tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post1231046986799036193..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Mail callGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4576827119277393792010-08-09T19:48:59.663-04:002010-08-09T19:48:59.663-04:00Really people "Fire" their doctors.
I c...<i>Really people "Fire" their doctors.</i><br /><br />I changed OB/GYNs after my doc, whom I had to see every three months for a while, was an hour late on my appointment. I was waiting almost nekkid in the exam room. I had asked the nurse what was going on. No excuse offered. I finally got dressed and left. <br /><br />This was after he had kept me waiting on the previous two appointments. <br /><br />PS I also did not appreciate being called by my first name by the young receptionist. "Ms" will do just fine, honey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56989221165329305192010-08-04T19:40:04.976-04:002010-08-04T19:40:04.976-04:00Grumpy you tease! tell us about the patient letter...Grumpy you tease! tell us about the patient letter!moplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-83421413699342817962010-08-03T17:43:18.980-04:002010-08-03T17:43:18.980-04:00I think you should join the army and and go to the...I think you should join the army and and go to the Middle East. Think of the blog material! Actually, the patients there are probably so normal and needing of care that there would be nothing funny to write about.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64114742974676615042010-08-03T05:25:51.681-04:002010-08-03T05:25:51.681-04:00I fired a doctor. From my hospital bed, no less. ...I fired a doctor. From my hospital bed, no less. In front of his residents. He had the gall to stand there and accuse me of creating my own medical history and records on my home computer. He was angry because he could not pin down my diagnosis. ::shrug::<br /><br />Good for you on the meds thing - I've always admired docs who were slow to jump on the betterfastermore drug bandwagon. Especially brand new meds (not just reformulations). I'd rather not be the "next best thing" guinea pig...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1019060665738074562010-08-02T23:06:26.715-04:002010-08-02T23:06:26.715-04:00I fired a doctor once who told me the neurological...I fired a doctor once who told me the neurological symptoms I was describing were "impossible." My next doc's eyes got huge when he heard my symptoms and he got me an immediate emergency neurology consult. Um yeah. I had a major cranial nerve going berserk. :) But just being on vacation when I call? Naw. I keep the good docs. :)<br /><br />Actually, I didn't officially fire him, I just never went back, lol.watercolordaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918878832628412824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40886374131542501992010-08-02T21:17:43.550-04:002010-08-02T21:17:43.550-04:00Where they never have troubles! Or at least, very...Where they never have troubles! Or at least, very few...<br /><br />As if I didn't love Dr. Grumpy before--now he's quoting my favorite Seuss book!VetSchoolBloghttp://www.vetschoolblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-19633468284049485152010-08-02T19:24:25.008-04:002010-08-02T19:24:25.008-04:00My mother died a year ago tomorrow. She is still ...My mother died a year ago tomorrow. She is still receiving junk mail on the average of 15 pieces of mail a day, mostly from non-profits and political candidates, all wanting money...Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40970374951572283932010-08-02T19:17:01.425-04:002010-08-02T19:17:01.425-04:00grumpy- you could always have a bit of your brain ...grumpy- you could always have a bit of your brain ablated and be a perfectly good surgeon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25889065143588846402010-08-02T17:49:22.549-04:002010-08-02T17:49:22.549-04:00Kim- I absolutely agree with you. That is wrong, a...Kim- I absolutely agree with you. That is wrong, and inexcusable on the doctor's part.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-12394170445649708262010-08-02T17:47:30.707-04:002010-08-02T17:47:30.707-04:00Well, in defense of the patient who fired you, my ...Well, in defense of the patient who fired you, my son had an appointment with a doctor once, about an hour away from our house. I took him out of school early, and drove all the way there, in bad weather. Keep in mind, we had received an appointment confirmation in the mail a week before, and the day before the appointment I received a phone call from the doctor's office confirming the appointment. We got there and the place was quiet. There was one person in the office and that person told me 'oh no, the doctor is on vacation this week.'. I was not happy, to say the least. I realize it wasn't his fault, someone on his staff messed up, but still... :oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6882971131631192842010-08-02T12:32:30.336-04:002010-08-02T12:32:30.336-04:00I'll wait for edition 35. Maybe then it'll...I'll wait for edition 35. Maybe then it'll be an ebook.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6436269727145143702010-08-02T12:16:41.163-04:002010-08-02T12:16:41.163-04:00And a partridge in a pear tree?
That would be the...And a partridge in a pear tree?<br /><br />That would be the thing to top it all off...Bad to the Bohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897328884185820493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44149581351085343722010-08-02T11:01:29.225-04:002010-08-02T11:01:29.225-04:00Muck- thank you. Glad to know someone caught it.
...Muck- thank you. Glad to know someone caught it.<br /><br />Jackie- I never will, either.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-90710404807438464972010-08-02T11:00:21.700-04:002010-08-02T11:00:21.700-04:00Really people "Fire" their doctors... *b...Really people "Fire" their doctors... *blink* <br /><br />I'll never understand the american healthcare system....<br /><br />xx<br />JaxsAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071125157930976758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80235621581164497422010-08-02T10:58:40.109-04:002010-08-02T10:58:40.109-04:00Of course, to avoid the Key-Slapping Slippard, you...Of course, to avoid the Key-Slapping Slippard, you'll want to take the job in Boola Boo-Ball. I hear the kayaking on Woo-Wall is terrific!Minni VanDykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673886500574857493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62179245034908827812010-08-02T09:40:14.588-04:002010-08-02T09:40:14.588-04:00Grumpy:
Most of my mail goes in the recycling bin...Grumpy:<br /><br />Most of my mail goes in the recycling bin, and it's not any better for nurses, either.<br /><br />Love that firing letter...hope it was one of your "favorite" patients you would have fired anyway.RehabNursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695247141022093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-73038331668349066842010-08-02T09:09:00.912-04:002010-08-02T09:09:00.912-04:00Actually, I'm pretty compulsive about recyclin...Actually, I'm pretty compulsive about recycling this stuff. It was all put in the appropriate receptacle.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-19724079148153127352010-08-02T09:06:19.654-04:002010-08-02T09:06:19.654-04:00How depressing. In this area of the US where our r...How depressing. In this area of the US where our recycling rates are pretty high, small offices black out the addresses and dump it in the recycling. Suspect they all went in the shredder. Same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com