The State of Me ~ and a couple of pictures

[artykat]

Because our heat pump is still frozen up, the heat/cooling man said to put it on emergency heat to let it thaw, so he can come work on it Friday (tomorrow). Well, that doesn't provide much heat at all, and yesterday I was in 61 degree cold all day. This, along with having no aide and no motorized chair, has put undue stress on my muscles and joints

Comments

[realthog]

"The doctor won't refill them without seeing her, and she has to pay $40 up front in order to do that, and without a JOB it is difficult to do!"

Now there's a doctor should be put up against a wall and shot. Haven't they heard of the hippocratic oath down your way?

[momflower]

sadly, it's the same way here. my friend needs meds for high blood pressure and diabetes, but she can't get them because she can't afford the $65 fee for the office visit.
now, the fact that she buys troll dolls, turtles, and tinker toys is an altogether different matter...

[artykat]

Nope. NONE of them will see you without money up front. It is so shameful, in my opinion. I realize that they need money to function, but surely they can make an exception some of the time!

[realthog]

"surely they can make an exception some of the time!"

Any doctor with an iota of professional self-respect would do exactly that. They should be stripped of their licenses.

[artykat]

I agree with you. But then, we'd have NO doctors and they are scarce as hen's teeth as it is, it seems. Sigh.

[frodo_esque]

It's more complicated than that unfortunately. The doctor has to see the patient because tehre are sadly too many patients in the world who are abusing painkillers (and other prescription medications). The doctor can get in real legal trouble if he prescribes medicine without seeing the patient.

[realthog]

"The doctor has to see the patient because tehre are sadly too many patients in the world who are abusing painkillers (and other prescription medications)."

But the doctor can waive the consultation fee. It's not terribly difficult to do that.

[artykat]

You're very right on that, but convincing them that it is the right thing to do is quite another thing.