Issues with my local doctor's office

Ever since my discharge, I’ve been having these ongoing disagreements with my doctor and nurse regarding my prescriptions. I take quite a few—about six different types totaling roughly 15 pills a day—but it feels like the clinic is undermining my treatment plan
! For instance, I have one specific medication that requires seven tablets daily; when I get two bottles containing 100 tablets, that should only last about two weeks. When I show up at the clinic and request my refill
, they tell me I shouldn't need it for another month. I try to explain that if they just look at the math of how much I've received versus what I actually need, the discrepancy would be obvious. But their response is always that the computer system says I’m covered for a month. It seems some people end up back in the hospital because they missed doses, whereas I might end up back there simply because they won't release my medication. I suppose I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is.

Doesn't the discharge summary explicitly list the treatment plan?

analogbison13 said:Doesn't the discharge summary usually list the prescribed therapy?

Of course it does. It should be included in every follow-up report from the doctor.

Tell her enough is enough—that keeping those recipes for her loved ones is her own issue, you have rights, you aren't asking for anything extra, and you'll be reporting her if this keeps up.
Go straight to the head of the local clinic and have a word with him; it’s his job to make sure his staff behaves properly.
Give the non-emergency line
a call. Just find a new primary care physician.

Just ask your doctor if she actually understands math; if she doesn't, you can always be happy to walk her through whatever part she’s struggling with.

She’s supposed to give you the exact treatment prescribed by your specialist—it’s right there on your discharge papers or your outpatient records.

Look, if what you’re saying is true, then there’s zero room for games here. For anyone dealing with chronic issues, your primary care physician is basically everything. If the rapport isn't there and the cooperation is non-existent, you honestly just need to find a new doctor. Or, I guess, you could try having one last serious sit-down with her to see if anything can be salvaged...🙂

wiredcanyon2 said:If what you're saying is true, then there really isn't much room for negotiation. For someone dealing with chronic issues, your primary care physician is incredibly important. If the partnership there isn't working out, I guess you might need to find a new doctor, or maybe try having one more serious conversation with her...🙂

It really is like that. It’s even worse because they treat me like I don't know anything, which is frustrating since I can organize my own medications without even looking at them.
I also requested a referral for something—I won't say what, but it's serious—and she just told me, "Well, you look healthy!"
If I'm asking for something, it's because I genuinely need it. I don't have the energy to wander
around different hospitals; I'm honestly just fed up with it all.

Look, the doctor needs to prescribe the exact number, type, and dosage of the medications that your specialist laid out during your LAST checkup. They can also switch you over to an equivalent brand from a different manufacturer, or if they coordinate directly with the specialist who signed off on your findings—which they can do via a quick phone call or another follow-up if necessary—they can tweak things in your treatment plan if it’s absolutely essential...

So, if you don't mind me asking, which specific medication are they refusing to write for you?

At the end of the day, if the prescription calls for 200 pills a month, then you need 200 pills, period. It shouldn't be a debate... whether you need 200 or just 2, you should be getting exactly what is required for your health, plain and simple...

Their system probably has some bogus signature entered, so now the software is just crunching numbers based on bad data.
Next time you head over there, make sure you double-check that they input the right signature for that medication.