Dr.'s appointment

18 years ago

Susie: I posted on a seperate page so as not to alert the OW.

In all my 50 years I've never had a Dr.'s appointment like this one. I waited 10 min. in the waiting room, 10 min. in the exam room waiting for the Dr. and then, spent an hour & a half listening to the Dr. talk.

And most of what he had to say was about him, his life experiences or some useless tid bit history information. Like, why sailors got scurvey, how it was discovered that that was the problem, the solution, then how alcohol was introduced into the solution and how the British navy today keeps this alcohol on thier ships, locked up in the Captain's quarters but the Captain isn't allowed to keep the key, his steward keeps it, the Captain has to ask his steward for the key and then has to return it. And do you know that the Captain's steward isn't an enlisted man? Because, if he was enlisted then he would have to obey orders from the Captain to open the liquor cabinet any time the Captain so ordered. But, since he isn't enlisted, then the steward isn't obligated to take such orders. And all this came about because I'm taking vitamin C!

Three times I had to steer his attention back to the subject, me!

I guess he has all these tid bits of knowledge just floating around inside his head that he has to tell somebody. But, all I wanted was a prescription and go home!

Anyway, he did get a blood test & mamogram set up for next week. He went over my meds & herbal supplements with a fine tooth comb & gave me a thyroid prescription.

I still can't believe that I spent 1 1/2 hours with a Dr. I expected to wait an hour & a half to see a Dr. for 10 minutes but sure not the other way around.

I hope he isn't like that everytime I have an appointment. I need a Dr. who will focus on my health more than I need all that useless information. I'll see how it goes at my next visit to determine rather or not I stay with him.

Vickie

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Comments (7)

susiesunshine
18 years ago
Oh Ms Vickie:
Good Lord Have Mercy.....
You could hang up a shingle and ..... start your
own counseling service.... Just get a couch and
You are set....................
That is Wild........... Just Plain W I L D !!!!!
But
you did good............. You kept your COOL ! ! !
Was this
the 1st time you saw this Dr ?
and
is he your primary care DR ?
****
REMEMBER always get a
2nd S E C O N D opinion to anything
serious !!!!!

Well.... I hope the test will come out
good for you....
Keep me informed......
Sorry that that was kinda of a
back wards... experience...
or as we use to say in TEXAS>>>>
Back A ** wards .................
++++
Drink Lots of water...
Take your vitamins and herbs...
walk as much as possible
& Try Not to be stressed out !!!!

I'm praying with you &
For you.... That You will get GRRRRREAT test results

GOD IS WATCHING OVER YOU
& Holding ((((((((((((YOU )))))))))))))))) In His ARMS !!!
God Bless !
SusieSunshine
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Purplemoon
18 years ago
That's got to be one of the weirdest things I've heard yet about a doctor visit. Good heavens, what was he drinking, errrr I mean thinking!!

hugs, Karen
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luna_llena_feliz
18 years ago
You know, he probably learned that in medical school and has been waiting all this time for just the right reason to bring it up and share it with someone! lol! Now he might just have that out of his system and can get down to business. I knew scurvy was the result of a lack of vitamin C but I didn't know all that business about the steward and the captain in the British navy. Gosh, the things we learn at this forum. lol

Do you think the OW was telling him what to say to you?
use2bcapecodr
18 years ago
How old is this doctor?

I had the same doctor for years, and as he aged, he started talking more and more. He too told me about things that had happened during his years of practice. Granted, he had some really funny experiences, but oft times we never did get around to everything I was there for. I used to have to take a list with me, so I wouldn't get distracted and forget something.

When he got where he would forget to write RXs for me and his hand shook while writing the ones he remembered...I changed physicians!

It sounds like this guy is either old enough to like having an audience, or new at his profession and hasn't learned yet..."Time is money!"

~Sandy~
nancyjeanmc
18 years ago
Is there a beginning to this story. Just trying to put it in context.
akup_a
Original Author
18 years ago
nancyjeanmc: this story started over on the Old Woman post. I didn't want the Old Woman coming to my house & making me forget the things i needed for my dr.'s appointment. The Old Woman is fierce!

use2bcapecodr: the Dr. is very young, 27-30. And definetly a new practice. he'll soon learn that this clinic likes to get patients in & out within 15 min. if all possible.

luna llena feliz: it must have been the Old Woman for sure. She made me sit there with my mouth ajar like I lived in Dumbville. I was so flabbergasted at all the jabber-wallin'.
Vickie
nancyjeanmc
18 years ago
Thanks, Akup. But you know what happens when you get rid of pests...they just move elsewhere!

Now...what was the point I was getting to with this post??? ;)