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I was being treated by a new doctor for PTSD. he termintated me as a patient etc.. he has a sketchy history?

I recieved a letter from a doctor that was treating me for ptsd symptoms stating that he was terminating me as a patient? i had no idea why? i contacted his office that stated too me that the doctor terminated me because he could not reach me by phone? the office lady said she could not reach me either? i said well hell did you leave any voice mails? they admitted that they call with a blocked number/private and i advised them early on as a new patient not too contact me from a blocked phone # as i dont answer private calls. i advised the staff that i was in and out of the hospital and primary physician for pneumonia and that i was sick as a dog man. i advised them that i had doctor bills, rx records, med bottles, antibiotics, codeine/promethazine, inhalers rx records etc.. i had too recieve breathin treatments etc.. they were very arrogant and dismissive stating that i did not see a counselor that i was supposed too see 2x a month! i said exactly! i was very ill and on my ass sick! WHAT CAN I DO? i dont want too return as the doc was very rude, dismissive and after doing some checking he has had his privileges suspended recently, is this a serious deal having a hospital suspend your privileges suspended? im told that this had too be for serious misconduct? i knew from day 1 that this doc was going too be trouble as he was bizarre and talked too people crazy! anyway i did not leave sooner as their is a huge shortage of medical doctors in my city. this bad negative record could ruin my pension benefits/insurance and compensation that i recieve as if im not in compliance then i run into problems with the pension board etc.. i made all appts and did what i was supposed too do… i want to change this on my record should i file a complaint too the medical board? this guy is known i have found too be very difficult and has sued hospitals and lost etc.. trouble finds this doctor i have found… any help?
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You wanted to leave anyway so your only real concern is if this is a "bad negative record could ruin my pension benefits/insurance and compensation that i recieve as if im not in compliance then i run into problems with the pension board etc."

Your focus should be on making sure that does not happen – and it really shouldn’t if all that was at issue was inability to contact you. I would do the following things.
1. Be as nice as possible and try to re-establish a cordial relationship
2. Request a copy of all your records (they must provide those to you) – go and pick them up in person, they may charge a small copying fee
3. Review all notes related to their inability to contact you.
4. If its a simple factual "could not reach" then I’d write them a letter explaining why they couldn’t reach you and ask they include it in your record.
5. If there’s any negative tone then I’d write them a letter explaining why they couldn’t reach you for their record. Then, after enough time for the letter to arrive, call and (nicely) ask them to correct any negative comments with final note in the chart. Request they send/fax you a copy of that too.
6. If any negativity in the notes persists say the inaccuracies may affect your benefits, etc. and you will have to pursue getting it corrected through legal channels…the threat of lawyers should do it as they its A LOT easier to write a "clarifying note" than it is for them to deal with lawyers. Get a lawyer involved if needed.
7. Establish a new physician relationship asap and make sure that goes well and that they have a number they can reach you.

Even all of the above seems like a big mess, I suspect your risk of this really impacting you is low.

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what are the advantages and diadvantages of contact lenses from the medical view??

I want scientific information..please

Adv–increases field of vision,no botheration about spects.

Disadv– 1.May cause injury to cornea.
2. May impair oxygen supply to cornea.
3.May be asource of infection to cornea.
4.Can’t be used continuously.

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I am interested in joining the air force. I was in the army but quit (must hear story). Can I sing up still?

I joined the army reserves back in 2003, trained for a year, cam home and was attached to a unit 4 hours away from my house (even though there was a unit 20 min. away). The driving wasn’t really a problem; however, there was no position for me over there, i was communications and this was all medical personnel. I served no purpose to them. On the way to drill one weekend my truck blew a part out of my caliper and I was stranded, no way of making it there. I was low on money and had no transportation for a while, needless to say I couldn’t make it to the next few drills. During this time I tried desperately to contact them… phone calls, emails, calling higher command in other places, even sent them certified mail… no response. I get a phone call one day asking where I’ve been… come on. They gave me the option of going back or taking a general discharge. I was so fed up with it I left, I couldn’t handle their incompetence. I want in – air force, can I after all this???

I would try talking to an Air Force recruiter to see what your options are. Give them your discharge papers and tell them your story and see what they have to say. They can probably get an answer for you quicker than you doing the leg work yourself.

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What should I do, to fight against the medical store?

I am staying in mumbai, India.
2 days back, i had purchased a packet of capsule(10 nos) from the medical store. It was looking all right, also expiry date was enough (May 2009). When I tried to take one capsule at home, It was found to be improper, with bad smell.

I contacted the medical store, the staff over there are giving sense less answers – "If you wouldn’t have cut that, I would have accepted"
How the hell am I supposed to know, its not proper??

How do i fight against that medical store?
Whom should i contact/ compliant this issue.

I know, Its not only me, there may be thousands & thousands of ppl, who would have gone through this.

Any advice is really appreciated. Thnaks

i would recommend going to the store and talk to the manager if he/she is there.

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How do I find and info on my grandfather who served in WW2?He fled from Canda shortly after war,no one knows!?

I am trying to obtain any info on my grandfather Gilbert Albert Milberry.Born in Saint John,NB.Moved to the USA (Hartford,CT during 1926-1932) Moved back to Saint John,NB Canada where my father Raymod Richard was born in 1933.
Records show Marjorie married June o4,1925 in Saint John,Died 1938,SaintJohn,NB.
My grandfather fled and left his 4 children after being charged with abandoment.Children were all placed in Foster homes.He’s never made a attempt to contact them.Rumors at the time stated he flaed to England,where he was stationed during the WW2.
Where my grandfather was born in Canada but lived in USA before WW2, Not much is known of him other than he served and was stationed in England.I am doing a family tree as well as trying to get medical info on his side of family,
I need to know where to look and get verification of other marriages,children,service records and death info.
The only child left is dying and he’s Gilbert Chester Milberry,(A Korean War Vetran).Please help!

Start with those you can hopefully be more certain of, yourself and your folks. Of particular intrest in this case is your father. Where was he born (Saint John, NB). So his parents probably got married there (which you show to be accurate in your extra info). I’m not sure exactly how the things in Canada work, I know from personal experince here in the states (every once in a while I get to help my mom do exactly what you’re doing) you go to the town hall of the town or city in question to get the records. Birth certs, marriage certs, death certs. So you should be able to get the records you require there if you don’t already have them there. Check the marriage certificate, it might list place of birth, which may then take you further to where you can get the birth certs. These should at least list the mother.

Also, start considering churches. Was your father christened? Perhaps the same church that did the christening conducted the wedding. Or do you know what particular religon your grandparents were, that could also help track the church down. The church should still have a records that will help.

Don’t ignore census records, either. It’s something I learned last fallwhen helping my mom. We’ve discovered that the various census records here will also tell occasionally place of birth. Getting that kind of info can be a huge step in finding the info you’re looking for. It can also give you an idea what he was doing in the US (ie, what his job was as that does tend to be listed on US census records).

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how do i contact a hospital patient…?

A friend of mine was seriously injured in a crash with a drunk driver. He was taken to Fort Sam Medical Center and called me from there twice after he was admitted. Every time I call the front desk, or the number he has called me from, they are unable to locate him in their database when I give them his name and age. He told me this is due to the fact it was such a serious accident so they don’t put his name in the database for confidentiality reasons. Is it true they do this? Is there any other way I can get ahold of him? I haven’t heard from him in a few days so I’m a bit worried.
Also he has no immediate family that’s aware he’s hospitalized, I’m the only person he’s called to let know…

Try and get another number from one of his family members. If he is seriously injured then he probably doesn’t feel like talking much anyway. Yes, to your question. The hospital sometimes will keep information on patient’s confidential. However, this is up to the patient or the patient’s family, the hospital will not automatically do it. There are alot of new rules out now protecting patient’s privacy, so the best bet would be to contact his immediate family if possible. Good luck.

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do I have to give my consent for my employer to contact my doctor again?

I have already givin my consent on 2 seperate occasions, for my employer to speak to my doctor. (same company, different boss.)
I do have a medical condition, but they asked me 2 sign the consent form after i had been off with something completly un-related.
I don’t want to sign this form as I have had to change doctors, because the attitude of my doctor changed towards me after work had hassled her. I don’t want to take the chance of this happening again. Do I have to sign the form? what can happen to me if I don’t?

You can tell your doctor what he is allowed to tell others, you know. Discuss this with him. If it seems you need to ..contact an attorney to ask more detailed questions.

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Utility company kills 93 y/o man! Shouldn’t someone get charged with premeditated murder? Looks premeditated!?

I read this one the news and had to post it for more people to read. That utility company killed this man, yet they say they done nothing wrong. The person that said that should spend a few days in a freezer and see how it feels… not saying kill the guy, just let him get hypothermia and some frost bite. This poor old man died a horrible death because he was poor. With all the jobless folks in this country, next will it be a family of 5? Will the utility company say then that they did nothing wrong also?

BAY CITY, Mich. – A 93-year-old man froze to death inside his home just days after the municipal power company restricted his use of electricity because of unpaid bills, officials said.

Marvin E. Schur died "a slow, painful death," said Kanu Virani, Oakland County’s deputy chief medical examiner, who performed the autopsy.

Neighbors discovered Schur’s body on Jan. 17. They said the indoor temperature was below 32 degrees at the time, The Bay City Times reported Monday.

"Hypothermia shuts the whole system down, slowly," Virani said. "It’s not easy to die from hypothermia without first realizing your fingers and toes feel like they’re burning."

Schur owed Bay City Electric Light & Power more than $1,000 in unpaid electric bills, Bay City Manager Robert Belleman told The Associated Press on Monday.

A city utility worker had installed a "limiter" device to restrict the use of electricity at Schur’s home on Jan. 13, Belleman said. The device limits power reaching a home and blows out like a fuse if consumption rises past a set level. Power is not restored until the device is reset.

The limiter was tripped sometime between the time of installation and the discovery of Schur’s body, Belleman said. He didn’t know if anyone had made personal contact with Schur to explain how the device works.

Schur’s body was discovered by neighbor George Pauwels Jr.

"His furnace was not running, the insides of his windows were full of ice the morning we found him," Pauwels told the newspaper.

Belleman said city workers keep the limiter on houses for 10 days, then shut off power entirely if the homeowner hasn’t paid utility bills or arranged to do so.

He said Bay City Electric Light & Power’s policies will be reviewed, but he didn’t believe the city did anything wrong.

"I’ve said this before and some of my colleagues have said this: Neighbors need to keep an eye on neighbors," Belleman said. "When they think there’s something wrong, they should contact the appropriate agency or city department."

Schur had no children and his wife had died several years ago.

Bay City is on Saginaw Bay, just north of the city of Saginaw in central Michigan.

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Information from: The Bay City Times, http://www.mlive.com/bay-city

This 93 year old man was a veteran. He fought for his country during World War II. He was a form cutter who worked all his life until retirement. If he had been some punk kid who was arrested for murdering someone, "the system" would have made sure he was adequately clothed, fed, and his hand held. "It’s not his fault", society would have said. "He must have been abused as a child. If we give him enough love, perhaps he won’t murder anyone else." People who make wrong decisions and get in over their heads are bailed out. People who rape and murder and pillage are bailed out. People who cheat and bully are rewarded. What about a plain, average Joe who worked all his life and fought for his country? This is a crime, and the utility company needs to be held responsible. Just because they refuse to acknowledge that they did anything wrong doesn’t mean they are correct. It saddens me to think of the lack of caring in this country.

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How can I retrieve my medical records from 8 years ago?

I need to retrieve a copy of my medical records that indicated a prescription I was given when I was 14 years old. Who do I contact in order to retrieve that information? Thanks! You help would be much appreciated!

If you got the prescription in a hospital, you would need to contact the Medical Records department. Because of privacy regulations, hospitals are required to have something from you IN WRITING before they will make copies for you. Nine times out of ten, they will ask that you come in to sign the documents in person. Call ahead to find out what their policy is.

If you got the prescription from a doctor’s office, you should be able to call the main number and request a copy. If your doctor is part of a large practice, they will probably have a separate medical records department that you would need to talk to.

Another option that may not be as lucrative since the prescription was written so long ago would be to call the pharmacy where it was filled. I still think your best bet will be to call the prescribing physician’s office or hospital.

Best of luck!

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What do you think of this? Is it a scam?

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:59:59 -0500 (EST)
To: mary_hake@sbcglobal.net
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ON THIS? CONTACT ME URGENTLY.1
From: "Jeffery Chars" <mc.jeffery@c17-ss-2-lb.cnet.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert

Dear Friend,

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have
not yet met.

After searching through your country’s Chamber of Commerce and industry
here in London I am contacting you to assist me, I have to say that I
have no intentions of causing you any pains as you read this.
I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will
die someday. My name is Mr. Jeffery Chars, a merchant here in London,
presently taking medical treatment. now, I have been diagnosed with
Prostate and Esophageala cancer that was discovered very late due to my
uncaring attitude for my health. It has defiled all form of medicine and
right now, I have only about a few months to live according to medical
experts. To be frank with you, I have not particularly lived my life so
well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my
business and money. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always
hostile to people and only focus on my business as that was the only
thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is
more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the
world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I
would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now!
that I know my time is almost up, I have willed and given most of my
properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and
as well as a few close friends. I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on
earth.

So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations here in
UK, United Arab Emirates and Ireland. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of
my family to close one of my accounts and donate the money which I have
there to some charity organizations in Bulgaria, they refused and kept
the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they
seem not to be content with what I have left for them.

The last of my money is the huge cash deposit ($21m) that I have with a
security firm abroad (Alex Securities). I will want you to help me
collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and let
them know that it is I, Thomas Grey that is making this generous donation.
I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I
wait for my time to come.

You can reply me through my private email address:
jefferychars@yahoo.co.uk

As soon as I received your sincere response, I will hence give you all
the necessary details of how this can be done. I pray that you will
support and assist me with good heart so that I can be able to achieve my
goal. If you accept to help me do this, I promise you a reward of 30%
of the ($21m).

Thank you for understanding.
Jeffery Chars.

Oh, it is so totally sincere and on the complete up-and- up! TONS of people get wonderful money from total strangers.

And by the way, is this guy’s name Thomas Grey or is it Jeffery Chars? He uses both as his, see third to last paragraph. And does this dude really write like a proper Englishman? Etc…..

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