02T18:49:08.033-05:002009-12-02T18:49:08.033-05:00Whatta great blog!!!
...and where did you find th...Whatta great blog!!!<br /><br />...and where did you find the Walter Matthau pic? <br /><br />NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37860176467729996382009-12-02T16:20:26.320-05:002009-12-02T16:20:26.320-05:00I don't have the self-control to be a doctor. ...I don't have the self-control to be a doctor. I would likely smack someone for sheer stupidity and lose my license! I'll stick to writing :)The Duchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988972822706391240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87179750129933375932009-12-02T15:42:52.029-05:002009-12-02T15:42:52.029-05:00Patients can be like the family dog. You give them...Patients can be like the family dog. You give them your love and attention for years. You think you trust each other. But even the "good" ones can turn on you at any time.thegooddrlaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435755211517374081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23333612946710963092009-12-02T15:27:46.131-05:002009-12-02T15:27:46.131-05:00Is it possible after he left that he realized it w...Is it possible after he left that he realized it wouldn't be covered under the 2009 deductible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-33083443224295891232009-12-02T14:27:02.222-05:002009-12-02T14:27:02.222-05:00smart patient.. seriously...smart patient.. seriously...MCTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2227398732442405882009-12-02T14:14:56.357-05:002009-12-02T14:14:56.357-05:00I have done what Stephanie recommends. I have put ...I have done what Stephanie recommends. I have put the post date filling requirement on antibiotics that I don't think the patient needs at the moment - but if the symptoms last say a week, they can get it without having to call me or come back.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-19610733859167200822009-12-02T13:28:37.221-05:002009-12-02T13:28:37.221-05:00I wasn't angry at the pharmacist, and certainl...I wasn't angry at the pharmacist, and certainly Tegretol isn't a C-drug.<br /><br />It was more that the patient told me he wouldn't fax it in until the new year, and then immediately did so after leaving my office.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70889848447647642142009-12-02T13:26:39.816-05:002009-12-02T13:26:39.816-05:00The only issue with that is the script will expire...The only issue with that is the script will expire in dec 2010 instead of keeping on the Jan schedule. Not really a big deal unless the pt is absolutely insistent on January refills.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642527764989316070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38258143205462777212009-12-02T13:24:16.713-05:002009-12-02T13:24:16.713-05:00From a pharmacist--post dating Rxs is definitely i...From a pharmacist--post dating Rxs is definitely illegal. I wouldn't get too bent out of shape about a post dated Rx for Tegretol, though. For a narcotic, maybe, but not Tegretol...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66324371381033333262009-12-02T13:18:48.426-05:002009-12-02T13:18:48.426-05:00Thanks, Stephanie, I'll do that next time.Thanks, Stephanie, I'll do that next time.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-90489107192253787182009-12-02T13:15:16.366-05:002009-12-02T13:15:16.366-05:00Next time, just date it today's date and write...Next time, just date it today's date and write "do not fill until 1/1/10."<br /><br />One of the pharmacists I work under, who is admittedly a bit neurotic about details, actually returned a narcotic prescription to a patient after we had already put it on hold because "post-dating is illegal."<br /><br />Now, I don't yet know my law so I'm not sure how true that is or if it's a state-specific thing (or if my pharmacist is just nuts), so I don't know about legality issues - but, at least it's idiot-proof.Stephanienoreply@blogger.com