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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages

@Kachina624 

I leave her one message at a time maybe every two , weeks it is not a phone message, I have been told they never listen to those it is a written messages on the practices portal 

 


@Kachina624 wrote:

@I am still oxox   Is it possible your doctor is treating critical coronavirus patients, is dead tired and must prioritize her time?  If you've called her often, she may think, while important to you, it's not life or death.


 

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.
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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages

@I am still oxox , Contact the medical board in your area.Perhaps your Dr. is ill and you need some guidance

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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages

I had a bladder infection and it took our previous doctor 4 Days to respond!! We changed drs office!

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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages

Oh and by the way this was before the pandemic.

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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages

I make a pest of myself if I really have to hear back from a doctor or their office.  I would be calling daily and posting messages daily till I get a response.

 

Last week I had an eye issue and had to be seen by my opthalmology practice.  I left several phone messages; none were answered. I finally left a message with the on-call service and a doctor called me, telling me to come in.  It took a good bit of effort to finally get thru to a human.

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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages

I had an MD who didn't respond for days to my email requesting refill of my prescription. This is how she said patients should contact her. I reported her to the business manager of which she is a part of a large consortium of MD's. Irresponsible, neglectful behavior for an MD.  

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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages

Has she called you back? 

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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages


@I am still oxox wrote:

@Kachina624 

I leave her one message at a time maybe every two , weeks it is not a phone message, I have been told they never listen to those it is a written messages on the practices portal 

 


@Kachina624 wrote:

@I am still oxox   Is it possible your doctor is treating critical coronavirus patients, is dead tired and must prioritize her time?  If you've called her often, she may think, while important to you, it's not life or death.


 


Covid19 or not. MD's are responsible people and have planned back-ups for issues they can't attend. 

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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages

Is this the same doctor you saw last week about bloodwork and she brought up other issues?

 

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Re: Doctors who do not respond to messages


@Kachina624 wrote:

@I am still oxox   Is it possible your doctor is treating critical coronavirus patients, is dead tired and must prioritize her time?  If you've called her often, she may think, while important to you, it's not life or death.


No excuses. These are highly educated, trained professionals who took an oath. No excuses to ignore your patients.