Hi Ladies.
I wrote earlier about how I had the chills and cold sweats last night and more bladder pain and thought I was coming down with a UTI. I finally got a call back from the nurse.
Well, I just spoke to the nurse and I am really upset here. She just called me no ( it is 3:30 pm) and tells me that she talked to the doctor and the doctor said that I should come in right now( to see the nurse of course, not her) and leave a culture and so she could do the dipstick and so she can use the bladder scanner just to see if I am retaining anything(that is my guess). I told her that there was no way I could get there in that time. I dont live right around the corner and here in Chicago, It is major Rush hour and the traffic is packed right now. I mean I called her at 8:30 this morning. If she would have called me back at a decent time, I could have made it there. They close at 4:30.
Well I told her I could not make it there today, and she tells me that I would have to come first thing in the morning since the doctor will not be there long as she is going out of town. Then she tells me that if I get worse I will just have to go to the ER as the doc said she would not prescribe anything over the phone for me without seeing me and having a culture. I am so ******. I mean I know what she will do tomorrow, she will do the dipstick test and if it is normal, she will make me wait until the culture comes back, which will be 3 days, so then I probably wont get the amswer until Monday of next week. This is an absolute joke, honestly.
I am seriuosly thinking about dropping her like a hot potato. I dont deserve to be treated like this. The nurse also said that I should take my temerature and see if I have a fever. But in the next breathe she tells me if I do, then I will have to go to the ER as she wont prescribe any anti-b's over the phone without seeing me. I cannot afford to go to the ER. I am getting broke by this disease as it is. I just got the bill from the instills and they are charging $302 bucks for eash instill. I do have insurance, but I also have a huge deductible so I will end up covering alot of that.
What would you gals do? I dont see the new urogyne until next Tuesday the 13th. This is so frustrating. Do you think what this doctor is doing is right, I mean by telling me I would have to go to the ER if I got worse? That is alot of money to go to the ER. They charge $1000 bucks just to walk in the door. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I feel like they have me in a corner right now as I really have no choice as I dont have another doctor to go to. I mean even if I call my regular primary doc, she works in the same hospital and would still likely want me to do a culture. I am at a loss. Thanks gals.
Jen
I wrote earlier about how I had the chills and cold sweats last night and more bladder pain and thought I was coming down with a UTI. I finally got a call back from the nurse.
Well, I just spoke to the nurse and I am really upset here. She just called me no ( it is 3:30 pm) and tells me that she talked to the doctor and the doctor said that I should come in right now( to see the nurse of course, not her) and leave a culture and so she could do the dipstick and so she can use the bladder scanner just to see if I am retaining anything(that is my guess). I told her that there was no way I could get there in that time. I dont live right around the corner and here in Chicago, It is major Rush hour and the traffic is packed right now. I mean I called her at 8:30 this morning. If she would have called me back at a decent time, I could have made it there. They close at 4:30.
Well I told her I could not make it there today, and she tells me that I would have to come first thing in the morning since the doctor will not be there long as she is going out of town. Then she tells me that if I get worse I will just have to go to the ER as the doc said she would not prescribe anything over the phone for me without seeing me and having a culture. I am so ******. I mean I know what she will do tomorrow, she will do the dipstick test and if it is normal, she will make me wait until the culture comes back, which will be 3 days, so then I probably wont get the amswer until Monday of next week. This is an absolute joke, honestly.
I am seriuosly thinking about dropping her like a hot potato. I dont deserve to be treated like this. The nurse also said that I should take my temerature and see if I have a fever. But in the next breathe she tells me if I do, then I will have to go to the ER as she wont prescribe any anti-b's over the phone without seeing me. I cannot afford to go to the ER. I am getting broke by this disease as it is. I just got the bill from the instills and they are charging $302 bucks for eash instill. I do have insurance, but I also have a huge deductible so I will end up covering alot of that.
What would you gals do? I dont see the new urogyne until next Tuesday the 13th. This is so frustrating. Do you think what this doctor is doing is right, I mean by telling me I would have to go to the ER if I got worse? That is alot of money to go to the ER. They charge $1000 bucks just to walk in the door. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I feel like they have me in a corner right now as I really have no choice as I dont have another doctor to go to. I mean even if I call my regular primary doc, she works in the same hospital and would still likely want me to do a culture. I am at a loss. Thanks gals.
Jen
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