Add my wishes in, too. I hope she’s doing better.
Eve, I love ya and all, and I certainly wish your mother nothing but the best, but the screaming hissy fit stuff ain’t kosher. It’s not fair to the doctor’s other patients, his staff, or to your mother, and it ultimately accomplishes nothing but to complicate her care. Wanting to discuss getting her discharged the next day is quite simply NOT an emergency, for one thing, and compared to actually taking care of his other patients, it’s simply not a priority. Also, are you sure he said “I can’t waste my time talking to your daughter”, or did he say “I don’t have time to talk to your daughter right now, but I’ll call her later”?
There is also absolutely no excuse for putting the office staff in the middle of all this. None. They have no control whatsoever over any of this, and it is completely unacceptable to use that kind of language towards them. Frankly, I’m appalled, as I would expect much better from you. You owe those ladies an apology.
Ultimately, though, you owe your mom an apology for complicating her care by making medical reccommendations you aren’t qualified to make and by putting her a step or three closer to being kicked out of the practice. Your mother is paying her doctor for his advice, and his advice was for her to stay in for a couple of days. If you or she isn’t happy with that advice, feel free to sign out AMA. Hell, feel free to fire him and find someone else to give you medical advice. Do not, however, feel free to throw a screaming fit about how you know more about her medical status than he does, or to dictate what is or is not medically appropriate for her when you have no medical training. Besides, there’s only so much fit-throwing most doctors are willing to put up with before they say, “Screw you, go find another doctor to scream at.”
I know you’re upset, but there are much better ways to handle a situation like this.
I read your post, Crazy, but have no intention of dignifying it with a response. In fact, I am going to ask a Mod to close this thread. I rarely–hardly ever–post personal matters here on the Board, and this subject is now closed, as far as I am concerned.