DEAR DR. GOTT:
I am 83 years old. Recently I thought I was having a stroke so I called my doctor. He told me to go to the ER, which I did. After examination and a CT scan I was told I did not have a stroke but that I would have to stay overnight for observation.
When my physician finally came in the next day, I told him I wanted to go home. He said that I couldn’t because he wanted me to stay another night. I then informed him that I would go without his permission to which he said if I went without permission my insurance would not cover the stay or treatment. As he was leaving I told him he was only covering himself. He turned around, pointed his finger in my face and said “ABSOLUTELY”!
Later that day a social worker came to see me which is routine in my hospital. I mentioned the doctor’s behavior and what he said me and she responded “He knows better than that”. [Read more...]