My dad finally had a doctors appointment
By Jellybelly
@CookieMonster46 (13447)
United States
July 9, 2020 10:45pm CST
He was due for his annual exam, they asked if we could do a video call, I said no how can you examine him that way. It has been over a year since he has been seen.
We get there and they say we have a video appointment, not a visit, I told them that was not correct, so they asked the doctor, and he said an actual appointment.
Now we go in and he is concerned, because my dad has a rattle sound from his chest, and sent him for a chest xray. Also his ankles are very swollen, he thinks heart disease.
Now if he had been seen long ago, instead of just filling his medication and not seeing him, they may have found this out sooner.
The walk to the xray and the lab was so far for my dad to walk , he could barely do it, so i grabbed a wheel chair and pushed him, to the appointments, now just waiting on results.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
21 Jul 20
I hope so too, it is just unbelievable the wait times.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
24 Jul 20
@CookieMonster46 Yes it is way too long. Especially for an older person. I hope he got good results from the tests.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
25 Jul 20
@simone10 i just posted his results, but they really didn't find a thing wrong, just a lot of maybe he has this or that.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
21 Jul 20
I been saying the same thing, a year was too long to not see a patient.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
21 Jul 20
@CookieMonster46 This should be the case, people with special needs must be checked in person by a doctor.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
21 Jul 20
I agree, I think people with serious problems, like him, need to be checked on at a regular basis.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
10 Jul 20
I wish all goes well and they are able to successfully diagnose what the problem is.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
21 Jul 20
Me too, I am hoping this is the last test, and they can see what the problem is.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
21 Jul 20
@CookieMonster46 yes ..a correct diagnosis is really very important
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
10 Jul 20
I will pray for your dad. Hope that everything will goes well. Don't let your dad walk. Wheel chair is the best option. Patients are usually worried about surgeries and doctors. Give him words on encouragement
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
21 Jul 20
thank you for your prayers, no I insisted he take the wheel chair, he was just embarresed. He is worried, I understand, it but I am trying to get him calm.
@vladislav (411)
• Indonesia
10 Jul 20
wish everything goes well and the diagnosis might come up after that :D stay healthy
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
21 Jul 20
My dad is going to be 82 tomorrow, since his kidneys are bad, and cancer and other issues, he should have been seen long ago..
My doctor sees me every 6 months, or if I have issues, sooner, she will never just continue renewing my medications, with out actually seeing me.
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
10 Jul 20
That's really bad. They should have allowed visits for those with serious issues
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