Can you talk to you dr w/out an appt?

[emsumm]

I'm here again for bloodwork and right now I'm supremely irritated. The person who called me with results yesterday told me next to nothing and I'm really scared and nervous, so when I went in today for bloodwork I asked of the dr could call me, since I get no results until Monday.
Now I've been weighed, bp'd, and charged a copay. I'm pissed.

[Odonata]

My Dr will call me back if I call and leave a message with the nurse. But my Dr. is awesome and often goes above and beyond. I'm sorry you don't have any answers. Do you like your Dr?

[ringstrue]

I'd call your office and ask to leave a message on the docs phone to discuss bloodwork with you ASAP. Usually if I call to talk to a doc I can leave a VM on the docs phone myself.

[ringstrue]

If you are just there for bloodwork I don't think you can expect to talk to them during that time unless you scheduled it specifically. Or if you wanted to wait however long for them to fit you in to talk.

[emsumm]

I didn't want an actual appt, I just wanted a phone call!
Anyway. Oh well. I saw the doc and she was nice.

[chickadee77]

My first doc, no, not really. Her nurse was awful, too. My new one, though, is very good about using their patient portal, so while I haven't yet tried a phone call, she answers her electronic messages very quickly. She did tell me, though, that she will return calls if they warrant a doctor rather than a nurse, and to call at any hour and ask the answering service to page her if I'm ever concerned about something.

[mrspost08]

I can email my doctors anytime. They answer within 24-48 hours. Most of the time they email blood work with an explanation.

[jewel]

I can talk to my doctor on the phone, but they also email. The email option is really nice, and they all usually respond within a day or so.