Is there a doctor in the house?

Seriously, NYC. What is up with your doctors? All I want is someone to refill my birth control so I don't get extremely sick (or have a baby) but it's the hardest thing in the world.

I've been to several doctors since I moved here 2 years ago. The first was near-ish my house and I thought they would take my COBRA insurance. He was nice enough, but I was there for 8 hours. No lie. The 2nd was through my (new) work -union -insurance, and he was a bitter old Hassidic Jew that should not have been a gyno because he didn't believe in birth control. We conflicted over many things until I finally just stopped going. The third (attempt) was right by my house, but I waited in her office for 4 hours before even being acknowledged. I was going to die from hunger, so I left and never came back*.

The 4th was recommended to me by Suzanne, and she was awesome. I loved her. She was smart and competent and timely and her office staff were all of these things as well. She didn't make me take any preg tests or pap shmears or anything. Then suddenly I got a letter saying she was leaving the practice on January 30. The letter was dated 1/23, and I received it February 2. So the awesome doctor completely disappeared off the face of the earth, and believe me, I've been looking.

Then right before I went to CA in March, I called the pharm to renew my rx, which said it had a refill. "Oops" the pharm said. "Someone messed up. You don't actually have any refills." Nor did I have a doctor to call. And I was going out of town for 2 weeks. More thanks to Suzanne, she gave me her friend Dr.P's number and she refilled my rx. I felt bad doing it but the pharm messed up so I didn't get a chance to plan ahead.

Now it's approaching the time to renew my rx again. Still no word from Awesome Doctor, so I called the number they gave me on the letter. I have called about 5 times over the last 2 days, and the phone has never been answered. Not once. And each time I've held for over 5 minutes while the same 2 piano songs play, interrupted constantly by a recording that says "Please continue holding for the next available agent. Thank you." But that doesn't help me get my medicine, now does it?

I just want my rx refilled for a year. I'm fine on the meds, there's no need to see a doctor. I just need to be able to get more. I'm about to call the free clinic, which will be more inconvenient, but it's my last hope. That or fly back to CA to see my beloved Dr. K.

No sicky, and no babies. Is that too much to ask? Lord help me if I ever have an emergency.




* Since I was never acknowledged, I was not charged the no-show fee, which is good because it would have been a major pain in my ass to fight it, which I would have.





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