ShyGirl
Active Member
I haven't had a mammogram in years, so I got a referral from my doctor and called to schedule an appointment.
The woman in the radiology department refused to schedule an appointment for me. Like I said, I think my last one in St Mary's was 2009. I think I had one in Calvert since then, but I don't really remember and have no clue when it could have been.
The receptionist tried to explain that they need a copy of the last one to compare against. I told her that I didn't have it and asked her what if this was my first one? She went on to say that I have to sign something explicitly stating ...something... and that if something shows on this one.... What nobody will treat it? What the heck?
So I told her that I just wouldn't get one then and no longer needed the appointment. A bit bull-headed yes, but sheesh...
And what's with the form she mentioned - she seemed to place importance on how I would fill out the form because I can't be going in to get a baseline mammogram and have had one in the past too? Is that normal? Does it have something to do with mammograms being "free" under Obamacare?
I don't care about all of that administrative kind of stuff. I just want someone to check my damn boobies!
Now, I remember why I used to be happy to drive 2 hours away to see a doctor.
The woman in the radiology department refused to schedule an appointment for me. Like I said, I think my last one in St Mary's was 2009. I think I had one in Calvert since then, but I don't really remember and have no clue when it could have been.
The receptionist tried to explain that they need a copy of the last one to compare against. I told her that I didn't have it and asked her what if this was my first one? She went on to say that I have to sign something explicitly stating ...something... and that if something shows on this one.... What nobody will treat it? What the heck?
So I told her that I just wouldn't get one then and no longer needed the appointment. A bit bull-headed yes, but sheesh...
And what's with the form she mentioned - she seemed to place importance on how I would fill out the form because I can't be going in to get a baseline mammogram and have had one in the past too? Is that normal? Does it have something to do with mammograms being "free" under Obamacare?
I don't care about all of that administrative kind of stuff. I just want someone to check my damn boobies!
Now, I remember why I used to be happy to drive 2 hours away to see a doctor.