I HAVE HAD IT WITH DOCTORS!
I"M DONE…..I’VE HAD IT!!! No more doctors!! I don’t care if my knee falls off. This torn meniscus thing is making me crazy. I was scheduled to go in for pre-op blood work today and when I got there I stood at the registration desk, and stood, and stood…….and stood. Finally after bout a half hour I made it to the desk and got registered only to sit for another hour. Oh, and BTW they had crappy magazines so I was completely bored and just sat there stewing in my anger. At long last I get back to the lab and I ask the nurse what test they would be doing and she looked at me like I just told her she had a booger hanging from her nose or something. "Well Mr. Gile you probably wouldn’t understand what they were for even if I told you," she told me with a snotty look. So I told her…."Well maybe you should explain it to me then because not one drop of blood is leaving my body till I know what it’s being used for!!"
Now she’s having a cow but ya know what….I don’t give a damn because I am sick and tired of being ordered around by these people and no one is answering my questions, and I’m paying thousands of dollars for things that I’m not even sure are necessary!! It’s all BS!! And then today when I get home, after not giving blood, I find out that the insurance company called and since I’m scheduled to have surgery as an outpatient the insurance company will only pick up 60%!! That leaves me holding the bag for 40% of a surgery that I don’t think I even need and will probably carry a price tag of $10,000 plus. No Freakin Way!!!
No here’s the "coup de grace" till this doctor releases me or till I find another doctor that will examine me and give me a clean bill of health I can’t return to work. This just keeps getting better and better.
I think I better go for right now before I start thinking about finding a rope and a tall tree and hanging either myself or a few medical and insurance personnell.
June 26, 2007 at 6:06 pm
That sounds like a big headache…I also don’t appreciate getting the run around when at the doctors. I guess that is why I don’t visit much…
Try to keep your peace of mind the best ya can..I’ll pray everything works out for you
June 28, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Man, that sucks! I am getting the same kind of crap with my shoulder but at least it isn’t affecting my ability to work. That’s kind of why I freaked out when I first hurt it. Our health care system is unbelievable screwed up! I was lucky to have an awesome ortho. It didn’t hurt that his chief surgical nurse was also a good friend of mine. I hate it that this is getting so screwed up for you. Go ahead and see another doc, I know you don’t want to but you gotta do what you gotta do!
June 28, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Yeh it really does suck!! You work your tail off and pay your insurance premiums and the first time you need it you find out how crappy it really is….and for being the richest country in the world our health care system really is a joke. I appreciate the support I get from friends like ya all.