Should I Worry?

Cromag · Post by **Cromag** » 2002-12-12 05:19pm

My girlfriend is trying to contact her family doctor about getting a refill on her birth control pills. He wants her to see her gynecologist before she gets her next refill. The problem is that due to the holidays, it's very unlikely she'd get an appointment before this month's prescription runs out.

Unfortunately, she's unable to talk directly to her doctor; his nurse seems adamant that she be the intermediary. The last conversation my gf had with her, she again was told that she absolutely had to talk to her gynecologist, a Dr. Berstein. My gf was puzzled, as it's been almost 7 years since she's seen a gyno. A few minutes later, the name clicked, he's her podiatrist.

Late breaking news: Gf's just informed me that she called back as soon as she figured out who Berstein was, the nurse finally agreed she should talk directly to the doctor. She's pretty sure she knows how the "nurse" got confused. Anyone wanna take a guess?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-12-12 05:23pm

The Gynecologist/Podiatrist mix-up reminds me of a partial joke I just heard this week.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-12-12 05:23pm

Did she get an exam by her family doctor?

If she did and she now needs to see her gyno, there might be something wrong.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-12-12 05:35pm

Which one's a podiatrist, again?

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-12-12 05:35pm

HemlockGrey wrote:Which one's a podiatrist, again?

Foot doctor.

Cromag · Post by **Cromag** » 2002-12-12 05:43pm

neoolong wrote:Did she get an exam by her family doctor?

If she did and she now needs to see her gyno, there might be something wrong.

The way she tells it, he simply wants her to see a gyno before the next refill. I think he's just alarmed at the amount of time since her last checkup and wants to make sure her prescription (which apparently can change over time) doesn't need to be adjusted.

All she's trying to ask for is one last refill for the month of Jan, because it's very likely that will be her earliest opportunity to see a gyno.

j1j2j3 · Post by **j1j2j3** » 2002-12-12 05:45pm

You need prescriptions for birth control pills ?

Does your country / state require them? Or is it something other then that?

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-12-12 05:47pm

Cromag wrote:
neoolong wrote:Did she get an exam by her family doctor?

If she did and she now needs to see her gyno, there might be something wrong.
The way she tells it, he simply wants her to see a gyno before the next refill. I think he's just alarmed at the amount of time since her last checkup and wants to make sure her prescription (which apparently can change over time) doesn't need to be adjusted.

All she's trying to ask for is one last refill for the month of Jan, because it's very likely that will be her earliest opportunity to see a gyno.

It doesn't seem like there is anything to worry about. If she has been healthy and all. It seems to just be precautionary.

Cromag · Post by **Cromag** » 2002-12-12 05:52pm

neoolong wrote:
Cromag wrote:
neoolong wrote:Did she get an exam by her family doctor?

If she did and she now needs to see her gyno, there might be something wrong.
The way she tells it, he simply wants her to see a gyno before the next refill. I think he's just alarmed at the amount of time since her last checkup and wants to make sure her prescription (which apparently can change over time) doesn't need to be adjusted.

All she's trying to ask for is one last refill for the month of Jan, because it's very likely that will be her earliest opportunity to see a gyno.
It doesn't seem like there is anything to worry about. If she has been healthy and all. It seems to just be precautionary.

Ah, I see that I should have made the topic heading a bit less serious. I was shooting for more of a humorous angle by describing the nurse's recommendation for my gf to see a podiatrist about getting bc pills.

My apologies if I misled anyone regarding the content of this thread.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2002-12-12 08:35pm

j1j2j3 wrote:You need prescriptions for birth control pills ?

Does your country / state require them? Or is it something other then that?

As far as I know they are a prescription item in all of the U.S.