Sunday, May 20, 2012

was sick again

past month i wasnt feeling well, off & on & knowing i had an appt already prior made for follow up of month before so tried to hold out, especially since we're car-less. but a day before my appt, i wound up walking in as emergency, hadnt eaten in week, fever of 102 previous nite and feeling near death. they expedite bloodwork & get me on levaquin antibiotics... a drug given only in severe & life threatening infections. only 5 pills that's how strong they were. 'we'll call with blood work results', but didnt so we call & were told the 'results are on his desk and we'll call tomorrow'...and didnt so hubby calls back & one thing leads to another after being told hubby cant get info for patient, they would not have results back so fast, and they dont even give results out on the phone... so.. hearing this, i in the bkgrd said something, LAUGHING, involving one bad word and next thing we know,  the dr gets on & reprimands hubby for vulgarity! hubby tells him that he didnt say anything and dr asks then what did shirley say? hubby says she wasnt even on the phone!!!!! dr ends the call with 'well if you need to know anything more we'll call you, til then, just have her finish those pills til our next appt.' ...... excuse me, if i need to know anyhting more? like my frigging blood results???!!! so i am livid, i left it slide all week, by not calling back and demanding my info as i KNOW it is illegal for them to withhold any info when patient requests it!!!!! not looking forward to tomorrow's appt. but i will NOT be bullied by my neighbors, 'friends' on or offline & certainly not by the medical healthcare system who wants to treat us as a money making business as opposed to the patients that we are! FORGIVE US, the patients who are stressed, upset, depressed and when THE DR & STAFF  add to it, i curse, and not curse after curse, in anger, it was one WORD with laughter!!! cuz GOD FORBID i felt better, felt strong enough to even speak,not holler, just speak, but dont understand the patient's side, when you've got an immature unprofessional staff to protect! so wish me luck or not. as much as i may not look forward to it, i will get thru and deal with it, even if i have to walk outta there with my own file & find someone else. or i may even say to hell with the medical 'profession' completely and go holistic!

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