Hello All
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 5:44 am
Well, took me a little bit of time to figure out how to get into the new bulletin board. Hopefully there will be no further corruptions of the board now.
I can honestly saw that I have had a very frustrating time the last few days. I started back to work, on a part-time basis. My uro took me off one of my IV antibiotics & by Weds I was running a fever, had the sweats, had the chills, felt exhausted, felt sick & was getting quite severe pain from my kidney.
So, I called his office Thurs morn to let him know what was happening. I didn't hear anything back, so my family Dr. called him Thurs aft to let him know what was happening. Still no response, so I called again in the eve & left him a message. I asked for someone there to call back ASAP yesterday morning & let them know that I hadn't eaten or drank anything since midnight-just in case he wanted to do a renal ultrasound.
I maybe slept for a total of 1 1/2 hours on Thurs night. Even though I was feeling horrid, I still went into work yesterday morning (since I had been off work since Feb 4th & didn't want to miss anymore time off work!). Just before noon, I still hadn't heard anything from his office. Now, as you can imagine (since we are coming up to a weekend), I was starting to feel more than just a little bit upset .
So, I called his office again. I spoke with his receptionist, who told me that he had received the message that was left yesterday morning. I told her that not only had one been left in the morn but my family Dr. left one in the aft & I left another one last night. I told her that: even with tylenol, I was running a temp of at least 38, that I was alternating between having chills & sweats, that I was getting waves on unbearable pain-so bad that my pain med wasn't helping too much, I was getting edema back in my extremeties & my blood pressure was quite high. This, of course, was the same information that my family Dr. had left in her message to his office. She also said that she wanted him to either call her to advise of course of action or that he needed to call me ASAP.
I told the receptionist that I was fully prepared to do an ultrasound, so if there was something going on, it could be diagnosed ASAP.
Well, he calls back & since I'm usually on the phone (due to my job), he leaves a message stating: I've been having pain for the last 6 months, so it is nothing really outside of the ordinary & I should be fine over the weekend. He told me that I didn't need to have an ultrasound ASAP, that it could wait until my scheduled appointment for this upcoming Tuesday. So, not only am I left hanging over the weekend but he is going away on vacation next Weds.......That condescending message was probably the last thing in the world I needed to hear, given how I was feeling. When I get really, really upset; I end up crying. I can tell you that this very rarely happens but yep, there I was, sitting at my desk, bawling like a 6 month old.
My co-worker came over to find out what was wrong (I have been working at this office for over 2 years and I've never been upset enough to do my cry like a baby thing). I told her how I was feeling (again, I don't like to complain about my health since most people don't understand & don't want to hear about it) & told her about all the messages left for my uro and the message that he left for me (insteading of requesting that he speak to me directly). She told me that I should call the hospital to see if I could get the u/s moved up to today, so at least he could have that information & could decide what action, if any needed to be taken before he was gone for the weekend.
The ultrasound booking office told me that it would not be a problem to come in but since it would have to be booked as urgent status, my uro would have to call to make arrangements. Of course that had me crying once I got off the phone from the booking office .
So, I called back to his office & spoke with his receptionist again. I am so upset, that I can't even talk to her without crying. I reiterated that I HAD to speak with him, as he had taken me off the IV antibiotic & HAD told me that if my status changed; that he would make sure that everything was looked after properly. I also told her that it didn't appear that ALL of the info had been passed on to him, as he only mentioned the pain part-none of the other symptoms. I told her that when he called back, that he was NOT to leave a voice message but to let the receptionist know that she was to come & notify me that he was on the line-should I be on a call.
He called back about 10 mins later and the first comment was about my pain & how it's been there for the last 6 months & this was nothing out of the ordinary. I said that yes, I have had pain in the last 6 months but this pain was significantly different. He then asked me why I hadn't contacted my family Dr. I told him that I had & that she had left a message for him yesterday advising of my symptoms & that he was to either call her or to call me with a course of action. He told me that I should call her again. I told him that I couldn't do that, as her office closes at noon on Friday's. I told him that NOT ONLY was I having the pain but I also made him aware of my other symptoms. I told him that as per my Dr's message & my message, that I had not eaten/drank anything, so I could go over to the hospital for an u/s. He told me that it would not be at all possible to make an appointment & that I could wait until my appointment next week. I then reminded him that he had taken me off one of the antibiotics & that he himself to me to call him if there was any change in my status. I also told him that I was very concerned about waiting until next Tues; as he was going away on vacation on the Weds & if there was anything wrong, I was then going to have to wait until he got back. He said that if there was anything that needed fixing, he would look after it on Tues night.
So, the only action he ended up taking, was contacting the pharmacy & had the other antibiotic added back onto my medication schedule. I am still soooooooo mad . He may as well have told me that I was a flaming hypochondriac, as that is what his whole attitude was implying. You have no idea how much I resent that. If he had fixed the problem almost 2 years ago, I likely wouldn't be as sick as I am now. If he wants to start being a real dink, I can be a real biotch & hire a lawyer to file a medical malpractice suit. I could understand him reacting the way he did, if I consistently called him & there was nothing wrong with me. That's not the case though. Anytime I've had to call him, there has either been blockage or infection in the kidney. GRRRRRRRR.
I really don't understand it. It's like sometimes he turns into Dr. Jekyll, especially when I have to contact him on a Thurs/Friday (which inevitably is when these things seem to happen).
Anyway, I just had to vent. I'm still fuming over it, since I don't like being treated this way. My Mom asked me why I wasn't more persistant when I was on the phone. I told her that I was SOOOOO angry, that I would have likely said some pretty nasty things & I would end up regretting I had said. She was suprised he was being so cavalier since anytime I have called him like this, there has been something wrong. I told her that if something does show up in my labs or on the upcoming ultrasound, I am expecting an apology for his condescending atittude.
That being said-cheers to our new bulletin board. It's a bit different but hopefully won't suffer any further corruption problems. Hope everyone has a great weekend
Christine
I can honestly saw that I have had a very frustrating time the last few days. I started back to work, on a part-time basis. My uro took me off one of my IV antibiotics & by Weds I was running a fever, had the sweats, had the chills, felt exhausted, felt sick & was getting quite severe pain from my kidney.
So, I called his office Thurs morn to let him know what was happening. I didn't hear anything back, so my family Dr. called him Thurs aft to let him know what was happening. Still no response, so I called again in the eve & left him a message. I asked for someone there to call back ASAP yesterday morning & let them know that I hadn't eaten or drank anything since midnight-just in case he wanted to do a renal ultrasound.
I maybe slept for a total of 1 1/2 hours on Thurs night. Even though I was feeling horrid, I still went into work yesterday morning (since I had been off work since Feb 4th & didn't want to miss anymore time off work!). Just before noon, I still hadn't heard anything from his office. Now, as you can imagine (since we are coming up to a weekend), I was starting to feel more than just a little bit upset .
So, I called his office again. I spoke with his receptionist, who told me that he had received the message that was left yesterday morning. I told her that not only had one been left in the morn but my family Dr. left one in the aft & I left another one last night. I told her that: even with tylenol, I was running a temp of at least 38, that I was alternating between having chills & sweats, that I was getting waves on unbearable pain-so bad that my pain med wasn't helping too much, I was getting edema back in my extremeties & my blood pressure was quite high. This, of course, was the same information that my family Dr. had left in her message to his office. She also said that she wanted him to either call her to advise of course of action or that he needed to call me ASAP.
I told the receptionist that I was fully prepared to do an ultrasound, so if there was something going on, it could be diagnosed ASAP.
Well, he calls back & since I'm usually on the phone (due to my job), he leaves a message stating: I've been having pain for the last 6 months, so it is nothing really outside of the ordinary & I should be fine over the weekend. He told me that I didn't need to have an ultrasound ASAP, that it could wait until my scheduled appointment for this upcoming Tuesday. So, not only am I left hanging over the weekend but he is going away on vacation next Weds.......That condescending message was probably the last thing in the world I needed to hear, given how I was feeling. When I get really, really upset; I end up crying. I can tell you that this very rarely happens but yep, there I was, sitting at my desk, bawling like a 6 month old.
My co-worker came over to find out what was wrong (I have been working at this office for over 2 years and I've never been upset enough to do my cry like a baby thing). I told her how I was feeling (again, I don't like to complain about my health since most people don't understand & don't want to hear about it) & told her about all the messages left for my uro and the message that he left for me (insteading of requesting that he speak to me directly). She told me that I should call the hospital to see if I could get the u/s moved up to today, so at least he could have that information & could decide what action, if any needed to be taken before he was gone for the weekend.
The ultrasound booking office told me that it would not be a problem to come in but since it would have to be booked as urgent status, my uro would have to call to make arrangements. Of course that had me crying once I got off the phone from the booking office .
So, I called back to his office & spoke with his receptionist again. I am so upset, that I can't even talk to her without crying. I reiterated that I HAD to speak with him, as he had taken me off the IV antibiotic & HAD told me that if my status changed; that he would make sure that everything was looked after properly. I also told her that it didn't appear that ALL of the info had been passed on to him, as he only mentioned the pain part-none of the other symptoms. I told her that when he called back, that he was NOT to leave a voice message but to let the receptionist know that she was to come & notify me that he was on the line-should I be on a call.
He called back about 10 mins later and the first comment was about my pain & how it's been there for the last 6 months & this was nothing out of the ordinary. I said that yes, I have had pain in the last 6 months but this pain was significantly different. He then asked me why I hadn't contacted my family Dr. I told him that I had & that she had left a message for him yesterday advising of my symptoms & that he was to either call her or to call me with a course of action. He told me that I should call her again. I told him that I couldn't do that, as her office closes at noon on Friday's. I told him that NOT ONLY was I having the pain but I also made him aware of my other symptoms. I told him that as per my Dr's message & my message, that I had not eaten/drank anything, so I could go over to the hospital for an u/s. He told me that it would not be at all possible to make an appointment & that I could wait until my appointment next week. I then reminded him that he had taken me off one of the antibiotics & that he himself to me to call him if there was any change in my status. I also told him that I was very concerned about waiting until next Tues; as he was going away on vacation on the Weds & if there was anything wrong, I was then going to have to wait until he got back. He said that if there was anything that needed fixing, he would look after it on Tues night.
So, the only action he ended up taking, was contacting the pharmacy & had the other antibiotic added back onto my medication schedule. I am still soooooooo mad . He may as well have told me that I was a flaming hypochondriac, as that is what his whole attitude was implying. You have no idea how much I resent that. If he had fixed the problem almost 2 years ago, I likely wouldn't be as sick as I am now. If he wants to start being a real dink, I can be a real biotch & hire a lawyer to file a medical malpractice suit. I could understand him reacting the way he did, if I consistently called him & there was nothing wrong with me. That's not the case though. Anytime I've had to call him, there has either been blockage or infection in the kidney. GRRRRRRRR.
I really don't understand it. It's like sometimes he turns into Dr. Jekyll, especially when I have to contact him on a Thurs/Friday (which inevitably is when these things seem to happen).
Anyway, I just had to vent. I'm still fuming over it, since I don't like being treated this way. My Mom asked me why I wasn't more persistant when I was on the phone. I told her that I was SOOOOO angry, that I would have likely said some pretty nasty things & I would end up regretting I had said. She was suprised he was being so cavalier since anytime I have called him like this, there has been something wrong. I told her that if something does show up in my labs or on the upcoming ultrasound, I am expecting an apology for his condescending atittude.
That being said-cheers to our new bulletin board. It's a bit different but hopefully won't suffer any further corruption problems. Hope everyone has a great weekend
Christine