Re: Re: Should I go to emergency room?

[Guest guest]

Tamara -

Get on the waiting list at BOTH places -- then call them DAILY and ask if

they have any cancellations that you can take. Call them a couple times a day.

Be the world's biggest PAIN IN THE BUTT..... but always be pleasant &

respectful. While the squeaky wheel gets the oil, the 'rude' wheel gets

nothing

;-)

I know how you feel. I went through the same thing with my daughter &

trying to find someone, although I must say that my dd had mild symptoms

comparatively. It was still horrible to see her suffer with no help. I

finally found

someone, however not quite what we really should have for her (no ERP and

this doc only treats short-term). We're still blessed to have found her.

I'm totally serious about calling a couple times per day. Talk to those

front office gals so much, they will know you on a first name basis. Call,

call, then call again! Get on the waiting lists while you look elsewhere.

Good Luck

LT

[Guest guest]

I am wondering what is your situation with your psychiatrist? My daughter has

been in the situation of missing a lot of school. She missed about 25 days

first semester. Some due to depression and some due to OCD. Have you been in

frequent contact with your pdoc? My daughter's always tells us to call if we

think anything is unusual. Sometimes he makes med changes over the phone and

sometimes he gets us in quickly to see him again if he feels he needs to

evaluate

in her person again. There is usually a waiting list and will call as soon as

something comes open, often the same week. I don't think I would use the

emergency room unless you were prepared to have him admitted. Good luck, Kim

In a message dated 5/15/2006 1:12:42 PM Central Standard Time,

tamara_naranjo@... writes:

My son hasn't been able to go to school for the past week and I am desperate

for him to get an evaluation and treatment plan. My first choice is MGH in

Boston, but there is a 3-4 month wait and we would need a referral from an

MGH affiliated doctor (his doctor is not affiliated w/ MGH).

[Guest guest]

Tamara,

Did you say your son was on Prozac now? I hope I'm not thinking of another

post!

If he is, it does sometimes take a while to get used to it, or, to a raise in

the meds. Maybe you could make him an appt. for tomorrow with his doctor and

have him prescribe a new med, just to hold him over till you get in somewhere

else.(Perhaps a faster acting med) Is your son anxious? Is he sleeping?

I know how hard it is waiting. these doctors think 3 months is not a long

wait, but for us, we are just struggling to get through each and every day!!

Try to hang in there

hugs

Judy