Posted by Eddie Sylvano on June 18, 2003, at 9:30:19
After months (heck, years) of trying to obtain any kind of professional help from my PCP, I finally got her to refer me to a pdoc. It took over a week to get my referral number, then I had to call their office 6 times, leave messages (which they ignored), and call back again to finally get an appointment... in September! Is it always this hard to see a psychiatrist?
It bothers me that the tools of what are essentially a public good are so monopolized by the medical system as to make them unattainable for many. If we're powerless as individuals to address our own health (beyond diet and lifestyle), the system should at least recognize the responsibilities of their unique obligation to serve. Nobody would tolerate me having sole legal control over condoms or tampons, but doling them out via slow, expensive, exclusionary channels.
poster:Eddie Sylvano
thread:234746
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