Records problem. The summary they hold about me is wrong by three items.
Get the criteria document. Every refusal is scored against a checklist and the letter never includes it.
Everything the practice holds is optimised for the practice, not for you. Download it twice a year.
Double appointments exist in a lot of practices. Paying for the longer slot is cheaper than two visits.
Has the handling changed recently for anyone else?
Same here.
Sleep first. Bad night, bad day, more symptoms. Fix that before changing anything else.
Same here.
Same for me with an appointment slot, unfortunately.
Function over score.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.
Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do. Same for me with an appointment slot, unfortunately.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
The pain score conversation is thirty seconds of my life I will never get back, every time.
It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.