Side effects of spending the whole day awake

[sovay]

An important test for which I had waited three months and undergone an excruciatingly difficult last week of prep and an especially difficult morning was canceled on me while I was in the office, not because of anything I had done or failed to do, but either because the doctor misunderstood an answer I had given during the pre-test or because it was not a test that would ever have been safe to schedule me for at all and I don't know which because they wouldn't talk to me and in fact canceled the appointment that was supposed to follow the test even though I was right there in the waiting room requesting to speak to the doctor to sort out what the fuck had just happened. selkie and my mother strategized end-runs afterward, but it is still actually incomprehensible to me what went wrong unless the doctor literally forgot what I was there for and wouldn't let me get enough of a word in to explain. That was the major, but not the sole incident of the day; for example, I was called early in the morning to reschedule the test to the afternoon and then again to confirm that I was coming in for it, which in hindsight is real insult to injury. I would like one thing to happen today that doesn't feel like being beaten up. I had some soft-serve ice cream, but it's not sufficient counterweight.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

That is really awful, and I am very sorry.
*hugs you gently*

[sovay]

*hugs you gently*

*hugs*

[a_reasonable_man]

This is awful. A big virtual hug from me.

But frankly, if this doctor does this to you, you are probably not the only one they have done it to. A stink must be made. Who knows? The doctor may be canceling appointments because suffering from an addiction, and your complaint might save their life.

[sovay]

The doctor may be canceling appointments because suffering from an addiction, and your complaint might save their life.

I don't believe they are suffering from an addiction. I believe like every other medical professional in this country they may be overworked within an inch of their life. I saw them for about two minutes, when they told me that the test could not be performed. It was just not a productive conversation.

*hugs* appreciated.

[aurumcalendula]

Ugh that's awful! *hugs*

[sovay]

*hugs*

*hugs*

[castiron]

I'm very sorry. I hope you'll at least get an answer as to what the actual was going on.

[sovay]

I hope you'll at least get an answer as to what the actual was going on.

Thank you.

[sholio]

Aargh, I'm so sorry. That sounds monumentally frustrating and awful. *hugs*

[sovay]

*hugs*

It was terrible and I still don't know if I can go back on my medications.

*hugs*

[yhlee]

I'm so sorry this happened to you, and hope things can be sorted out. *hugs if wanted*

[sovay]

*hugs if wanted*

*hugs* very much appreciated. No one has yet gotten back to me.

[thistleingrey]

Sending good wishes your way, and bitter thunderstorms to the doctor's office. That's really not okay. If they're overworked, don't schedule you and then drop expectations down the drain--in the sense that three months and two weeks wouldn't have been much harder than three months for the waiting part, if it's a thing that could occur at all. I hope it's possible for you to have more info.

[sovay]

Sending good wishes your way, and bitter thunderstorms to the doctor's office. That's really not okay.

Thank you. I would in fact have waited if I had to. Now I'm still waiting, I suppose, but with no schedule and more trauma.

[selkie]

WHEN IS SCHEDULED FOR BITING

TWO MINUTE CONSULT APPT

IN, OUT, DO THE BITE, HIT THE BEACH

[choco_frosh]

<3

[julian]

...sheesh. I grr on your behalf.

[sovay]

I grr on your behalf.

Thank you.

[gwynnega]

That is horrible, and I am indignant on your behalf.

[sovay]

That is horrible, and I am indignant on your behalf.

Thank you. I am trying to figure out how to find a person in the medical system who is as appalled as everyone I seem to know!

[ckd]

What the hell ass balls, indeed. I'm willing to cut medical staff a lot of slack these days, but there's still a limit and this goes well beyond it.

I hope you get useful answers, a sincere apology, and a meaningful effort to make up for the failures.

[sovay]

I hope you get useful answers, a sincere apology, and a meaningful effort to make up for the failures.

Thank you. I am skeptical, but at this point even answers would be nice.

[skygiants]

Oh that's INFURIATING, I'm so sorry! What a misery!

[sovay]

Oh that's INFURIATING, I'm so sorry! What a misery!

Thank you! It was not cool!

[umadoshi]

That is so vile! *hugs quietly*

[sovay]

*hugs quietly*

*hugs*

[genarti]

That's HORRIBLE -- I'm so sorry it happened to you! Ugh, what callous awfulness.

[sovay]

That's HORRIBLE -- I'm so sorry it happened to you! Ugh, what callous awfulness.

I did not enjoy it!

[nineweaving]

This is beyond unethical. If they screwed up, you should have had an explanation and apology at once. At the absolute minimum, you should have had the following appointment, with clear instructions on resuming medications.

May the Kindly Ones eat them for breakfast.

*hugs*

Nine

[sovay]

May the Kindly Ones eat them for breakfast.

*hugs*

[thawrecka]

Oh, geez, that sucks

[sovay]

Oh, geez, that sucks

It was exactly the wrong kind of surreal.

[rachelmanija]

What the FUCK. That's so depressing and infuriating.

[sovay]

What the FUCK. That's so depressing and infuriating.

It was one of the worst experiences I have ever had with a doctor and at this point that bar is quite high.

[pameladean]

That's unconscionable. So many hugs. ARGH.
P.

[sovay]

That's unconscionable. So many hugs. ARGH.

*hugs*

[vass]

That is fucking awful. I'm so sorry your doctor fucked you around like this.

[sovay]

That is fucking awful. I'm so sorry your doctor fucked you around like this.

Thank you.

[sheliak]

What the fuck. I'm so sorry.

[sovay]

What the fuck. I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

[rydra_wong]

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

That's outrageous and I'm so sorry.

[sovay]

That's outrageous and I'm so sorry.

Thank you. There was a lot of swearing afterward. There should perhaps have been more swearing in the moment, but I was really shocked.

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, no, that sounds unbelievably frustrating. They could at least have explained properly to you! ♥

[sovay]

Oh, no, that sounds unbelievably frustrating. They could at least have explained properly to you!

Thank you. There was an explanation for canceling the test, but it did not match what I was actually reporting or experiencing.

[lokifan]

What the hell?! Ugh I'm so sorry.

[sovay]

What the hell?! Ugh I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

[shewhomust]

WAAAAA!

No, but -

WAAAA!

[sovay]

WAAAA!

*hugs*

[mrissa]

Uff da, so sorry.

[sovay]

Uff da, so sorry.

Thank you.