I’ve told two people that this week, and I figure I need to tell the blog readers this too.
Remember something VERY important. Your doctor is your employee. If things are not going well, you need to tell the doctor that. For example, if you can’t get an appointment when you need him, if his employees treat you rudely, etc. you need to tell him.
Earlier this year, I was ready to fire my sleep doctor. The situation has been fixed though, and that relationship is going well.
Of course, as employers we also have to realize that things aren’t always as easy as we would like them to be.
One of my very good friends is cratering because of a medical condition. I was appalled to find out that she need Procretic, and she ordered it through Medco, our mail order service. Whenever I get a new drug, my doctors ALWAYS give me a sample, at least a weeks worth, that gives me a few days to make sure it’s what we want.
Then I get a 30 day script AND a 90 day script. I fill both scripts immediately, that way I won’t run out if Medco messes things up, and I have a couple week window on the refill.
This is the SMART way of handling new scripts.