manderlyh Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Buckeye-- I would be a bit irritated if your patients were going to other doctors, and then coming in for emergencies only. I totally agree. I go to the same eye doctor for everything, even if I don't have insurance and can't afford to see the one I'm used to. I think it's just better to go see a doctor who already knows you, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUCK'EYE' DOC Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Buckeye-- I would be a bit irritated if your patients were going to other doctors, and then coming in for emergencies only. I totally agree. I go to the same eye doctor for everything, even if I don't have insurance and can't afford to see the one I'm used to. I think it's just better to go see a doctor who already knows you, etc. And the other doctors probably don't have the patience with him that I do. I bet that the Ophthalmologist didn't remove his artificial eye to examine him and probably doesn't know how to re-insert it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'm sure he didn't. Especially if it was someone at Lens Crafters or America's Best. Before I found a doctor that I really liked, (family practice), I used to go to those emergency clinics or Doc-In-The Boxes. Even when I went to the same office, I don't think I ever saw the same doctor twice. Though I don't doubt those doctor's skills or training, they were not a good fit for me because they didn't know my medical history. I've gone to the same ophthalmologist, dentist, family practice doctors for years now. I take comfort in the fact that even the receptionists and RNs know me there. Seeing a doctor is literally putting your health in their hands. It's important that you have one you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUCK'EYE' DOC Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'm sure he didn't. Especially if it was someone at Lens Crafters or America's Best. Before I found a doctor that I really liked, (family practice), I used to go to those emergency clinics or Doc-In-The Boxes. Even when I went to the same office, I don't think I ever saw the same doctor twice. Though I don't doubt those doctor's skills or training, they were not a good fit for me because they didn't know my medical history. I've gone to the same ophthalmologist, dentist, family practice doctors for years now. I take comfort in the fact that even the receptionists and RNs know me there. Seeing a doctor is literally putting your health in their hands. It's important that you have one you know. My husband was in private practice as a Family Practice doctor (MD). He was really (I am not bragging) the best doctor in town. He decided to just do hospital medicine and became a Hospitalist. Now he only sees people that are admitted to the hospital. He works at two different hospitals. All of his office patients are begging him to come back as they can't find anyone as caring as he is. But he tells them that if they are really sick and have to stay in the hospital, then he will be the one to take care of them. That comforts them because he has literally saved alot of their lives when they were in the hospital. The bad thing is, he is really dedicated and is a work-a-holic. He doesn't have a day off for the rest of this month. He won't get to see much of the boys when they are home for break from college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert's Plant Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 tgif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the queen without a king Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Well it's supposed to be spring but the temperature isn't very spring-like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Liars. Crap ones, at that. A gang of us used to hang out before a few of them got arsey and caused an upset. Only today, my boyfriend had said to me that he felt paranoid that they were still going out, but excluding him or myself. My boyfriend asked one of them (he works with all of them) if they'd gone out recently with him and the guy had said, 'No'. They hadn't been out in months. Now, you see, they don't have to like me. I'm just the girlfriend of the guy they work with. I don't care that they don't. I find pretty much all of them, even the one who called me her 'good friend', insincere. But, you know what's not a good idea? Posting their fucking photos on facebook, knowing that we're gonna see pictures of them all going out - from only a few days ago. If you're gonna lie so barefaced to my boyfriend about excluding us, make sure one of your dipshit friends doesn't post the 'evidence' on facebook. Unlike him, we're not retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 there is this commercial for one of those electric scooters for older folks, with surf guitar music. i don't know, if i needed one of those, surf guitar music and shots of folks zooming around the park, or mall, wouldnt really sell me on it. they should just talk about battery life and the durability of the tires. don't use surf guitar, don't try to make it exciting....please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 there is this commercial for one of those electric scooters for older folks, with surf guitar music. i don't know, if i needed one of those, surf guitar music and shots of folks zooming around the park, or mall, wouldnt really sell me on it. they should just talk about battery life and the durability of the tires. don't use surf guitar, don't try to make it exciting....please. Porn scene background music would be much cooler... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 But, you know what's not a good idea? Posting their fucking photos on facebook, knowing that we're gonna see pictures of them all going out - from only a few days ago. If you're gonna lie so barefaced to my boyfriend about excluding us, make sure one of your dipshit friends doesn't post the 'evidence' on facebook. Unlike him, we're not retarded. I say you comment on those. It would be pretty funny. I hate liars, too. It's like come on, why are you lying? I dated a guy once who did nothing BUT lie. We were good friends before that, so we've kept in touch. But every time I hear him tell some "look at me, I'm kinda cool" story, I can't help but wonder if it's a freakin' lie. I also worked with someone who NEVER took any responsibility for anything wrong she did. Even if it was something really minor, she was always saying, "It wasn't me." Like seriously. It was FUCKING YOU, because no one else was here but you. ...and she was older than my grandma, and couldn't stop lying about everything. She had a lie for everything: what year she graduated high school, (her 20 year class reunion was coming up when my 10 year is this year, I'm 28--there's NO WAY she's 38), random stories about customers, how she majored in microbiology in college one day, and how she never went to college the next, etc., etc. She drove me freakin' crazy! The worst part was that she always seemed well-intentioned, but didn't know how to interact with people or something. Because of this, I always felt bad about getting really irritated with her, even if I was steaming and wanted to bitch-slap her into next week. She pissed me off really good at least once a day, and then she'd be all sweet and nicey-nicey later on--like nothing happened earlier. edited to fix a typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tangerine~ Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Mine today is more of a gripe that a pet peeve: When I arrived at the office today, one of my patients was waiting for me (without an appointment). He had his artificial eye in his hand. It had become dislodged and he couldn't get it back in. He is in his 70's and is mildly mentally challenged (retarded - not a good word but I don't know how else to describe him, sorry). So I take him back to my exam room to re-insert it for him (I do this for him three or four times a year, he always just shows up in a panic, no appointment) and I notice that he has new glasses on that he did not get from me. I never charge him for my services, so the least he can do is buy his glasses from me. Then he tells me that he has had shingles on his face for the last month or so. I examine his eye socket and discover that it is badly infected. That is why the arificial eye would not stay in place. So I gave him a drop of antibiotics, and he tells me that he has just seen an ophthalmologist last week! But he did not get treated for the infection. I am sure that the other doctor did not examine his eye socket because he wouldn't take the time to remove the artificial eye. So I call the other doctor up and make arrangements for the patient to go back over to him for treatment (I could have treated him but I figure that he had started with the other doctor so out of courtesy I sent the patient back to him). After all this time, doing this for free for the guy, I was about 45 minutes behind schedule and never caught up all day. Thank goodness no one got mad about it. But that made my staff have to stay late tonight also. The guy is in his 70's and lives alone and I feel sorry for him, but he only comes in when he needs his artificial eye cleaned and re-inserted. If I am his doctor, then he should come to my office for his glasses and for his eye infections as well. And he should make an appointment first or at least call, not just show up with his eye in his hand. (That freaked out my receptionist today. LOL) All i can say (about his just walking in) is maybe it's because he is mentally challenged? He may not have the sense to make an appointment or phone call first. I think you should have charged him for your time. You deserve to be paid for seeing him. That may also force him to pick one doctor, and not take advantage of your kindness. I do understand you feeling sorry for him. I have lots of empathy for geriatric patients, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I just went on a rant about this somewhere else, but it's really annoying when you have someone say that they will give you a call and they don't. I bought Girl Scout cookies in January from a girl I used to work with because her daughter was selling them. I bought 16 boxes, and I did it because I knew we could freeze them and her daughter is always really competitive with selling the cookies. Well, I still don't have the cookies, when I know that other people who have ordered the cookies from the GS in the Boise area all have gotten them more than a month ago. She keeps emailing me and making arrangements to meet up with me to get the cookies to me, but she never follows through with them. It's been almost two whole weeks of "I'll give you a call." I'm getting ready to say, "I guess it's too much of a hassle for you to meet up with me or call me, so I don't want the cookies." I don't want to disappoint her daughter though. She's the entire reason I bought the cookies to begin with. But seriously, I've offered to meet her at home to pick them up, go to her job, etc., but she's not too worried about it. Instead, she tells me she's going to give me a call to deliver them a certain day, etc., and then when I leave the house to do something, (an errand, out to visit people, etc.) I feel like I may be inconvienincing her when if I'm not home when she calls. Screw it. I think I just made up my mind. I'm not going to worry about it because she's obviously not worried about it. One thing though--I don't think I really want old stale Girl Scout cookies--so if it's too much longer, I'm not going to bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I think I'm developing insomnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I think I'm developing insomnia. Sorry to hear that I've had bouts of it and I know first hand how awful it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gegenschein Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I am an Optometrist, an eye doctor. That's why I am BUCK'EYE' DOC. LOL Wow, BUCK'EYE'DOC - I have been looking for a chance to chat with an ophthalmologist or an optometrist for over a year! I was close to just walking into a random office... but I understand they need to work and won't have time for this. I have an unresolved scientific debate with Dr. Brian May (guitarist of Queen) regarding ocular divergence in the absence of neuroophthalmologic pathology. Brian is a stereo photographer/collector; I sent him some stereoview cards (and a tie LOL) and we had some discussions concerning stereoscopic vision but this one issue remains unresolved, and I told him I'd have to seek a professional's opinion on the matter. May I PM you with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUCK'EYE' DOC Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Wow, BUCK'EYE'DOC - I have been looking for a chance to chat with an ophthalmologist or an optometrist for over a year! I was close to just walking into a random office... but I understand they need to work and won't have time for this. I have an unresolved scientific debate with Dr. Brian May (guitarist of Queen) regarding ocular divergence in the absence of neuroophthalmologic pathology. Brian is a stereo photographer/collector; I sent him some stereoview cards (and a tie LOL) and we had some discussions concerning stereoscopic vision but this one issue remains unresolved, and I told him I'd have to seek a professional's opinion on the matter. May I PM you with this? Sure, I will do my best to answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I'm on Spring Break. It's been freaking cold and rainy all freakin' week! My two sisters and I have plans tomorrow to take my 5-month old niece to the zoo tomorrow, but I think it's not happening. I'm bummed because she's really getting into animals. She is mesmerized by my cat, and she just STARES at their neighbor's horses. It's too cold and wet. What a bummer Spring Break. The irony is that on Thursday and Friday before the break, it was over 70 and clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncing~ship Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Spring break was dead in Daytona... someone has to bring it back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I listened to a bunch of radio stations on the last road trip i took. i got a couple of good bluegrass stations, but would soon lose reception. i got npr stations which were great. got alot of country pop, or modern country rock...country lyrics, but rockish, sometimes with modern technological country implements of pedal steel guitar or something. hip hop ofcourse. But there was this one station, forget which state it was in, but it was called "positive hits"...i had to listen to a few songs, could only take about 3 or 4 songs. dear god help all "positive hits" listeners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 This weather. It's been cold and rainy the last two days and it's supposed to continue all weekend. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat24 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Chronic pain. It freakin sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Chronic pain. It freakin sucks. I'm with ya on that one. Age is my excuse though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat24 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm with ya on that one. Age is my excuse though That sucks. Car accident is mine . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That sucks. Car accident is mine . Hope you find some relief. It isn't fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat24 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hope you find some relief. It isn't fun Thanks. I hope you get relief as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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