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Just had the goofiest conversation with my ophthalmologist's office. Involved 2 issues: A med and obtaining a certain health status with my employer.
~ I had asked Dr X to refill a prescription for an eye drop that I've been on for over a decade. His response via his support staffer was that he didn't prescribe the med, so he therefore wouldn't refill it, and that I should go to the Dr who prescribed it to refill it. Well, I said, that Dr is in the city I used live in - about 1,000 miles from here, but Dr X is the current expert on my eyes: Is he telling me that I should not be on Med X? I'll stop taking these drops, if that's his professional recommendation. No, was the response, he's just saying he won't refill someone else's prescription. Anyway, we went round and round like that. I finally asked the staffer to back to the Dr and get clarity about whether he wants me on or off this med.
~ I also had submitted a request to the Dr a couple of weeks ago asking if he would support my appeal to my employer for an eye health-related accommodation. Again, the answer was "no," but not because he believed that the status wasn't medically necessary - which, again, I could understand - but because it's "not his job" to do that sort of thing. So I called another specialist with the same request. Their immediate response, and I quote, "Sure, bring us the forms and we'll get 'em filled out for ya."
It's taken me a while to build a relationship with this ophthalmologist. I'm finally, after months of craziness and bad regimens, on a decent "bridge regimen" for meds and treatments while I wait to hit maintenance level with immunotherapy. (My issues are severe allergies exacerbating chronic eye (bleph & MGD) and lung conditions. I've been in a health crisis mode the last few months.) I live in a small city with just a handful of ophthalmologists available, most of them in the same shop as this guy. On the other hand - see above - I want to work with someone who at least seems rational. And, with 3 weeks of Med X left, I really need some clear medical guidance about sticking with or stopping this med.
Any advice, insights all y'all?
Thanks.
~ I had asked Dr X to refill a prescription for an eye drop that I've been on for over a decade. His response via his support staffer was that he didn't prescribe the med, so he therefore wouldn't refill it, and that I should go to the Dr who prescribed it to refill it. Well, I said, that Dr is in the city I used live in - about 1,000 miles from here, but Dr X is the current expert on my eyes: Is he telling me that I should not be on Med X? I'll stop taking these drops, if that's his professional recommendation. No, was the response, he's just saying he won't refill someone else's prescription. Anyway, we went round and round like that. I finally asked the staffer to back to the Dr and get clarity about whether he wants me on or off this med.
~ I also had submitted a request to the Dr a couple of weeks ago asking if he would support my appeal to my employer for an eye health-related accommodation. Again, the answer was "no," but not because he believed that the status wasn't medically necessary - which, again, I could understand - but because it's "not his job" to do that sort of thing. So I called another specialist with the same request. Their immediate response, and I quote, "Sure, bring us the forms and we'll get 'em filled out for ya."
It's taken me a while to build a relationship with this ophthalmologist. I'm finally, after months of craziness and bad regimens, on a decent "bridge regimen" for meds and treatments while I wait to hit maintenance level with immunotherapy. (My issues are severe allergies exacerbating chronic eye (bleph & MGD) and lung conditions. I've been in a health crisis mode the last few months.) I live in a small city with just a handful of ophthalmologists available, most of them in the same shop as this guy. On the other hand - see above - I want to work with someone who at least seems rational. And, with 3 weeks of Med X left, I really need some clear medical guidance about sticking with or stopping this med.
Any advice, insights all y'all?
Thanks.
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