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Update on the difficult child's from our psychiatrist mtg 2-day
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 265507" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Susie, he certainly IS a keeper. I was told when we first tried to get in to see him 10 years ago that he had a very good reputation and a very long wait list. I think we were on a 6-month wait list and ended up waiting four months to get in. There are some years he's had to close the practice to new patients -- he's only a one-man office with one secretary, so there's only so much of a patient load he can carry. Once you are an established patient, he typically sees you four times a year, unless a crisis comes up, in which case he either consults over the phone or finds a way to squeeze you into his already packed day. He often is running late with his appointments, but that's because he will take extra time with people who clearly need it, and he's done that with us, so I don't mind waiting an extra 1/2 hour if he's running behind. He has a private voicemail for updates and simple questions. He returns phone calls when you ask him to, urgent or not, even on weekends and evenings. I once panicked over accidentally double-dosing difficult child 1 on his Concerta one year -- we were out of town for the weekend, and I even tried getting difficult child to throw up in the motel tub, I was that worried. psychiatrist called my cell phone back right away and said not to worry, that difficult child would likely just be very subdued that day. And he was!</p><p> </p><p>I guess it's all about access and communication. He's got that down pat. Anyhow, I feel very fortunate to have access to this psychiatrist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 265507, member: 3444"] Susie, he certainly IS a keeper. I was told when we first tried to get in to see him 10 years ago that he had a very good reputation and a very long wait list. I think we were on a 6-month wait list and ended up waiting four months to get in. There are some years he's had to close the practice to new patients -- he's only a one-man office with one secretary, so there's only so much of a patient load he can carry. Once you are an established patient, he typically sees you four times a year, unless a crisis comes up, in which case he either consults over the phone or finds a way to squeeze you into his already packed day. He often is running late with his appointments, but that's because he will take extra time with people who clearly need it, and he's done that with us, so I don't mind waiting an extra 1/2 hour if he's running behind. He has a private voicemail for updates and simple questions. He returns phone calls when you ask him to, urgent or not, even on weekends and evenings. I once panicked over accidentally double-dosing difficult child 1 on his Concerta one year -- we were out of town for the weekend, and I even tried getting difficult child to throw up in the motel tub, I was that worried. psychiatrist called my cell phone back right away and said not to worry, that difficult child would likely just be very subdued that day. And he was! I guess it's all about access and communication. He's got that down pat. Anyhow, I feel very fortunate to have access to this psychiatrist. [/QUOTE]
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