tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post7237317382148204193..comments2024-03-27T22:09:22.456-04:00Comments on As I Said...: What's Up...lsaspaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-25614478714341389272018-02-27T15:07:43.198-05:002018-02-27T15:07:43.198-05:00I just read your post about being fired from a med...I just read your post about being fired from a medical practice and that is nuts. I work as a nurse practitioner and I’ve only heard of people being let go from clinics for behavioral issues - never simply because they decline to follow the recommendation of the provider. Healthcare decisions should be made jointly and it should never be “my way or the highway.” Quite frankly it’s shameful how they’ve treated you and I’m sorry that you had to go through this.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329368015151415166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-2617495992081334322018-01-29T14:14:09.963-05:002018-01-29T14:14:09.963-05:00Congrats on the new job! Yay!. I've never hear...Congrats on the new job! Yay!. I've never heard of being fired by my gyno! That is strange!Clotelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681275053668997125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-33197908977829220282018-01-20T20:12:20.466-05:002018-01-20T20:12:20.466-05:00Just recently I had a similar situation. After a ...Just recently I had a similar situation. After a procedure, the pathology report available to me via the patient portal said benign. The doctor did not call to discuss the results, but scheduling called to schedule me for a follow up procedure. I declined to schedule this new procedure at that time, but I did call the doctor's office and ask for him to call me about the results of the first procedure. He did call (of course while I was driving so I wasn't able to focus as much as I would have liked) but I did agree to the follow up procedure, and I scheduled a follow up appointment to discuss those results at the same time.<br /><br />It would have been much more helpful if your doctor had called you to explain why these new procedures were recommended and what were the consequences of not doing them. Since the results of your initial tests gave no insight to an ongoing issue, and you have declined to participate in additional procedures to attempt to understand the issue, the doctor can do nothing further for you. Again, a call from the doctor would have been very helpful. Since you declined both recommended procedures and did not initiate any further discussion with your doctor, the practice is saying that you have 'failed to participate in your medical care.' The practice may now be anxious to get you off their patient list in the event you have an issue that could have been diagnosed at this time with one of these procedures.<br /><br />It aggravates me that my doctor just thought I'd be agreeable to a follow up procedure without any explanation, and that I needed to initiate that discussion, and that it was at his convenience which happened to be while I was driving. But this is where we've gotten to with everybody involved in healthcare trying to cut costs. I don't know why you declined these tests, but I think you should have gotten back to the doctor about why you did not want to do them. Good luck in finding a new doctor who is better at follow up, and don't hesitate to make a pest of yourself in advocating for your care.Loisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-75097561650915954802018-01-19T07:07:13.103-05:002018-01-19T07:07:13.103-05:00Congratulations on getting your job! That's gr...Congratulations on getting your job! That's great news! We don't have Lidl here (yet) but Aldi is the same (someone told me it was two German brothers that were in the grocery business, that fell out and each went their own way. I don't really get the US medical system. We have private here too, but optional and free medical care is available - I'm a bit of a socialist - free medical for all! Find someone who wants you. It's supposed to be about you!Summer Flieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092393256871735567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-79559570470688527962018-01-18T13:34:34.968-05:002018-01-18T13:34:34.968-05:00I was so thrilled to read you have a job in the mu...I was so thrilled to read you have a job in the museum field again. I remember how much you enjoyed your previous museum job. Yeah! I hope it becomes full time. I have yet to visit a Lidl grocery store though we have two in Richmond now. I have heard good things about them. Being fired from a medical practice. Wow! Never heard of that before, but I don't think I would want to be associated with a practice like that. The patient always has the final choice.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322180715196133051noreply@blogger.com