I appreciate your reply. I have an appt with a specialist, set up by the same doctor, but it is not for 29 more days. I guess it is her medical opinion that it is okay to run a lowgrade fever for that long. I was yelled at by the doctor's nurse and ( I paid their bill in full ) was so upset for being treated like I was bothering them. I was so surprised by her attitude, that I could hardly speak. Although I did manage to get her to try an antibiotic designed to treat sinus infections, the first diagnosis was bronchitis. Glad to say it is working although I am keeping the appt with the specialist and getting another doctor. I had been going to this doctor for 20 years! He has been going for 5. I guess I am as hurt as I am angry.
I am sorry to hear of your loss of your child. I cannot imagine anything worse or anything more sad than losing a child, especially when it may have been prevented. As a nurse, I try each day to be compassionate and to be willing to take the time to listen to everything. I find out more significant information by conversing with patients than I do when I just ask the questions on the forms. I am not the fastest nurse, but I hope I am thorough and kind. The next time someone gets mad about having to wait, I wish they could know that it may be helping save someone's life, or the least of which, money to diagnose it right the first time. If nothing else , this has taught me that time is not always money, it may be a life.
Thanks for listening. Need to vent? I will listen....