My really bad day dealing with my internist

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Hi everyone,

I had a really bad day today dealing with my internist who consistently

refuses to fill out the FMLA paperwork I need for work. Her reason was that

she didnt have any way to substantiate my problems.. I should ask my GI

doctor to fill this paperwork out. Hello.. how the heck is he gonna

substantiate.. he hasnt seen me in over 6 months, and he only knows what is

going on now due to the phone call she made to his office last week..

Besides, she is my primary care doctor( or was shall I say).. and should be

the one filling out this paperwork. I guess I am going to be forced to quit

my job until my health stabilizes unless my surgeon is willing to fill out

the papers for me.. I left copies with his nurse today after she drew my

blood to be tested for hepatitis a,b,c, and HIV.. . I will know the results

of those tests on Friday .. maybe Thursday afternoon.

I am sicker than sick today.. dont know if I have an upper respiratory

infection , on top of the right upper qudrant pain , fatigue, fever, etc.. or

if I am having a severe allergy attack.. I do know one thing.. I feel totally

bad.

Anyway, I am going to report my internist to the Georgia State Composite

Board of Medical Examiners, my insurance company, and the Better Business

Bereau. Also, I have a lawyer looking into my rights as an employee and her

obligations to me as her patient regarding the FMLA act. I will see her in

court if I need to over this.

I am going to call and make me an appt to get established with a new

primary care doctor tomorrow.. I know I should have already done this, but it

is so hard to start over anew with a new doctor again..

I am not thinking clearly as I am in a lot of pain today.. and have taken

some pain meds.. so I am off to bed again.. I hope to feel better when I

awake again.

Take care.. and thanks for letting me vent .. I just needed to tell someone

how I truly feel about this whole situation.

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I had a really bad day today dealing with my internist who consistently

refuses to fill out the FMLA paperwork I need for work. Her reason was that

she didnt have any way to substantiate my problems.. I should ask my GI

doctor to fill this paperwork out. Hello.. how the heck is he gonna

substantiate.. he hasnt seen me in over 6 months, and he only knows what is

going on now due to the phone call she made to his office last week..

Besides, she is my primary care doctor( or was shall I say).. and should be

the one filling out this paperwork. I guess I am going to be forced to quit

my job until my health stabilizes unless my surgeon is willing to fill out

the papers for me.. I left copies with his nurse today after she drew my

blood to be tested for hepatitis a,b,c, and HIV.. . I will know the results

of those tests on Friday .. maybe Thursday afternoon.

I am sicker than sick today.. dont know if I have an upper respiratory

infection , on top of the right upper qudrant pain , fatigue, fever, etc.. or

if I am having a severe allergy attack.. I do know one thing.. I feel totally

bad.

Anyway, I am going to report my internist to the Georgia State Composite

Board of Medical Examiners, my insurance company, and the Better Business

Bereau. Also, I have a lawyer looking into my rights as an employee and her

obligations to me as her patient regarding the FMLA act. I will see her in

court if I need to over this.

I am going to call and make me an appt to get established with a new

primary care doctor tomorrow.. I know I should have already done this, but it

is so hard to start over anew with a new doctor again..

I am not thinking clearly as I am in a lot of pain today.. and have taken

some pain meds.. so I am off to bed again.. I hope to feel better when I

awake again.

Take care.. and thanks for letting me vent .. I just needed to tell someone

how I truly feel about this whole situation.

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205