22 June 2009

Given the run around by unprofessional GP.

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I injured my arm since beginning of June, I’m typing with one hand now btw. The first week I didn’t think much about it, it got worse till I’m lacking strength in my hand and I’m in pain most of the time, someone told me it might be carpal tunnel and I should check it out.

I booked a doctor that my mum got me to see last year as my mum thinks she’s a better doctor. The doctor is hard to make a booking with so with minor illnesses I go to a nearby clinic. Between last week and this week I managed to see another doctor as an interim measure, however my hand haven’t improved.

I managed to book an appointment this week (took one week), I went into the clinic this morning, the receptionist accused me of not turning on my cell phone so she couldn’t contact me to rescheduled, I am slightly annoyed as I couldn’t drive and my DH had to take time off work to drive me, and he’s super busy at the moment, but I can’t do anything about it so agreed to rescheduled to 2 1/2 hrs later. Turned out the receptionist only called me 10 minutes before our arrival at the clinic so I couldn’t turn back anyway.

We drove back to the clinic at the rescheduled time, waited a little while more, saw the doctor and she proceeded to loudly read out my past medical history in front of my DH, then told me I haven’t seen her for 1 and a half years, I told her it’s because it’s hard to book her and I need medical treatment and certificate for work straight away for the minor illnessses.

She proceeded to ask me of my aliment, as soon as she thought it might be work related she refused to treat me, told me it’s too stressful for her and I am not her regular patient and see no point in putting in the time to treat me . She told me I should go to my regular doctor, I thought she already took me in as a regular patient last time she agreed to see me, she had no qualms charging me double rate last time.

She also said some other things that’s not very nice and unprofessional and by that stage I’m ready to leave. The point is I waited 1 more week to see her instead of going to another doctor last Friday, I placed my trust in her, and trusted my mum’s judgment. I need to be referred to a specialist soon, I hope the doctor tomorrow won’t refuse to treat me.

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deezagood said :

I know HOW HARD it is to get an appointment when me or DH, DS, DD or(when they are in town) DA & DU are sick.

I liked that bit the best. GOLD P Taker, gold (and true to your psuedonym)!

Thanks, even though you gave credit to P Taker who didn’t realise the post was a P Take- although I thought his/her initial reaction was clever.

While I don’t want to dismiss the wrist pain of a serial mouse user I have to state my favourite is #33 Addison with:
whats rong with these doctors? didn’t they take an oth to help people or something?

Far more convincing than mine. Do you give lessons? I will be your pupil.

Quokka said :

This was also posted verbatim at http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=118352 hence the little blue emoticons that obviously got misplaced during the cut and paste. Obviously gato111 (aka “lovinggems”) didn’t quite get the same amount of sympathy on Riotact as she did on another forum where presumably people usually like to chat about how much jewellery they can afford…

Good find. NOte that she has posted 317 times in less than ten weeks, on that forum alone. Somehow I think she’d have a hard time demonstrating that any aggravaton to her carpal tunnel syndrome is work related …

grunge_hippy6:40 pm 23 Jun 09

i don’t know if its been said, i couldn’t be bothered reading all the drivel, but you certainly aren’t making your injury any better with all your replies and justifications! i somehow think you are using more than one hand given the prolific replies!

I know HOW HARD it is to get an appointment when me or DH, DS, DD or(when they are in town) DA & DU are sick.

I liked that bit the best. GOLD P Taker, gold (and true to your psuedonym)!

justsayit said :

Hey, I had to read a lot of really scary chick forums to try and copy the style properly.

I liked the ‘uneccessary punctuation” bit.

And I have to agree with FC, it’s weird how some people react to a complaint like this by chook-pecking the complainant.

I have to agree too – peck, peck, peck. So the girls a bit of a Riotact noob, no need to analyse her entire post, rouse her on grammer mistakes and tease her because she uses the term DH…

gato111, I know this won’t help your current issue, but try teaching yourself to mouse with your left hand. I have and it evens out my wrist usage (ha, ha I know insert sore wrist joke here). I mouse with my left hand for working/email/writing and my right for gaming.

justsayit said :

Are you 5 years old?

Hey, I had to read a lot of really scary chick forums to try and copy the style properly. Perhaps I should have thrown in a few LOLs and the symbols that look like a winking face. I obviously wasn’t successful as I was aiming for a mental age of <3years old not 5.

hahaha gold

Are you 5 years old?

Hey, I had to read a lot of really scary chick forums to try and copy the style properly. Perhaps I should have thrown in a few LOLs and the symbols that look like a winking face. I obviously wasn’t successful as I was aiming for a mental age of <3years old not 5.

justsayit said :

OMG Gato111! Drs bad- no doubt!! Sending big hugs, love and unnecessary punctuation to you brave girl!! It was soooo wrong that happened to you. You are an innocent victim of the awful people who use GPs and give us all a bad name. See, some people use bulk billing clinics for their real needs but know that they need a Dr with “cred” for a workers comp claim. As GPs who need a level of patient throughput to break even as business can be called to court over and over on these cases, many will not take them on for someone who is not a long term patient whom they know is genuine. As RSI has ambiguous symptoms hard to prove or disprove by scans, it can be a long and stressful case to take on. Usually, the patient goes to their long term Dr- not someone they have not seen recently.
Your silly GP must have thought you were one of those awful people. I know HOW HARD it is to get an appointment when me or DH, DS, DD or(when they are in town) DA & DU are sick. So don’t give up and ignore the ignorant posters on here with their grammar insults coz we all know its not how its said- just the message. (Kiss, kiss, smiley face, blue cartoon face looking like it is having a cardiac arrest).

Are you 5 years old?

and I must have taken every painkiller in the house to no avail.

clearly, ant, you in da wrong house…

btw, who is this trouble-making gato git??

gato111 said :

I see gun street girl brought a friend to help her out.

ah ha ha ha, thanks for proving my point you nong! I am no ones friend here.

I would prefer you excrete your personal movement spam elsewhere.

RandomGit said :

gato111, this the RiotACT, not the Essential baby forums.

it is amazing that my wife tells me that the poor baby threads are getting tiresome on essential baby too.

most of the posters there are sick to the back teeth re the continual whinging. maybe that is why gato111 thought to “spread the net” as it were?

thank god the blue icons aren’t a premium feature.

No, I ended up finding the best GP in canberra by sheer luck, and then went to my old sports doctors, had the scans, saw a surgeon, and got the horrors (hate surgery). Saw a good physio which helped. It’s slowly mending itself (takes years) and only reminds me it’s there occasionally. I must say though, the night after I did it was the most painful of my life, it was excruitiating and I must have taken every painkiller in the house to no avail.

I was heading to a new isntructing gig in the US when I did it, and passing their knee test was fun, as it involved jumping, so I was having to jump on one leg and pretend I was using both!

The problem is, this doctor doesn’t “need” your custom. Many GPs have had to close their books due to too many people needing to see them, there aren’t enough GPs (and female GPs tending to go part time or leave the trade doesn’t help but that’s another topic). So sadly, in a market this skewed, the laws of the market place don’t apply.

When I tore my achilles a few years back, finding a GP to go see was impossible, I made so many calls. For people in east Canberra though, the Brindabella doctor mob in Qbn have a sign out that they’re welcoming new patients.

And I have to agree with FC, it’s weird how some people react to a complaint like this by chook-pecking the complainant.

OMG.
I know exactly who you are talking about and she is completely unprofessional and hopeless. Her husband is who I would see (if any) in that clinic.
I saw her one day in regard to back issues I was having. (I have back damage from an accident 5 years ago)
Her advice: “I’m simply too young to have back problems and maybe I should loose some weight. If I am complaining about it now, what will I be like when I am older.”
I AM NOT JOKING. I was so angry at this. One – I am not overweight. Two – where the hell does she get off just implying that I am just a whinger.
Hopeless Hopeless Hopeless. The whole clinic is pretty bad. Maybe they think they can get away with unprofessionalism because they still bulk bill and people will visit them.
Different doctor same clinic put me on a medication that is contraindicated with a herbal supplement I was taking and had fully disclosed I was taking.
Now I only ever visit a doctor if I require being checked out for a medical certificate for work. I wouldn’t trust them as far as I can throw them. Which is disappointing really.
I understand your frustration Gato. Regardless of whether she was your regular doctor, being a medical professional she still should have treated you with respect and dignity.
Just ignore all these w@nkers that obviously get off on vilifying people who have a complaint they don’t deem worhty of expression.

OMG Gato111! Drs bad- no doubt!! Sending big hugs, love and unnecessary punctuation to you brave girl!! It was soooo wrong that happened to you. You are an innocent victim of the awful people who use GPs and give us all a bad name. See, some people use bulk billing clinics for their real needs but know that they need a Dr with “cred” for a workers comp claim. As GPs who need a level of patient throughput to break even as business can be called to court over and over on these cases, many will not take them on for someone who is not a long term patient whom they know is genuine. As RSI has ambiguous symptoms hard to prove or disprove by scans, it can be a long and stressful case to take on. Usually, the patient goes to their long term Dr- not someone they have not seen recently.
Your silly GP must have thought you were one of those awful people. I know HOW HARD it is to get an appointment when me or DH, DS, DD or(when they are in town) DA & DU are sick. So don’t give up and ignore the ignorant posters on here with their grammar insults coz we all know its not how its said- just the message. (Kiss, kiss, smiley face, blue cartoon face looking like it is having a cardiac arrest).

Woody Mann-Caruso said :

Hrm – teh internets – I is doin it rong.

The interweb doesn’t like you.

Woody Mann-Caruso10:58 pm 22 Jun 09

Hrm – teh internets – I is doin it rong.

Woody Mann-Caruso10:57 pm 22 Jun 09

Hey! I just realised, RiotAct has implemented quote attributions! Good improvement.

Has it? Let’s see…

This was also posted verbatim at http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=118352 hence the little blue emoticons that obviously got misplaced during the cut and paste. Obviously gato111 (aka “lovinggems”) didn’t quite get the same amount of sympathy on Riotact as she did on another forum where presumably people usually like to chat about how much jewellery they can afford…

Hey! I just realised, RiotAct has implemented quote attributions! Good improvement.

What a frelling bitch.

gun street girl10:06 pm 22 Jun 09

The party line is that everyone should have a regular GP – if for no other reason than to provide continuity of care. If you are proceeding to an ongoing interface with specialist services, you really should engage with a GP regularly, as well. Every time a patient receives specialist attention, a letter, phone call or details are ordinarily sent to the referring GP – sometimes for further follow up or intervetion (required to be carried out by the GP), and other times, just for the GP’s ongoing records (with the expectation you will continue see them for years to come). If there’s no point of care provided by a regular GP, it makes effective patient care all that more difficult.

gun street girl said :

Referral for consultant services should come from the regular GP, not a GP who doesn’t intend to see that patient again. Medical intervention that stems from the referral gets sent back to the original referrer, and is their clinical responsibility to follow up.

What if you don’t have a regular GP? I’ve only gone to a doctor a few times over the last 20 years, mostly to get a certificate for time off work for flu.

RandomGit said :

gato111, this the RiotACT, not the Essential baby forums.

Thank god! Talk about unreadable twaddle.

I never really thought about GPs refusing patients (except when their books are full).

And it is fair enough. Except how do the really feral people ever get any treatment – who would take them on? And what about in small one doctor towns?

Gato – I would just get a new doctor – find one you like and stick with them.

And Felix – sad as it is, with Canberra’s GP shortage, I would find a dr you like and see them once or twice a year, just to make sure you have a good doctor in case you actually have need of medical treatment for a real issue at some time in the future.

So long gato111 – and if you think using the computer injured your hand it’s probably wise of you to stop, and lessen the risk of injuring the other hand with lengthy posts …

Smackbang said :

gato111 – isn’t it about time you stopped treating this thread as a private conversation, where you take the chance to rebut each and every person who has the temerity to disagree with any aspect of what you say? what exactly was your purpose in coming on here and having this whinge? were you hoping that you would get lots of responses sympathising with you and saying “there there”? because i don’t think that’s how the riot act works. and even if it did, even if you got those responses – then what?

maybe you should just learn from this lesson not to always trust your mum’s judgment, but instead to occasionally use some of your own, and just move right along.

I am not looking for sympathy,I was having a vent and I did expect some nasty responses. I’m also entitle to defend my words if someone choose to rebut what I say. Also if you read the whole thing I certainly agreed with some of the realistic comments I received. I learn not to say anything about how I got injured for my next appointment.

I think if the responders don’t want a response they should not bother to post in the first place. This thread was amusing but it’s now getting tiredsome. I hope this thread have provided a shed of entertainment on a boring Monday night. So long.

Between last week and this week I managed to see another doctor as an interim measure, however my hand haven’t improved.


I need to be referred to a specialist soon, I hope the doctor tomorrow won’t refuse to treat me.

Hold on a minute – what was the first doctor’s diagnosis? And if that does happen tomorrow, that’s 3 doctors in 2 weeks refusing to treat you?

ebony57 said :

gato111 – if you truly believe that your regular work may be related to your current condition, then you should be open an honest with your employer (let alone your doctor), and if there is a specific event that you think caused this condition, then you should have already completed the appropriate incident form/injury report. If your condition is as grave as you indicate, then you should have well and truly done this by now.

There is no need to hide any relevant information about your symptoms – but be aware that in obtaining the referral that you obviously want, it won’t be up to you to decide whether or not your employment has contributed to your condition. With proper medical treatment and care, all relevant information will be considered. As always, and as you are doing, you can always seek further assistance.

Before you or a friend diagnose your condition, however, make sure you do see a medical professional. There are any number of conditions that may lead to the symptoms that you describe, and not necessarily occupational overuse syndrome (the modern rsi, and yes, different to carpal tunnel).

Just playing devil’s advocate here, but if you went into the doctors appointment armed with self-diagnosis of a work related injury, you may not have presented as someone who genuinely wants medical assistance, but rather as one of the seemingly growing army of young bludgers looking for a free ride (did you really tell the doctor that you went elsewhere to get a medical certificate for time off work for a cold?). Crude description, I know, but there are always two sides to a story.

I have filed an incident report, I told her my symptoms and she ask what may caused it, so I told her it might be using the mouse for too long. I am not a bludger and I have been to work almost everyday since my arm starts hurting.

I was sick with bad cold/bacteria/fever and I do have a right to take time off work,I don’t need the medical certificate but I choose to get one because my conditions are true and it is within my right to claim my sick leave entitlement. I have a right to see another doctor if my so call regular doctor can’t give me an appointment in appropriate time (that is, less then 1 week notice).

Felix the Cat9:14 pm 22 Jun 09

I had a similar problem with what I considered to be “my” doctor refusing (his secratary wife actually) to see me because I hadn’t been there in a few years. So sorry I don’t go running to the doctor every time I get a sniffle or a graze on my knee, I actually only go to a doctor when I’m sick.

Only thing you can do gato111 is go to another doctor. I doubt if putting a complaint in about the doc is going to achieve much, as you said, he hasn’t done anything illegal. Whenever I get bad service somewhere (whether it be a butcher, baker, candlestick maker or even a doctor) I just vote with my feet and never go back there.

and for goodness’ sake – who takes someone with them to the doctor, and into the consultation!, if they’re not happy with that person knowing stuff about them? and who uses the term ‘DH’ anyway?

ebony57 said :

(did you really tell the doctor that you went elsewhere to get a medical certificate for time off work for a cold?).

What is wrong with doing that? My GP is very popular and notoriously difficult to get an appointment with. There is no point in booking an appointment for a week after you were sick and taking THAT medical certificate to your employer – if it is dated a week after you were off work many employers will just laugh at you. If you are sick and need time off work and need a medical certificate to obtain sick leave – you get your medical certificate wherever and whenever you can, in a timely fashion. Sometimes that might even involve a medical certificate from a pharmacist.

gato111 – isn’t it about time you stopped treating this thread as a private conversation, where you take the chance to rebut each and every person who has the temerity to disagree with any aspect of what you say? what exactly was your purpose in coming on here and having this whinge? were you hoping that you would get lots of responses sympathising with you and saying “there there”? because i don’t think that’s how the riot act works. and even if it did, even if you got those responses – then what?

maybe you should just learn from this lesson not to always trust your mum’s judgment, but instead to occasionally use some of your own, and just move right along.

GardeningGirl9:07 pm 22 Jun 09

gato111 said :

Not a paying customer. Just didn’t edited my post to cater for riot-acters.

You’ve posted this elsewhere?

I kinda sympathise with the dr here. She’s running late already (as they do), you’re not exactly a regular patient, by your own admission you’re “slightly annoyed”, you take your DH in but you don’t want him to know what’s going (?) and you present her with a case with the potential to be very time-consuming.

gato111 said :

I’m glad I found out about this early on, I certainly don’t want her as a long term family doctor.

You said you last saw her one and a half years ago, it sounds long-term (if intermittent) to me.

So when exactly did it go from “these are my symptoms, what can be done to ease my suffering?” to “I’m not taking your case on” anyway?

gato111 – if you truly believe that your regular work may be related to your current condition, then you should be open an honest with your employer (let alone your doctor), and if there is a specific event that you think caused this condition, then you should have already completed the appropriate incident form/injury report. If your condition is as grave as you indicate, then you should have well and truly done this by now.

There is no need to hide any relevant information about your symptoms – but be aware that in obtaining the referral that you obviously want, it won’t be up to you to decide whether or not your employment has contributed to your condition. With proper medical treatment and care, all relevant information will be considered. As always, and as you are doing, you can always seek further assistance.

Before you or a friend diagnose your condition, however, make sure you do see a medical professional. There are any number of conditions that may lead to the symptoms that you describe, and not necessarily occupational overuse syndrome (the modern rsi, and yes, different to carpal tunnel).

Just playing devil’s advocate here, but if you went into the doctors appointment armed with self-diagnosis of a work related injury, you may not have presented as someone who genuinely wants medical assistance, but rather as one of the seemingly growing army of young bludgers looking for a free ride (did you really tell the doctor that you went elsewhere to get a medical certificate for time off work for a cold?). Crude description, I know, but there are always two sides to a story.

el said :

More jokes about pr0n and one-handed typing and less whining please!

Start your own thread.

More jokes about pr0n and one-handed typing and less whining please!

whats rong with these doctors? didn’t they take an oth to help people or something?

Doctors have been under the hammer recently for workers compo cases. Many of them balk away from RSIs or anything else that may go to Comcare if they don’t believe they’re truly genuine. Believe it or not they’re very closely scrutinised by the AMA.

I’m also not sure how she got your medical history if you only saw her once last year.

You may be able to check out other patient’s comments on the web @ratemds.com

RandomGit said :

gato111, this the RiotACT, not the Essential baby forums.

I see gun street girl brought a friend to help her out.

gato111, this the RiotACT, not the Essential baby forums.

No, I’m not. If I were, I’d probably be considering a defamation case against you, my grammatically challenged friend.

Ah you’re now resorting to name calling, everyone can see I posted appreciative comment about you before but you’re only here to pick a fight. I do need to work on my grammar, hopefully I’ll see more improvement by posting more actively.

Do tell me how you’re going to bring a defamation case against me.

gun street girl8:38 pm 22 Jun 09

No, I’m not. If I were, I’d probably be considering a defamation case against you, my grammatically challenged friend.

I’m assuming gun street girl works in the medical professional, you’re not THIS doctor by any chance?

gato111 said :

I’m not sure were you are leading to with this question? I expected professional from a GP,maybe you and I have different expectations? It’s a moot point.

I’m not sure where you were leading with this whole post, to be honest. The GP clearly didn’t give you what you wanted (an x-ray/scan and/or referral, by the looks), and her terminating her professional relationship with you (or, more accurately, not allowing one to evolve) seems to have upset you – but all that doesn’t seem to constitute a reason to post in the first place. If you wanted “professional from a GP”, I would have thought “professional” in that context would mean honesty. You seem to have got that. In spades.

Obviously you don’t read everything in my reply to you. If you are still unsure about the point of this post you needn’t read it nor reply, but you have chosen to, so I’ll have to assume you’re replying because you have anything meaningful to say.

gun street girl8:25 pm 22 Jun 09

someoneincanb said :

but it is not professional to refuse to assist the patient to get help by providing an appropriate referral.

Referral for consultant services should come from the regular GP, not a GP who doesn’t intend to see that patient again. Medical intervention that stems from the referral gets sent back to the original referrer, and is their clinical responsibility to follow up.

gun street girl8:22 pm 22 Jun 09

gato111 said :

I’m not sure were you are leading to with this question? I expected professional from a GP,maybe you and I have different expectations? It’s a moot point.

I’m not sure where you were leading with this whole post, to be honest. The GP clearly didn’t give you what you wanted (an x-ray/scan and/or referral, by the looks), and her terminating her professional relationship with you (or, more accurately, not allowing one to evolve) seems to have upset you – but all that doesn’t seem to constitute a reason to post in the first place. If you wanted “professional from a GP”, I would have thought “professional” in that context would mean honesty. You seem to have got that. In spades.

someoneincanb8:20 pm 22 Jun 09

I didn’t understand your post – were you charged for this consultation?

I would have an issue too if I went to a GP and s/he refused to provide me with care but charged me. If you received no care or referral but received a bill, I would take it up with the medical board.

I would not raise any of the other issues in your post in your complaint. It is normal that a patient should be contactable to reschedule if required. It is normal to assume that if your husband is sitting in on a consultation that he can hear anything that occurs in the consultation. If you don’t like that then don’t take him in. Waiting time is not relevant. It is professional for a doctor to refuse treatment if they do not feel they can manage the patient for whatever reason, but it is not professional to refuse to assist the patient to get help by providing an appropriate referral.

gato111 said :

Oh, it was her words, work related cases stresses her, those aren’t my words.

So would you have rathered she lie about the way she views dealing with such cases?

I’m not sure were you are leading to with this question? I expected professional from a GP,maybe you and I have different expectations? It’s a moot point.

I do appreciate your insight about work comp and GP, and I will not mention it’s work related at my next appointment so I can proceed with treatment. If I didn’t post this I may not have learnt GP and work comp is a taboo subject and I’ll have to schedule yet another appointment.

gun street girl8:07 pm 22 Jun 09

gato111 said :

Oh, it was her words, work related cases stresses her, those aren’t my words.

So would you have rathered she lie about the way she views dealing with such cases?

Oh, it was her words, work related cases stresses her, those aren’t my words.

As iI said before, many GPs won’t take compo cases on, particularly if it’s a compo case of a patient they don’t see regularly. If it’s a workplace injury, it is potentially a compo case. Sounds to me as though she was honest with you, telling you (in your words) that she thinks “work related issues are too stressful” for her – which is arguably better than pressing on in a situation in which she did not wish to participate. Continuing on would include referral and taking “the relevant steps to make a full recovery”. Essentially, she was letting you know that she didn’t want to continue as your doctor in this case. That might upset you, but it certainly isn’t illegal.

I think you’re right gun street girl it’s not illegal, it’s the way she handled the situation and her attitude that is unprofessional. The doctor also knows she’s done nothing illegal as she gleefully told me that unless it’s an emergency and the patient is dying outside her clinic, she has the right to refuse treatment.

I’m glad I found out about this early on, I certainly don’t want her as a long term family doctor.

I’ll keep the possible cause of injury quiet and just get the doctor to make a diagnosis, but push for a scan/x-ray.

gun street girl7:40 pm 22 Jun 09

As I said before, many GPs won’t take compo cases on, particularly if it’s a compo case of a patient they don’t see regularly. If it’s a workplace injury, it is potentially a compo case. Sounds to me as though she was honest with you, telling you (in your words) that she thinks “work related issues are too stressful” for her – which is arguably better than pressing on in a situation in which she did not wish to participate. Continuing on would include referral and taking “the relevant steps to make a full recovery”. Essentially, she was letting you know that she didn’t want to continue as your doctor in this case. That might upset you, but it certainly isn’t illegal.

Sounds pretty much the way my (competent, professional) doctor service would treat me if I presented as a whinger.
Self-centred people who stress out and whinge will suffer much more than optimistic people when they have an injury. And are hard to treat. And they annoy everyone, including other patients. I’m so with the doctor’s attitude on this, including rejecting a workers’ comp case.
Why shouldn’t the doctor charge you for a long appointment, if you took the time? Do you take the time to figure that you might have been creating a wait for other patients, if you hadn’t booked (and therefore expected to be charged for) a long appointment?
I also don’t understand, what makes you think you should have precedence over the doctor’s main patient body? I’d spew if my doctor gave an occasional ring-in precedence over my needs.

I-filed

I have seen this doctor before, I booked one week prior, my understanding is I am on her regular patient list, I tried booking her again sometime before but met many road-blocks (she work part time and no room etc etc), I had the occasional cold and need a doctor’s cert so went to see somebody else, and I booked a double appointment myself.

Please read properly before you start your own whinging session.

gunn street girl and barraboy

Ok, I don’t mind hubby hearing about my medical history, it was him telling me that the doctor seem to not be taking me seriously and her tone was mocking, this was on my mind so I wrote it down, probably not relevant to this situation.

She asked me how I might have injured my hand and I told her the truth, and that it might be excessive use of the mouse. Her immediate reply was I am not going to treat you, work related issues is too stressful for her. I certainly didn’t say anything that caused her stress as I barely got a word in (certainly not about work comp). She immediately told me I am not her regular patient (point is, why didn’t she cancel my double appointment with her prior? It’s like she’s using this as an excuse, she had one week to tell me not to go in).

My expectation is to get a referral and take the relevant steps to make a full recovery.
Btw my parent is/was her regular patient, along with several other relatives.

I might write a complaint to the medical board, though it’s her unprofessionalism that really shocked me and I’m not sure if she’s done anything illegal.

Hercsie said :

What sort of injury?

Was it a trauma of some sort, or a repetitive strain?

Might be worth consulting a physio?

Sounds pretty much the way my (competent, professional) doctor service would treat me if I presented as a whinger.
Self-centred people who stress out and whinge will suffer much more than optimistic people when they have an injury. And are hard to treat. And they annoy everyone, including other patients. I’m so with the doctor’s attitude on this, including rejecting a workers’ comp case.
Why shouldn’t the doctor charge you for a long appointment, if you took the time? Do you take the time to figure that you might have been creating a wait for other patients, if you hadn’t booked (and therefore expected to be charged for) a long appointment?
I also don’t understand, what makes you think you should have precedence over the doctor’s main patient body? I’d spew if my doctor gave an occasional ring-in precedence over my needs.

Woody Mann-Caruso said :

I’m typing with one hand now btw

…me

…too

Must… resist… temptation… to allude… to… p0rn….

Woody Mann-Caruso6:29 pm 22 Jun 09

I’m typing with one hand now btw

…me

…too

Clown Killer said :

Does anyone els have two small blue faces peering out at them from the left hand side of the OP text or have I started drinking way to early this afternoon?

Er… yea, the ones I’m seeing are blinking and mouthing shock/surprise.., IS this a new premium feature?

I’m cautious on this one as there are two sides to every story and you seem to have upset both the receptionist and the GP somehow, even to the point of the GP saying you were making her feel stressed. I’m not saying it’s your fault though as I wasn’t there so can’t make in informed comment other than to say ‘If you do feel seriously aggrieved by the GP you should make a formal complaint’.

gun street girl6:19 pm 22 Jun 09

If a patient brings another person into a consulting room with them (a “DH” or otherwise), it’s somewhat assumed that you don’t mind the third party hearing the consultation, which will invariably include a recap of one’s past medical history and other personal matters. Many GPs won’t take on cases that have a whiff of worker’s comp about them; particularly if they don’t have regular contact with those patients.

What sort of injury?

Was it a trauma of some sort, or a repetitive strain?

Might be worth consulting a physio?

gato111 said :

DH- dear hubby.

Not a paying customer. Just didn’t edited my post to cater for riot-acters.

GP in inner South suburb, 2 doctors with the same surname in the same suburb, it’s the one with the non Caucasian sounding surname (starting with L).

Bugger I mean first name is non Caucasian.

Dear Husband

DH- dear hubby.

Not a paying customer. Just didn’t edited my post to cater for riot-acters.

GP in inner South suburb, 2 doctors with the same surname in the same suburb, it’s the one with the non Caucasian sounding surname (starting with L).

Trunking symbols5:25 pm 22 Jun 09

grunge_hippy said :

what/who is a DH?

D!ck Head most likely . . .

Rawhide Kid No 25:21 pm 22 Jun 09

peterh said :

Clown Killer said :

Does anyone els have two small blue faces peering out at them from the left hand side of the OP text or have I started drinking way to early this afternoon?

I do. buggered if I know how they got there…

bit too facebook or yahoo messaging for me…

Must be a paying customer…… 🙂

Clown Killer said :

Does anyone els have two small blue faces peering out at them from the left hand side of the OP text or have I started drinking way to early this afternoon?

I do. buggered if I know how they got there…

bit too facebook or yahoo messaging for me…

Clown Killer5:13 pm 22 Jun 09

Does anyone els have two small blue faces peering out at them from the left hand side of the OP text or have I started drinking way to early this afternoon?

Name and Shame! It’s the RiotACT way!

grunge_hippy5:02 pm 22 Jun 09

what/who is a DH?

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