Migraine Awareness Month #20: “Run, Forrest, Run!”
“Describe the approach you think is best when it’s time to move on to a new doctor.”
Hello, All! I’ve recently been asked to format my opinion of the best way to “move on” when faced with the situation of realizing that you may just need a new doc. I’ve been “placed” in situations such a these quite a few times, and I a now have a concrete plan for saying, “Goodbye”; “Hasta La Vista”; “Ciao”; “Au Revoir”; or my most requested, “So Long, Succa!”
I won’t keep you waiting: here are my recommendations:
- Keeping quiet in the complaint department may be polite… and ladylike, but it’s not recommended in the Migraine Community. Etiquette is fine for dinner, but can rarely be used when one is encumbered by a chronic, debilitating, and ridiculously painful disease. Information is key here: let that doc – and his staff – know just how you feel. Tell them that (just in case they didn’t already know…) Migraine is a genetic, neurological disease, and you’d prefer to be treated – literally – with the R-E-S-P-E-C-T you and your DISEASE deserve. If said doc can’t seem to grasp this concept, “Hasta La Vista” is definitely in order!
- “Drop off the Key, Lee”: I owe this one to Paul Simon, and I’ll be the first to admit it. Although the best approach when dealing with a rogue doctor and his staff is always information/complaint/feedback, just quietly going your own way does serve the purpose. *****Note: This technique is always preferred when stress really is the last thing on your list – EASY…
- When your Fantasy Doc Luxury Liner finally rolls into port, there’s only one thing not on your mind: worrying about your previous thorn (aka, “Doc”) in your brain’s temporal lobe. This is when, “Ciao, Baby!” is most useful (for the Francais, “Au Revoir” works as a wonderful substitution.) Just stroll into that office, pull off your Dolce specs, and inform them of your “out-of-this-office status”. They won’t know what hit them. *******Note: For male Migraineurs, “Ciao, Baby” can be replaced with, “So Long, Succa!”
- My final recommendation is most likely the least stressful of this lot and can be used – sparingly – when a patient just can’t take it anymore (and I don’t mean Zomig!). When the offending doc or his staff have reduced your personality to an unrecognizable speck of its former shimmer, “Run, Forrest, Run!” is the only wise choice. This option can, at a later date, be combined with “Hasta La Vista” (in letter form), complete with a little description of just what R-E-S-P-E-C-T really looks – and sounds – like! ******Disclaimer: In cases of delinquent payment, overdue payment, or just “payment due”, “Run, Forrest, Run!” becomes a little more complicated. Please refer to Section B for a complete explanation. Thank you.******
“National Migraine Awareness Month is initiated by the National Headache Foundation. The Blogger’s Challenge is initiated by www.FightingHeadacheDisorders.com “
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