Re: Digest Number 66

[Guest guest]

Meg,

I must reply to your comments about a doctor holding back info that may upset

a parent. i am sure you will be inundated with replies from parents who

didn't get the " whole " story. The way I see it is that I am paying someone for

a service. They are therefor obligated to give me the FULL disclosure of

information that i am seeking. I have never recieved a bill from a physician

stating that it is under my discretion as to how much i want to pay, or more

importantly, how much I THINK they should receive. If I don't recieve the

information I went in for, then the whole visit was just a huge waste of time.

I am trying to make this post as short as possible without going into the

hundreds of stories of how I have been wronged only to have to go to another

doctor to get what information I already PAID the first doctor to tell me. I

am now actually in the middle of repeating all the neuro tests that were

already performed 4 years ago, when i was told they were normal, but

apparently are not.

I don't mean to " attack " you like this but it is something that I, and I am

sure many others feel very strongly about. I will decide what I can handle.

I don't need someone else deciding for me. Especially after they have taken a

huge consultation fee from me!!! Thanks for letting me get that off my

chest. I enjoyed meeting you at the Boston Conference. I know that you are a

wonderful and caring woman and look forward to seeing you in Texas.

Jen Katapodis wife to mike and mom to my two CHaRgErs Emma and Diane

Long Island, New York