Long story short... I found a doctor when I moved, but we switched insurance and he wasn't covered anymore. It took me a while to find another one, during which I ended up at the hospital for 3 days because of asthma... I ended up getting the doctor who treated me as primary doctor.
I didn't like her very much at all, was always late for appointments and the office rescheduled everyone the same day if she canceled, so I had to wait 1.5 hour the first time I went back... She wanted me to do some bloodwork, but I ended up in the ER again and they asked me to go see her because I had something in my lung on the xray and I needed to have a scan done. Did that, she never called me about the results. I was pissed. I called three times to ask too. By the time I got the next check up appointment, my prescription for blood work was too old, so I didn't get to do it... I had a sore throat that I mentioned and she just looked at me and asked for the bloodwork, then refilled my prescription (one month supply, no refills). Then insisted I make another appointment even though I didn't know when I would be available 3 months later. I ended up going somewhere else for my sore throat and I had strep. Decided to get another doctor, but couldn't get an appointment before next week (that was 2 months ago) and didn't go to the follow up with the other doctor (I meant to cancel but totally forgot about it).
It's meds I need. I have asthma. If I don't have them, I might end up in the ER again. I had to ask my pharmacy to ask her for a refill every month for 6 months. I ran out last week and asked my pharmacy to get another prescription, and the doctor denied it. Thankfully the emergency inhaler they still have a prescription for so I'm getting it today (good or I had to go to another doctor again because I'm not feeling good at all).
Are they really allowed to do that?
I didn't like her very much at all, was always late for appointments and the office rescheduled everyone the same day if she canceled, so I had to wait 1.5 hour the first time I went back... She wanted me to do some bloodwork, but I ended up in the ER again and they asked me to go see her because I had something in my lung on the xray and I needed to have a scan done. Did that, she never called me about the results. I was pissed. I called three times to ask too. By the time I got the next check up appointment, my prescription for blood work was too old, so I didn't get to do it... I had a sore throat that I mentioned and she just looked at me and asked for the bloodwork, then refilled my prescription (one month supply, no refills). Then insisted I make another appointment even though I didn't know when I would be available 3 months later. I ended up going somewhere else for my sore throat and I had strep. Decided to get another doctor, but couldn't get an appointment before next week (that was 2 months ago) and didn't go to the follow up with the other doctor (I meant to cancel but totally forgot about it).
It's meds I need. I have asthma. If I don't have them, I might end up in the ER again. I had to ask my pharmacy to ask her for a refill every month for 6 months. I ran out last week and asked my pharmacy to get another prescription, and the doctor denied it. Thankfully the emergency inhaler they still have a prescription for so I'm getting it today (good or I had to go to another doctor again because I'm not feeling good at all).
Are they really allowed to do that?
I had a doctor that was the same way, but unfortunately she's the ONLY one that specializes in her specialty in the city, so she gets away with it. I constantly wait 3 hours after my appointment time -- even if I'm the FIRST of the day, and if she goes away, they cancel that morning. They've kept cancelling for the last 14 months.. luckily I had a crazy amount of refills.