koyaanisqatsi
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Anybody ever run into one?
A couple weels ago, I saw the counseler for iniitial consultation. Pretty good. He seemed to ask the right questions. I mentioned suicidal thoughts, severe depression. Sensing that I may be a more at-risk patient than many, he arranged for me to see a psychitrist in a reasonable amount of time
I arrived to see the pdoc. Upon entering the room, I encountered a man of very "severe" demeanor. I'm aware that I may be overly sensitive to such things, but the demeanor was unchanged throughout our very short session of about 5 minutes. He reviewed the counelers notes which _do_ mention my suicidal thoughts. There was no "good afternoon, please have a seat" when I entered his office--I was barely acknowledged. I decided slowly and tentatively that I should sit. The pdoc asked about three questions, not one of which were "how are you feeling today?" or anything to that effect. He asked what meds. I was taking. I asked "all meds.?" He said, "just psychotropic meds." The average person probably isn't going to know what is meant by "psychotropic" meds. I told him I was taking clonazepam, so he wrote a prescription for that medication...why he did so is a puzzle since I'm already taking it. He then asked about why I had two stents recently implanted. "Because I have coronary artery desease" you moron. I offer that I did not do well on SSRIs as an AD, thinking that he may prescribe an AD, but he said that leaves few options. I'm starting to get a little hot. His demeanor is unchanged...I am an inconvenience to him. He then says "Two months." Confused, I say "What?" He repeats "Two months." I still apparently appear puzzled. He tells me that's my next appointment with him. Confused and a bit angry I leave, wondering why he would send someone with suicidal thoughts off for two months. I stop at the reception to make my appointment. Hell no! I want to see the manger. She happens to be right there and we go to her office. I explain as clearly as I can what transpired. She apologizes profusely and I allow as how the pdoc might be having a bad day. She says that is no excuse. We arrange for me to see another doctor. I saw another ( quite good ) counseler today and she will try to get me in to see the other pdoc sooner than had been scheduled. I'm hoping for better this time. The counselers who are not pdocs seem more interested the the pdoc I saw. The pdoc from hell was in no hurry, no other patients to see. As I left the facility he was joking with the receptionist. Anybody have a similar experience? I'm still pissed. I would like to punish him. How? I would want him to walk in my shoes ( or the shoes of one of you who has it even worse than I ) for one full year, maybe the year I've just been thru and is continuing. I believe he would _never_ again so casually dismiss patient, at risk or otherwise. Grrrrrr!
A couple weels ago, I saw the counseler for iniitial consultation. Pretty good. He seemed to ask the right questions. I mentioned suicidal thoughts, severe depression. Sensing that I may be a more at-risk patient than many, he arranged for me to see a psychitrist in a reasonable amount of time
I arrived to see the pdoc. Upon entering the room, I encountered a man of very "severe" demeanor. I'm aware that I may be overly sensitive to such things, but the demeanor was unchanged throughout our very short session of about 5 minutes. He reviewed the counelers notes which _do_ mention my suicidal thoughts. There was no "good afternoon, please have a seat" when I entered his office--I was barely acknowledged. I decided slowly and tentatively that I should sit. The pdoc asked about three questions, not one of which were "how are you feeling today?" or anything to that effect. He asked what meds. I was taking. I asked "all meds.?" He said, "just psychotropic meds." The average person probably isn't going to know what is meant by "psychotropic" meds. I told him I was taking clonazepam, so he wrote a prescription for that medication...why he did so is a puzzle since I'm already taking it. He then asked about why I had two stents recently implanted. "Because I have coronary artery desease" you moron. I offer that I did not do well on SSRIs as an AD, thinking that he may prescribe an AD, but he said that leaves few options. I'm starting to get a little hot. His demeanor is unchanged...I am an inconvenience to him. He then says "Two months." Confused, I say "What?" He repeats "Two months." I still apparently appear puzzled. He tells me that's my next appointment with him. Confused and a bit angry I leave, wondering why he would send someone with suicidal thoughts off for two months. I stop at the reception to make my appointment. Hell no! I want to see the manger. She happens to be right there and we go to her office. I explain as clearly as I can what transpired. She apologizes profusely and I allow as how the pdoc might be having a bad day. She says that is no excuse. We arrange for me to see another doctor. I saw another ( quite good ) counseler today and she will try to get me in to see the other pdoc sooner than had been scheduled. I'm hoping for better this time. The counselers who are not pdocs seem more interested the the pdoc I saw. The pdoc from hell was in no hurry, no other patients to see. As I left the facility he was joking with the receptionist. Anybody have a similar experience? I'm still pissed. I would like to punish him. How? I would want him to walk in my shoes ( or the shoes of one of you who has it even worse than I ) for one full year, maybe the year I've just been thru and is continuing. I believe he would _never_ again so casually dismiss patient, at risk or otherwise. Grrrrrr!