Posted by judy1 on April 30, 2004, at 11:34:53
In reply to Re: Totally unacceptable ... drastic alternative, posted by holymama on April 29, 2004, at 17:24:17
I agree with the other posters that you should keep your appt with your pdoc to hear his excuse and then determine your course of action. I have been in your situation several times, and one of the times my pdoc was enraged and fired his answering service. so let us know what happens and what you decide.
re: lying about suicidal feelings. Once you are labeled a suicide risk you get into the legal system (or if I'm wrong, please let me know- this happened to me after a suicide attempt). Is this something that will haunt you later? After a car accident, I was sued and the attorney requested my records trying for a 'suicidal' spin on my part (all I did was go through a yellow light that turned red, I most definitely was not suicidal) I write this because while I firmly believe everyone should get help if they are actively suicidal, I do feel if your pdoc was at fault- you should make sure you have a pdoc who is available at all times so you don't ever have to go through this again.
I completely sympathize with how overwhelmed you must have felt, I have done the same thing you did- waited for my husband to get home to take care of the kids so I could get away. And you know what? doing that really helped, I was so stressed and depressed I just needed some alone time.
I truly hope everything works out for you and you feel better.
take care, judy
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