doctors hours
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
July 15, 2008 3:38pm CST
i was calling to see if i could get in to see my asthma specialist on friday since friday is the soonest i could get a ride (and thats with begging my mom to take me) and they arent open on fridays!! neither is my primary doctor!! drives me crazy since i always get sick on thursdays or friday throughout the weekend and i dont want to go to the walk in clinics because i have so much medical history and the different medicines im on i dont want some idiot doctor not paying attention and giving me something bad.. and i want records kept and kept with my other records.. i cant afford to go to the ER so thats not an option.. i wish that they would at least have an alternative doctor that can work the weekends and nights so that you can always see them.. bad enough that when i can get an appointment its usually a week to a month away till i can get in and with my rides being very limited it drives me nuts!! yeah they work hard and etc but they could at least have a back up!! all i get when my doctor isnt open is GO TO THE ER!! and if i am calling to go to the doctor then im sicker than a cold so i cant win!!
3 responses
@Vladilyich1 (1454)
• Canada
16 Jul 08
Aren't you eligible for VA or the local base hospital?
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
17 Jul 08
nope im not military and hubby got kicked out at basic due to being double jointed.. the va hospital here has gotten REALLY bad publicity where they have neglected people and the building falling apart and all kinds of awful things
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
16 Jul 08
i know years ago u could usually get to where u can wait and see if he had time between people but none of my docs allow that
@zeroflashx2 (2491)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
Hi Moon! 
Well, yeah it's true. Most of my doctors have different schedules and they usually skip a day like MWF or TThS. Our family doctor is on MWF and based on my experience, he wasn't around when I was rushed to the hospital. I had to choose one of the resident doctors. But then, all my follow up would still be at my family doctor. I usually tell the attending doctor that all my records are with my family doctor and I would want him to updated since he knows my history.
Sometimes though, we just have to go to the ER especially if it's life threatening. I have asthma and I had a mild stroke. The worst asthma attack I had was just a few months ago, it took 5 nebules and 1 steroid injection just for me to able to breath properly. The wheezing was still there. And my doctor wasn't around that day. 
I had to wait the next day to meet him.
Well, yeah it's true. Most of my doctors have different schedules and they usually skip a day like MWF or TThS. Our family doctor is on MWF and based on my experience, he wasn't around when I was rushed to the hospital. I had to choose one of the resident doctors. But then, all my follow up would still be at my family doctor. I usually tell the attending doctor that all my records are with my family doctor and I would want him to updated since he knows my history.
Sometimes though, we just have to go to the ER especially if it's life threatening. I have asthma and I had a mild stroke. The worst asthma attack I had was just a few months ago, it took 5 nebules and 1 steroid injection just for me to able to breath properly. The wheezing was still there. And my doctor wasn't around that day. I had to wait the next day to meet him.1 person likes this
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
15 Jul 08
yeah i went to the ER for an asthma attack too.. one of the times they like forgot about me in a room lol.. lucky i was still alive when they remembered!!
