[ramonesfreak]

I take 3 types of medicine, blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetetes (metformin)
every 3 months my doctor refuses to renew ALL of these medicines unless i get blood work and then come in to the office.

None of these meds are narcotics or adderoll. I have been held hostage to this crap for years.

the other day I go in because my meds ran out weeks ago and the visit is 10 minutes, at most. He looks at my blood work on his computer screen and says - your diabetes is high. I say i know, i reviewed the blood work results online like I always do, you told me last time i could stop taking the medicine so I did. he says, oh, go back on the medicine. Other than take my blood pressure, he does nothing else. No exam, doesnt offer a flu shot (i forgot to ask-oops my bad) doesnt check anything on my body and just stares at his stupid computer screen while i tell him about my shoulder impingement that has been healing on its own and clearly he is not interested in hearing about it....he says, see you in a few months and walks out.

For this service, he bills BC/BS in excess of $300, $190 of which comes out of my pocket in addition to the $25 copay.

This doctor racket is worse than any NYC landlord I have had to deal with. People say lawyers are bad, i know because I am one and hear the jokes and hate....but really? This health care system is absurd and the doctors that contribute to this madness are unethical bastards

I would rather stop the meds and take my chances than play this BS game. And this is not some country bumpkin doctor making up the rules as he goes along. This is a doctor working out of the University of Rochester Medicine.

if you are a doctor that acts like mine, shame on you

pathetic