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Is there a doctor in the house?

November 17th 2011 04:05

: Is there a doctor in the house?

Category: Bipolar Depression, Stress, Symptoms of Depression, The "Holiday Blues", Chronic Depression, Clinical Depression, Medication for Depression

So I go to see my doctor last month and as I am driving, I am thinking about how long I have been seeing her and I get this nice fuzzy feeling as I think: Gee, I have been with this doctor for almost 2 years now. She really knows me, and I really feel good about my relationship with her.

I walk into her office after a half hour wait and as I am sitting across from her she looks down at her desk at some papers and she picks one up and hands it to me. She proceeds to tell me that she can no longer be my doctor anymore and the sheet of paper she handed me was of other clinics in the area. One of which I had been to before I wouldnt think about sending my cat there. She tells me she cannot handle the work load and she is going to another hospital where they are not inundating her with patients. Work load too much doc? I said as I looked at the other shit holes she was referring me to. She shakes her head yes. I start to think that this is not good. It takes at least 3 months to get into another place, but she was gonna write me a script for 3 months worth of meds. How kind.
So, my doctor is giving me the boot because she happens to work at a clinic that bombards doctors with patients and she was going to work at a better clininc? A place where she can take her time and practice to the utmost ability for her patients? How does this benefit her other patients? Did I not make the cut? Were there any patients she was bringing with her? If there was, I wasnt one of them. Lets face it, the whole Mental Health field is always slammed with patients. Its kinda like fast food. Ya drive in, they ask you how you are feeling, and then they prescribe you meds and you are asked to proceed to the check out counter. Thank You. Please come again. Or in my case, please dont come back.This is what I love about the Mental Health field. This is how it works. Or this is how it doesnt work. I called three of the places. One gave me an intake on the phone and they told me they would get back to me, and they did a few days later. A woman named Lisa was kind enough to call me back and tell me that they were backed up. I told her that is understandable, how long. And she said she did not know. Oh well, Thanks anyway. All I need is someone just to monitor my meds and most places want you to see a therapist as well. I have no problem with that, on to the next phase of my recovery. Sometimes you just gotta fight a little to get to where you need to be. Things change as life changes. It may seem like a horrible change but I think we just need to go through things to get to the other side. I always fight change, but after a while I stop fighting and I see that I need to exert a little effort.I have come to realize that it is probably a good idea to get some fresh blood, a new doctor with new ideas. This is where I am at.I'll keep you posted.

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