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Originally Posted by Rosi700
Oh my ... Are there no emergency appointments? At the office of my GP there are set apart special times for emergencey every day. It works after the "first to the mill" principle and the phone opens at 08:00 am. In addition to that I can send a message to my GP on their message system, so If I thought that my meds were the problem I could have sent a message and I would have got an answer in a couple of days and probably a new prescription. The price is the same for an appointment at the office and for a quick writing about a known topic.
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It may help to do something, but please do not selfblame. As I have told before my best helper is a schedule. May be that may help you as well. You don't have to put much at it, only a few things to get you into slow motion. Apps with reminders may be of some help as well.  |
Here where I live, in the system that I use, no one has ready access to a provider with MD after their name. Primary providers are mostly physician's assistants and nurse practitioners. Even they are hard to get in to see. "Emergencies" tend to get deflected toward urgent care.
We have a messaging system, whereby texts can be transmitted between providers and patients. I use that to the max. However, it is not allowed to seek medical treatment through this system. In Aug, I texted a request for a refill of an antifungal cream for a crack in the corner of my mouth that my primary had treated in the past. I got a text back from the office nurse admonishing me not to send any texts asking for any med orders. "The primary has to see you for that." The system you have for texting sounds great. Not how ours operates.
Though all my providers/doctors work for the same university hospital employer, they're not good at communicating with each other. Since being sick this summer, I see a number of specialists. My primary asked me to send her texts explaining what any of the specialists tell me. Then that cues her to read their notes. She also asked me to text her, whenever I get admitted to the hospital. The hospital is supposed to automatically notify her, but often they don't. That's the role the texts play. Kind of crazy.
I have to go get another prescription. I seem to be improving.