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Jul 09, 2020, 11:52 AM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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 So the surgeon's office rescheduled my appointment to have my leg cast removed from yesterday to today. They called this morning and again told me they're cancelling today's appointment. Apparently, the person who called me hadn't bothered to check as to why I had an appointment today.
I told her my cast must come off today and that she needed to fit me in with an available doctor today. I told her, and I meant it, that if she could not fit me in I'm calling the patient advocate (I'm going to call that department anyway to make a complaint, but that's beside the point).
The woman said, "Oh!" as if I was crossing a line. To say I was justifiably outraged is understating how I felt. A second same-day cancellation within a couple of hours of my appointment! Obviously, they don't give a single thought to a patient arranging a ride, etc.
I insisted that I come in today. I really don't want to go to the ER because our covid cases are bad here at this time.
She said she could, uhhhh, fit me innn...welll, at 3 p.m. with a different doctor...
I said yes, absolutely. I asked her if she's positive that I will be seen at that time. She was all, Um, well, yes...I mean...unless there's a strange emergency, or....
I have had some hard-to-believe medical experiences, but this is an outrage. I am willing to take the cast off myself, but I really want the X-rays and walking boot to make sure the entire surgery wasn't for nothing
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