I am changeing GPS not just becuz of this. When I was at the appointment last week, the doctor was incredibly rude, and difficult. He was that way the last time I was in his office, too. He has been my GP of record for almost 20 years. 2 years ago my old rheumy, in the same clinic, same practice group- had Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) since they had not found a rheumy to replace him, my GP there would run my routine labs in interim. I called the GP while still seeking a new rheumy, becuz the clinic never did get a new rheumy, and I was set with an appointment for a new one much farther away- but was due for my labs. when I went in that time, GP charged me as a new patient, becuz I had not been there in over a year. He steadfastly refused to run my routine labs, said he is not a rhuemy and he woudld not do it, no matter what rheumy said.
Whne I was in his office the other day, he came in and was sarcastic from moment he entered the room. Asked me why I was there, I told him becuz it had been awhile and I did not know what things we should monitor at my age. Still being sarcastic he said he wanted to put me on statins. I said wwell, should we first do labs to CHECK my cholestrol, he said well why bother? He did not think I was commited to doing anything, anyway. He said well, I do not think you are commited. I said I do not know what you base that on. So he said your blood pressure, it is 130 over 90, and you do not take medications for that. I said well, I did not know it was a problem.
I had gone to see GP at my new rheumys insistance that I needed to check in and just have a general check up. GP did not seem interested in much of anything.
I asked GP for dietary guidance for better overall health and he mostly ignored me. He said look, I do not hand out pills for the sake of handing out pills. I said I am not looking for pills. He said no and if I want to give you pills, I am not sure you will take them. I said well, it would be good to determine if i NEED pills before I simply take them. Then he decided to do some labs- he sounded angry that rheumy had not checked my blood sugar. Well, at my last rheumy appointment, my rheumy again asked me when I last saw my GP and he urged me to go in to see GP----I told GP rheumy urged me to see him. THat seemed to make GP even more sarcastic and difficult.
It triggered my PTSD and anxiety to a point I cried all the way home from GP just as the last time, 2 years ago. Felt to me like 2 years ago he thought I did not come in often enough, in spite of me saying at that time, I had not had any concerns and he had not recommended a time span for next appointment....and now when he seemed to imply I should not be there becuz I did not have a specific enough big enough concern. So at GP appointment, he did NOT recommend a next appointment time span. I got my labs drawn, my XRay done and left.
He had told me I would get copies of my labs within 2 weeks and not to call. Their new policy is to simply mail copies to patients. (I thought that weird becuz previously you had to fight to get a copy of labs or even values) Yet Fri morning docs office DID call. Not on my cell # I provided, but my house phone. I got the voicemail just afternoon and called back. Got the infernal voicemail at docs, left mesage with all info, and my cell #. An hour later someone called me back to tell meshe could not find my chart. She said she would call when she found it. I called again 2 hours or something later again.....actually GOT a human, who said they would call me back within an hour. They didn;t so I called back again. ANswering service answered and said the office had sent phones to service already so they could clear out patients faster so as to go home, but if they told me they would call, they still would. They didn;t. I called Sat morning, but they were not in for holiday. I waited till noon Monday, and they still did not call, so I called. Left another message with voicemail. They finally called me just before end of day Monday.
The nurse who called me was droning on and on berateing me for my drinking with my diabetes and hepatitis etc.
She did not set up a next appointment, no follow up suggestions, nothing.
I think if I have a problem like diabetes, I need a docs office I can reach. I need one who will talk with me. Not accuse and berate me, and not one who delivers crummy news in such a manner. I see my rheumy on a very regular basis, I see my gyne on a very regular basis. My gyne is in same clinic/practice as my GP. I have had no problems dealing with either of them or with the nurses and office people when I see either of them.
Bummer is to find a new GP, I am going to have to now travel outside of my town for one. I really preferred to have a very local GP- but, I doubt I can manage to continue to deal with this doctor behaving so poorly.
