Post by SofiaPost by G.*That Doctor I actually got
by asking my Pharmacist if they knew a Doctor Closer to them who did
Neuro stuff and could take over my file if I didn't hear from the
former Doctor's office. It *was strange that with about 2000? patients
or whatever that Doctor had, they didn't have a method of contacting
his Patient List by Mail or Phone to tell them he was no longer
there. **I found out from a neighbour. The Doctor's phone just rang
permanently 'busy'.... Not a smart way to run (close) a business.
Lucky I didn't buy a Car from him !! :-<
This sounds like they've sacked the receptionist and shut down the
entire hospital too!
***** His original Receptionist had retired last year. I expect the
new Receptionist didn't know what to do, but should have either
contacted the (retired) Receptionist if she had her Number, *or the
Ontatio Medical Health department for guidance.
The Doctor worked out of his own office, not a Hospital, and
(below) I have a Public Health Card that identifies me, the only
thing I've lost is whatever history the first (deceased) Doctor had
in his files. Other hospital etc. records are held elsewhere. //
You seem to have become non-existent to your
Post by Sofiacountry's health care department - I thought this was "supposed" to be
one of the first areas tackled by your new president? :-(
It sounds odd to have your meds prescribed by your hospital neuro
every single time you collect them too. Here in the UK patients only
see their neuro every six months, and he/she's the specialist who
initially prescribes your meds after discussing what might/might not be
better for you. He/she then writes a letter to your GP giving him/her
instructions of what pills you've been prescribed, and you just go
and collect your prescription each month from the local GP surgery...
with the signature of any of the other several GP's working there.
Canada they write it for e.g. 4 refills of 200 tablets (100
days), and the Pharmacy calls the Doctor if repeats are necessary
**after the original prescription runs out. I *don't have to go back
to the Doctor (usually) for him to Charge for the time to call the
Pharmacy and renew a prescription OR for the Pharmacist to call him to
confirm renewal. Above no. of pills lasts me 3+ months each time.
In fact the *last time I went to that Doctor, he dialed the Pharmacy
direct while I was there, gave his 'Doctor number', and the
Prescription registry numbers and the Pharmacy had the 'refill' order
right then for pickup next day./
Post by SofiaAs for your bracelet, I've never worn one in my entire life, is it
supposed to be programmed or anything, and has this info ever been
changed when you first moved home, or simply just to a new neuro?
Isn't there any way of erasing any info that has been renewed?
****** The point of the Medic Alert Bracelet, here, is anywhere in the
world can call them Collect, and get Medical Conditions e.g I have,
Blood type, Pills I take (not doses as those change), so a hospital
doesn't give me treatments that might conflict with e.g. Tegretol.
It also has up to *3 Doctors (now I'm at *0, the point of my earlier
post), and up to *3 Family contacts (who are still valid) at Home or
Work phone numbers, to tell them where I am...
Post by SofiaAlso, if you have a continuous illness of any kind, then you simply
become automatically exempt for your meds here in the UK.
I mean if people can't get hold of, or afford any of their meds, then
nobody is going to be able to buy them to take them in the first place,
and they'll have more seizures and accidents than they were originally
getting. This in turn will cause ambulance and hospital bills to rise
much higher too, and the hospital debts will have grown immensely!
The Base cost of 200 tablets in Canada is $56 and $50. I pay 20%
of those amounts, the Insurer pays the other 80%. In the U.S. they
pay *100%, the point of my earlier (longgg) post. Many people don't
have Health or prescription insurance, like you do in the UK.
And as I'm in Canada, I shouldn't speak for what they have or not,
as I don't live there. G./
Post by SofiaOne does hope you have found better success than the last time I spoke
to you!
Best of Luck
Sofie
Hi see my earlier note today (on your thread or mine), about my
living in *Canada. The Pharmacy near me gave me a More Local Doctor
who did Seizure and related prescriptions.
On another thread I might have also put a note that *he only keeps
EEGs and Records going back 12 to 18 months, as most *other
Neurological condtions change over time, and Olde old records (like
mine back to 1993 and before), would be useless to a newer Doctor
treating any Changes in my szr. condition.
I *haven't had a seizure using *same medications since mid-1998.
That's 12 years now. The Neuro who first treated those was in 1993.
And my Pre- existing conditions started in 1979, the seizures not
until 1993. G./