Hi. Not sure if i'm doing this right, as it is my first time. Sorry if i'm not.

I do also suffer from severe Graves Disease, and i know how dangerous it can really be. Please do follow all the advice that you have been given, inregards to contacting that awful medical clinic, demanding you need to see the doctor urgently.  And if they are not of any help again. Please contact the medical association, the local papers and who ever else you can. That Medical Clinic is at fault for placing your life and health at risk, and anyone else, and you should not have to go through that, and feel like that too. Good luck and hopefully all will work out.

Thank you, Deee

(Ps, sorry if i have made any mistakes)

go to the hospital and explain your situation to the doctors there and get them to give you a check up.... then write to the doctor and if you dont get a response write to the papers and the local news station (TV) they always love a scandall .........

your kids need you and theres no reason you should suffer this bullsh#t.........................

Ring the AMA immediately and report the surgery, sounds to me like an overly self-important receptionist to me. You could also try writing to the local paper, they usually like a little bit of scandal. If you have test results waiting, the Dr. has said he/she wants to see you. then the receptionist is totally out of order and deserves the order of the (size 12) boot. Good luck. Scream and scream loud.

sadly i dont think that youa re alone in this predicament. in the town where i live trying to get in to see your regular Dr is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.. virtualy impossible. If the Dr's arent up and leaving town, they are closing their books or are booked so far in advance you have to make monthly appointments just on the off chance (granted i have never done that but sometimes i wonder if i wouldnt be better off) The GOOD thing here is that if my kids are ill i can take them to the medical centre where they are regulars at, and the clinic sister will see them, and then get a Dr to come and examine them, so they are never at risk. Me however..lol.. well.. its just luck of the draw. Luckily i dont suffer from any serious illness like you do.  i think if i were you, and if it were possible id be taking myself out of their hands and finding a Dr in a nearby town.  Good luck!!!

I know the Drs you're talking about and they also have an office in the nearby town. It is actually easier to get an appointment with them. Whenever I've called and they are booked they tell me to ring the next morning at 8.15 and they will get me in. So far I have always been able to get in.  Put your foot down and demand they find you an appointment.

You could always try the sitting in their office until they get you in.

I have to agree with what everyone has been saying. I am horrified that a doctors surgery would place someone knowingly in danger.

I would present myself as a "walk-in", ask about a double booking and sit there until the doctor see me! If the doctor is concerned about your results they should ring and pass them on. I'm surprised the doctor has not called your specalist to report the results so then the specalist could make any changes that may be needed.

If you decide to ring again about an appointment, and there are none, tell the receptionist that you wish to speak to the doctor. If they will not put you through then march down there any wait.

After reading about your problem I have never been so glad that my doctor is caring enough to make room for as many patients as possible and makes personal phone calls with test results if she needs to.

Maybe waiting until just before closing and turning up would work. Once you have the results, if possible, change doctors and ask for your records to be sent to the new surgery.

Good luck and I hope you can sort this problem out.

I think its time to get the ball rolling to see a doctor in a town that is not far from where you live! Once you have eased in to this medical practitioner, i would then report the medical centre in your town, as this is classed as malpractice. A medical board will hear the case, and you will get compensation if something goes wrong  due to the malpractice of these doctors! They will lose their doctors license and the centre will be closed as will the case! I think its important that you do this, not only for your safety, but for the safety of others aswell!

either go to the hospital and talk to them get other tests done or maybe they being docs themselfs can ring up on your behalf and request that your testresults  be sent to them via fax or over the phone

or the other option is just go down to them yourself ,, even if they say they booked out or not and let the girl at the desk know that because the doc said he wants to see you about this and that its stressing you that you will not leave untill he talks to you about this ,, some docs have idiots working at the frount desk )and maybe he dosent even

know that u have been trying to get in to see him ,,,  most docs are scared about legal things and will be only happy to tell you once you have planted yourself there ,stand at the desk if you have to and when he comes out to call on another paitent walk right up to him so your in his face and ask him ..

 

Hi there,  I'm so sorry to hear of your situation.  I do know how serious Graves Disease is as my sister in-law was diagnosed with it about a year ago.  I would suggest you go to the medical centre and demand politely to see a doctor and not leave until you see one even if it takes all day and keep going back every day until they see you.  You can not afford not to get your results.  Or if there is a another town not to far away that has medical facilities go there.  Take Care and Good Luck

Colleen I would find one of the doctors home numbers in the phone book and ring him,they usually have some-one on call so I would class this as a very real need and ring them personally.You could travel to the next hospital and do the tests over again......I think you need to do something quickly your boys need you! Let me know if I can do any-more for you hugs Merle

It sounds as though you really need to see a doctor. How far away is the next town with a doctors surgery?  even if it is an hour it will be an hour well spent. Also i town our doctors are always booked and the good ones 2 weeks in advance!! but when i ring and say its urgent I always get me or the kids an appointment. If all else fails go to the hospitals outpatients and wait to see a doctor their, they might even get there act together if more people went up the hospital. Ask the girls on the desk at the doctors how they are full when the car park and waiting rooms are empty? Good luck and I hope you get this solved.