One of Those appointments
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| Thu, 03-15-2007 - 6:54pm |
And my black humor moment of the week.
I had an appointment with my current pdoc today that I figured I should go to while I wait to see when I can get into the new pdoc. I decided to tell him the unvarished truth about what's going on at the moment and see if I can get anything more than a wait and see attitude. After a half hour he starts getting loud and asking if I understand how strange what I'm saying is and how contradictory some of what I'm saying is. I tried to calmly explain that I did, and the problem is not that I'm trying to be misleading, but that I was aware that my perceptions were pretty skewed at the moment...hence my need to talk to him. After a few more minutes and a few more questions he yelled "Do you realize you are living your life as though something were true that can't possibly be true? Do you know that's *really* crazy?" I yelled back "YES! What the f*&%^ do you think I'm doing here?" So, next week he wants me to bring DH in to help me work on "reality testing". He wants me to stop driving and he wants me to start seeing him weekly. But, he still thinks I can get through the pregnancy just fine without meds. The studies I'm been reading seem to suggest that route gives me at least a 30% chance of an emergency i/p admit in the weeks after my son is born. I'm psyched.
Hopefully I will have a new pdoc before next week.

UGH--the sooner you can get rid of him the better!
Wow, I will be happy when you are out from under that pdoc! The #1 rule in the mental health industry: listen to your client/patient without judgement. I only have a BA in psychology, but that is the #1 rule/ethic you are taught. This guy needs to be reminded of that. Sounds like he needs to take a long vacation and refocus on the reason he became a pdoc in the first place!
Good luck in finding a new pdoc, I think almost anyone would be better than him!
Jess