Response Time from doctor
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From: Jamie Dolan on 4 Jan 2006 18:57 HI, I am wondering if my expectations are just unrealistic in terms of how soon a doctor should get back to me. If you contacted your doctor, because the pain managment he switch you to is not working, and you are in pain. Assuming that you made it very clear that you are currrently in pain, and what she /he did is not work.. How long would you expect to have to wait for a response before they contacted you or did something to help you with being in pain? Thanks, Jamie
From: fran on 4 Jan 2006 19:50 Jamie, you are trying to reach your physician at a difficult time. Holidays are the pits to reach your physician. It's not fair, but that's the reality of it, if you tried to reach your MD from after closing hours on Thurs until Tuesday morning for the past two holiday weekends, it's not likely that you would get through. You have a legitimate gripe, you should not have to wait days for a reply, but honestly, the holidays are difficult in every business, and like it or not medicine is now a business.--fran
From: Jamie Dolan on 4 Jan 2006 20:11 Its just frustrating that they were closed on monday, then I called yesterday, they said they had my fax, they knew I was waiting,, and still nothing today. I guess I am just being a little inpaient, but my normal docs office would have responded a lot quicker even if they are busy...espicall to a situation where u are in pain.... The pain has just been worse this past week for some reason.. I can't figure out why at all though... "fran" <fmc116(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1136422224.631150.47310(a)g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Jamie, you are trying to reach your physician at a difficult time. > Holidays are the pits to reach your physician. It's not fair, but > that's the reality of it, if you tried to reach your MD from after > closing hours on Thurs until Tuesday morning for the past two holiday > weekends, it's not likely that you would get through. You have a > legitimate gripe, you should not have to wait days for a reply, but > honestly, the holidays are difficult in every business, and like it or > not medicine is now a business.--fran >
From: Mercy on 4 Jan 2006 21:47 By the end of the day. However, you said you faxed the dr. I have never done this and don't know how you got his fax #. Perhaps he never got the message. You are suppose to call his nurse .... that is how our health system works in this area and where your dr. works. Nettie "Jamie Dolan" <jamiedolan(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:BhZuf.47271$q%.9094(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.com... > HI, > > I am wondering if my expectations are just unrealistic in terms of how > soon > a doctor should get back to me. > > If you contacted your doctor, because the pain managment he switch you to > is > not working, and you are in pain. Assuming that you made it very clear > that > you are currrently in pain, and what she /he did is not work.. How long > would you expect to have to wait for a response before they contacted you > or > did something to help you with being in pain? > > Thanks, > > Jamie > >
From: Carol J on 4 Jan 2006 22:55
If my doctor waited that long to get back to me, I'd be switching doctors. Even for something not that important, my doctor calls me by the end of the day. If he's out then the nurse practitioner calls me. I would call again and insist on speaking with the doctor's nurse. Usually they are the ones with the "direct line" to the doctor anyways. It's possible that he did not get your fax or even the message that you were hurting and needed to hear from him. I'd try again though......... Carol J "Jamie Dolan" <jamiedolan(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:BhZuf.47271$q%.9094(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.com... HI, I am wondering if my expectations are just unrealistic in terms of how soon a doctor should get back to me. If you contacted your doctor, because the pain managment he switch you to is not working, and you are in pain. Assuming that you made it very clear that you are currrently in pain, and what she /he did is not work.. How long would you expect to have to wait for a response before they contacted you or did something to help you with being in pain? Thanks, Jamie |