I am 59 years old with a history of high blood pressure for which I take medication. I also take medication for Thyroid since mine was removed. I also need to check out why my hands have begun to shake and I fall often or run into things.
I moved for work to a new town and found an Internist as my primary Doctor. He made appointments for me with a Neurologist, a GYN, and a Psycharitrist because I take Depakote.
I had never heard from the Neurologist about the results of my brain scan and when I called the receptionist looked at the results and said, It looked fine. I asked for the Dr. to call me and he never did.
I did not see a Psycharitrist but a nurse practioner who wrote the script for Depakote.
I had the fllue or a bug and when I went in to see the Internist for that he began discussing all the appointments. I answered honestly.
I said that in the past my Internist coordinated my health care and that I thought he could do that.
He screamed for me to get out of his office.
2006-11-20 05:00:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
You could complain, but not much will happen. The best revenge is to get the word out to his patients and potential patients any way you can.
We had an ob-gyn who went ballistic years ago because my wife sought a second opinion. He wrote a nasty letter and threatened to report the second doctor (a medical school professor, a published author, and at one time on the board of his university).
I wrote him equally angry letters, but it did no good. My wife went elsewhere. To England in fact, and had her baby there. That baby is now a barrister.
2006-11-20 05:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would call a medical college if no one can tell you an answer in here. There has to be some kind of malpractice investigation group or something to that effect. Maybe a lawyer would know also. Either way I'm sorry that you have to go through something like that. I'm sure that it doesn't help your condition at all. Also I do believe that an Internist would do this, I had a really mean doctor in the past and I'm not bi-polar.
2006-11-20 05:06:56 · answer #2 · answered by Sparkee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, it is unethical and outside of the new hippa laws for a receptionist to be viewing much less advising you on the results of a test.......
the fact that this doctor has never advised you of the test results or offered further consult is not professional either...
then thirdly this "doctor in practice" freaking cos you stated what your prior caretaker did was childish when he could simply state that he may have office staff that handles that or something along that line if he felt it was not in his jurisdiction....
there should be a business out of which this person is "practicing"...report this today to this business and its managers - go to the top - not the clerical top.......then contact the hippa office in regard to this also.
Best wishes in your new doctor search!
2006-11-20 05:10:28 · answer #3 · answered by Marsha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report him to the board of medicine in your state. I can so much relate to your problem. I get the feeling that all that doctors want these days is to get rich and so very many of them do not care one whit what the patient is going through. They went through a bunch of boohooing the past few years due to the medical malpractice suits and raised everything from office visits to whatever. I say they are all becoming rich and what for? Are we getting any better treatment? No. I do sympathize. Report that idiot and do not let them get you down. .The doctor I have and others like him are smug self-centered reprobates.
2006-11-20 05:12:29 · answer #4 · answered by The_answer_person 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that VERY hard to believe. You either aren't telling the whole story or you are making a lot of this up. From what you said, there is no reason why he would tell you to get out.
You take Depakote? Let me guess......for your bipolar disorder, right? You really need to see a psychiatrist right away. I don't think they have you on a high enough dose or they need to change your meds.
2006-11-20 05:06:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Report to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) or to the American Medical Association.
2006-11-20 05:03:47 · answer #6 · answered by sporteditions 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the Medical Board...you local state office...capitol
2006-11-20 05:02:51 · answer #7 · answered by Betty Boop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully One day you people will wake up and realize the last people you want to go to for health concerns is an Allopathic Quack!
2006-11-20 05:30:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are two sides to every story
2006-11-20 05:03:48 · answer #9 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋