Even if the original doctor that started the medical leave isn't the one who extended it?

I switched pdoc's cuz I wasn't getting the treatment I deserved (to stay mentally healthy) and the new one CAN'T do my sick leave b/c of the way the organization that funds the program is set up (it's grant funded). I went to my family doc after seeing new pdoc, and he is in the loop as well (so to speak) and HE is the one insisting I wait until my 6 week follow-up because I have had such a drastic med change. My family doc is the one who did the extension, and he isn't clearing me until I see him after my 6 wk f/u so he can determine if I can go back with or without restrictions.

All of this is such a mess, and I'm on pins and needles waiting for them to make up their minds. Heck, my attorney called me this morning already to see if they had gotten back with me yet.

I love my job, and the practice manager told me yesterday that my patients call the main office to ask about me all the time. They would be fools to deny my extension because of the great rapport I have built with my patients; it would only make them lose current and potentially new patients.

Just have to hurry up and wait I guess.



Jenn