@MNP,
@Harpy,
@sunkacola,
@Auriel - I want to thank all of you for the words of encouragement and understanding - it means a lot to me - more than you know. I am grateful to have this place for so many reasons. just knowing one is not alone in all of this mess makes coping a bit easier.
I'm not used to hearing you like this!
((hugs)) that is because I am really,
really good at hiding/burying things.. and being online makes it just that much easier to do so, but I do it in face to face life as well... the "never let them see you cry" mentality - that is me... put on a brave face and carry on.
Thank you, and yes, if you like, I would welcome that.
When I get sick and tired of everything and uber frustrated (usually with anxiety too) I go back to counseling.
Yeah, in an ideal world, I would too.. I had a great counselor for a time that I lucked into - she was exactly what I needed at the time, but sadly, she has moved on to a job in another state... so, like you, i would have to hunt down a new one.. and I am just not up to that these days.
I wrote a scathing review, listing the things they had said and done, the ridiculously repeated mistakes they'd made, and how they treated me. That got their attention
Oh yeah.. there are plenty of similar reviews of this clinic in recent years. (just left my own, in fact)
When I first moved to this area in the early '90s, the clinic was good, but things have really gone downhill on the last 10 yrs or so, and it got
really bad when covid hit... Funny thing is, the good doctors are leaving in droves because of mismanagement at the top. It has turned into a revolving door of residency type doctors, PAs and NPs, and none of them stay for long because of the way this place is being run. I have gotten several letters in the past 2 years from doctors I have seen for various reasons that are leaving this clinic - not really surprised to be honest.
I am actually glad to be moving away from this clinic, but frustrated at the same time with delays in care caused by the move... everything is a tradeoff it seems. I try to remind myself that I am headed in the right direction and stay focused on that.
I'm also in the same boat as to call someone out (for malpractice/medical negligence) as they denied I had something I "knew" i DID, and this condition (in my notes the specialist gave me) turns to cancer fast! (now i have to have an operation on monday because of it) so I also don't know whay to do regarding reporting them to management ( cos I know how sly health professionals can be sometimes protecting their own back's)
I hope your operation goes well, and everything is taken care of! Will be thinking of you and sending prayers for a quick and complete recovery!
as for what to do about that "someone" - I would speak to an attorney/solicitor about possible malpractice/negligence. I know it is hard to prove these days, but in a case like yours, where something could potentially turn deadly - yeah.. scary stuff! Simply involving an attorney could get this person to own up and take responsibility for what they did. Not sure how things work over there, but here most law offices will give a free consultation to determine if you even have a case.
I have been considering consulting one about what happened with me - the erroneous info being put in my file - i doubt I have a case, but doesnt hurt to ask..
Again.. thank you all for the kind words, thoughts and prayers.. I am in a slightly better place, mentally, this morning. Still sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, but this is my reality for now... Hoping that soon things start getting better - measurably better.
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