sstolpa
08-03-2007, 09:05 PM
Have been seeing a doctor that isn't my primary but serves in the same practice--I have been having bouts of sickness due to several back surgeries, heat exhaustion and depression- in the past if i have left work due to nausea or other symptoms I have seen the doctor as soon as I can as I work a second shift--he has seen me-done no testing or anything and has given me my required excuse to go back to work---the last visit he said he would no longer give me any excuses for work even if i see him--I again fell ill and told the receptionist to give me another doc to see I went in only to be denied by him because he works for the same doctor--I was sent without an excuse and now face losing my job is there any recourse I can take either legally or through the medical board I have talked with the office manager and she tried to mediate but to no avail and the ten days i was given to obtain one is up HELP
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SOPHIABELLA
08-03-2007, 09:22 PM
Good luck! Forget getting any recourse it is a waste of time and energy. If I were you, I would go to one of those quick fix places, or the emergency room if it means losing your job. Doctors these days dont seem to care anymore about anybody. That doc apparently felt like he was doing you a major favor by writing the note in the first place. Wouldnt you just give anything for them to just live in your body for just a second so they can actually know what you feel like! They treat people like 2nd class citizens.
I have real horror stories to tell, but that will just make me even more angry! best wishes! kari
I have real horror stories to tell, but that will just make me even more angry! best wishes! kari
friend
08-04-2007, 04:53 AM
There is no reason for a doctor to suddenly drop you as a patient with no explanation. Clearly this doctor thinks you are making excuses to miss work or thinks you are not really sick. If you are sick you need to be your own healthcare advocate and fast. It isn't fair but that's what we have to do. If you are a female, it is not at all unusual to not be taken seriously. If a male was nauseous a doctor would pay attention, quaranteed.
If you have health isurance you need to call them and tell them you need a different medical group, ASAP, and explain why in very clear terms. Tell them you are still having problems from back surgeries and the group you have seen has jeopardized your job by not helping you. Don't sound like you feel sorry for yourself, be very polite (this person did not cause the problems) but firm. If necessary, ask to speak to the supervisor. Better yet, ask for the supervisor first.
Explain the situation that you need on-going medical attention from back surgeries and are still having problems and are not being taken seriously. You can also request a second opinion outside that medical group. You can do this yourself, if you can speak clearly without showing emotion. Medical professionals don't listen to "feeling" words. I feel nauseated doesn't tell them anything. Say I am nauseated, I threw up, I cannot eat, I am in pain here, I cannot stand, I am weak, that kind of definite description. You need to be able to objectively list your physical symptoms, and insist on being taken seriously,
I don't know if there is something physically wrong, if you are having reactions to drugs, or what the problem is. But you do deserve to be treated with respect. If a doctor thinks he/she cannot help you, it is his/her obligation to refer you to someone that can, even if it is a psychiatrist, not just tell you "no excuses".
You can stand up for yourself. If necessary, you can call your county health office and ask where you can submit a complaint about a medical group, and how you can get help to take care of this situation. Make sure you are very honest and have records and explanations to back you up.
If you can get your husband if you are married, or an older male adult, such as your father to go with you, that helps. Unfortunately that's how it is.
Also, check your county or state workers laws. Your boss may have given you a set number of days, but that may or may not be the law.
Of course, if you are not doing what you are told in order to help yourself, then a doctor may stop working with you. That means physical therapy, exercise, braces, whatever you have been told to do for yourself.
Are you doing those things?
Do you really need to be doing a different kind of work? If so, then being let go is a blessing in disguise. Perhaps you qualify for job training, which is another thing the county may be able to direct you to. Some states provide unemployment payments while you get retrained. Ask about these things, if it comes to that. Let us know how you are doing.
If you have health isurance you need to call them and tell them you need a different medical group, ASAP, and explain why in very clear terms. Tell them you are still having problems from back surgeries and the group you have seen has jeopardized your job by not helping you. Don't sound like you feel sorry for yourself, be very polite (this person did not cause the problems) but firm. If necessary, ask to speak to the supervisor. Better yet, ask for the supervisor first.
Explain the situation that you need on-going medical attention from back surgeries and are still having problems and are not being taken seriously. You can also request a second opinion outside that medical group. You can do this yourself, if you can speak clearly without showing emotion. Medical professionals don't listen to "feeling" words. I feel nauseated doesn't tell them anything. Say I am nauseated, I threw up, I cannot eat, I am in pain here, I cannot stand, I am weak, that kind of definite description. You need to be able to objectively list your physical symptoms, and insist on being taken seriously,
I don't know if there is something physically wrong, if you are having reactions to drugs, or what the problem is. But you do deserve to be treated with respect. If a doctor thinks he/she cannot help you, it is his/her obligation to refer you to someone that can, even if it is a psychiatrist, not just tell you "no excuses".
You can stand up for yourself. If necessary, you can call your county health office and ask where you can submit a complaint about a medical group, and how you can get help to take care of this situation. Make sure you are very honest and have records and explanations to back you up.
If you can get your husband if you are married, or an older male adult, such as your father to go with you, that helps. Unfortunately that's how it is.
Also, check your county or state workers laws. Your boss may have given you a set number of days, but that may or may not be the law.
Of course, if you are not doing what you are told in order to help yourself, then a doctor may stop working with you. That means physical therapy, exercise, braces, whatever you have been told to do for yourself.
Are you doing those things?
Do you really need to be doing a different kind of work? If so, then being let go is a blessing in disguise. Perhaps you qualify for job training, which is another thing the county may be able to direct you to. Some states provide unemployment payments while you get retrained. Ask about these things, if it comes to that. Let us know how you are doing.