I was late to an appointment with my psychiatrist last week for the second time in the last few months, but the doctor and the people at the front desk were so kind about it both times. They checked to see if she could fit me in as a walk-in, and then apologized to me when they couldn’t. They let me reschedule and didn’t charge a fee (even though I checked, and the intake paperwork I’d signed at the beginning said that they could). They didn’t even act annoyed with me for wasting their time, they were gentle and understanding even though I’d messed up and wasted their time and it made me feel infinitely better.
Idk, it’s probably weird to post this here, I’m just really happy about it. Oh well.
It reads like scifi. I’ve been to 3 pain management specialists in 3 months each one more apathetic than the last. and i cant blame them. they are all burned out, have heard every legit, and bs reason to get pain meds. I get upset with the situation not the individuals, but it does mean i have to move one and keep looking for a proper Psyh/Thera/Pain provider. The field is woefully understaffed, under funded and overwhelmed with tertiary problems it can’t properly execute its own mandate effectively. (im trying to keep Crohns and genetic liver failure at bay, so its not like im random junkie #3402020, but maybe i am, am i so out of touch?
I was late to an appointment with my psychiatrist last week for the second time in the last few months, but the doctor and the people at the front desk were so kind about it both times. They checked to see if she could fit me in as a walk-in, and then apologized to me when they couldn’t. They let me reschedule and didn’t charge a fee (even though I checked, and the intake paperwork I’d signed at the beginning said that they could). They didn’t even act annoyed with me for wasting their time, they were gentle and understanding even though I’d messed up and wasted their time and it made me feel infinitely better.
Idk, it’s probably weird to post this here, I’m just really happy about it. Oh well.
It reads like scifi. I’ve been to 3 pain management specialists in 3 months each one more apathetic than the last. and i cant blame them. they are all burned out, have heard every legit, and bs reason to get pain meds. I get upset with the situation not the individuals, but it does mean i have to move one and keep looking for a proper Psyh/Thera/Pain provider. The field is woefully understaffed, under funded and overwhelmed with tertiary problems it can’t properly execute its own mandate effectively. (im trying to keep Crohns and genetic liver failure at bay, so its not like im random junkie #3402020, but maybe i am, am i so out of touch?
You probably just put them back on schedule for the day so they were happy you got them out on time lol