[rn1tv]

I am curious....I was recently "fired" by one of my doctors...has this happened to anyone else?

[Bonny]

Wow ! No my Drs. like me. I have known a couple of people that were told by their Dr. that maybe they should find another cause they were really bad gripers.

[SpicyCajunPugs]

Originally Posted by rn1tv

I am curious....I was recently "fired" by one of my doctors...has this happened to anyone else?

Did he give you the reason why he didn't want you to be a patient anymore?

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by rn1tv

I am curious....I was recently "fired" by one of my doctors...has this happened to anyone else?

Surely the Doctor offered an explanation? Sounds very strange. I would think that if a patient was extremely uncooperative and confrontational, the doctor might have the right to end the relationship. I'm sure in your case, this didn't happen. So could it just be a workload issue, that the doctor agreed to take on new patients and exceeded her capability?

[angiefox10]

Yes! Years ago I was fired by my doctor.... I was hurt and angry and then woke up! I should have fired him a long time ago!!!! I found another doctor who wanted to work with me and my health. That doctor found what was causing my problem and I have been healthy ever since!

You are lucky your doctor.... who clearly couldn't figure out what was wrong with you... . or doesn't want someone who questions him as a patient!

My problem was my thyroid.... It causes so many problems in our system that when women try to explain it.... the doctors call it "whiny women's disease". The same with fibromyalgia.

Count your lucky stars and find the right doctor for you! Your doctor is out there! Now go find her!

[jannd228]

I was here in MA, go find another doctor, make sure you request your medical records FIRST, then make sure the next physician does NOT have access to ANY physician clinical notes. MAKE HIM SIGN OFF BEFORE HE SEES YOU, there are forms on the net for it.

I lived in pain for 22 years due to an accident, was told to give up my six figure income, which stupid me did due to what I now consider to be a fake diagnosis. No one believed me until my lungs collapsed while teaching school THEN they discovered a spinal column injury. By the time they figured it out, I had what they called a systemic infection, all internal organs were affected; all were failing.

It is a "liability" issue,they all CYOA each other. Thank your lucky stars he fired you. Go to the medical board and file a complaint. I was also mistreated by a surgeon while removing a growth from my head. He took a personal phone call on his cell phone from his car mechanic for 15 minutes leaving my head exposed to who knows what. I left day surgery without appropriate bandaging and blood dripping down the side of my face. Walked through the lobby of the hospital that way, I discovered it in the taxi taking me home.

Calmly I made a prescripted video of it on my netbook posted it to YouTube and sent the links to the appropriate authorities including his employers.

They send the clinical notes to each other because of malpractice liability insurance, that is why there is so much incorrect diagnoses out there.

Buyer beware I say

[billethkid]

can't offer condolences or congratulations or reach a conclusion without knowing why.

btk

[rn1tv]

The cause... cardiologist but me on a medication(amiodarone) that, as a RN, was concerned about because of other health conditions I have. Checked with my primary and pulmonologist who asked that I contact the cardiologist to see if I try only digoxin to see if it resolved the problem. I called the office on Friday and left message for a call back. Also, Monday no call back so recontacted the office on Tuesday. They confirmed they had forwarded the original message and would resubmit. Both times, I told them I had not started the med due to what I knew about it and my other docs recommendation. They assured me I would be contacted. Waited Wednesday and Thursday until 4pm and called and spoke to the office manager who told me I would get a call back soon. The doc's nurse finally contacted me (who knew me as we were both employees at the hospital) and told me she had been "too busy" to return my call. I told her that that was not an acceptable reason and maybe I needed to find another cardiologist who cares about their patients. Her response "you gotta do what you gotta do." Being off heart meds for a week, I found those responses totally unacceptable as an RN, BSN. I recontacted the office manager the next day (you cannot speak to the doc) and told her about my experience with the nurse. Obviously, she didn't take my complaint well as I received a letter a few days later indicating I needed to find another cardiologist. I did and am in much better hands. The new doc reviewed my records, found I had an EF of less than 35% and ask what had been done by the original cardiologist. When I said nothing, I immediately had a cardiac cath ordered. As a nurse, I had a tremendous amount of faith in the original group of docs and had recommended to others...not any more...

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by rn1tv

I told her that that was not an acceptable reason and maybe I needed to find another cardiologist who cares about their patients. Her response "you gotta do what you gotta do."

Based on the above statement, it seems like you fired your cardiologist.

[TrudyM]

Could you tell us who the original cardiac group was? As your new doc is so much better could you tell us who this was also. Those of us who are only there part time and have heart condtions want to be sure we go to the right person.

[janieb]

I have a friend in Michigan who has been going through cancer treatments for the last year and the doctor has told her he needs to try this or that, etc. I think she is getting better but unfortunately her oncologist is the one who has just been arrested for bilking the medicare system.

"Michigan doctor accused of misdiagnosing cancer patients to scam Medicare out of millions is set $9m bond"

[Applepie]

I was fired by my doctor. When I first came to TV I need a primary care phycican. Dr. Rivers was recommended. I saw him, everything was fine, and he told me to return in a year. Which would be in October. The following October I was up north taking care of my dying sister as she had no one else. I did not return to TV until mid December. I got busy with Christmas and forgot about Dr Rivers. I called early in January to make an
appointment and was told I could no longer be a patient of Dr. Rivers and that my records had been deleted from their system. The reason: I failed to follow Dr. Rivers instructions by not returning in October. I tried to explain my issues with my sister but was told it was too late. Find another doctor. Which I did. I suppose it was partly my fault but he could have been more understanding.

[rn1tv]

Applepie, I disagree; I do not think you were at fault, you put priorities first. I am better off as a result of my doc firing me and it sounds as though you are too. I often wonder if the docs actually know about these things or are the decisions being made by the staff without the doc's knowledge.

[rn1tv]

Originally Posted by Bonny

Wow ! No my Drs. like me. I have known a couple of people that were told by their Dr. that maybe they should find another cause they were really bad gripers.

Bonny, my fellow parrot head, believe me, as an RN,BSN at the hospital, I have the respect of most every one of the drs. that practice there; however, we all know that all of the docs in the area are not top notch as I thought mine was. It's not a question of liking me, I am very easy to get along with except when I do not get the health care I expect. It's a question of their competence. I am not a griper, I only expect excellent health care as all of us should. Maybe if you had made several calls to your doc over 7 days regarding a very serious new medication issue with no response, you would better understand.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by rn1tv

The cause... cardiologist but me on a medication(amiodarone) that, as a RN, was concerned about because of other health conditions I have. Checked with my primary and pulmonologist who asked that I contact the cardiologist to see if I try only digoxin to see if it resolved the problem. I called the office on Friday and left message for a call back. Also, Monday no call back so recontacted the office on Tuesday. They confirmed they had forwarded the original message and would resubmit. Both times, I told them I had not started the med due to what I knew about it and my other docs recommendation. They assured me I would be contacted. Waited Wednesday and Thursday until 4pm and called and spoke to the office manager who told me I would get a call back soon. The doc's nurse finally contacted me (who knew me as we were both employees at the hospital) and told me she had been "too busy" to return my call. I told her that that was not an acceptable reason and maybe I needed to find another cardiologist who cares about their patients. Her response "you gotta do what you gotta do." Being off heart meds for a week, I found those responses totally unacceptable as an RN, BSN. I recontacted the office manager the next day (you cannot speak to the doc) and told her about my experience with the nurse. Obviously, she didn't take my complaint well as I received a letter a few days later indicating I needed to find another cardiologist. I did and am in much better hands. The new doc reviewed my records, found I had an EF of less than 35% and ask what had been done by the original cardiologist. When I said nothing, I immediately had a cardiac cath ordered. As a nurse, I had a tremendous amount of faith in the original group of docs and had recommended to others...not any more...

Sounds like he did you a favor.