Basically, wife was in very early stages of pregnancy (6-7 weeks) and started having vaginal bleeding.
Went to our doctor and informed cow at reception that we'd like an emergency appointment (which he caters for). Cow asks why. We explain that we'd rather not discuss it with her and that it's an emergency. She rolls her eyes saying that she needs the info to determine if it's an emergency or not. Tell her that my wife is in early pregnancy and that she's bleeding. Cow replies that maybe she's just having her period.
My wife explains that this is the third pregnancy and she knows the difference between a period and vaginal bleeding.
Ask to see the nurse, cow explains she's not in today and doctor is busy but she can make an appointment for next week. Finally ask her is she going to let the doctor know or not. Again she rolls her eyes treating us as some type of hypochondriacs and says that we don't constitute an emergency. We leave, just before doing so I get the last word in asking her what skills she has allowing her to triage patients. No reply. I inform her she better pray for a favourable outcome or I'm coming after her.
Go to a different walk in clinic. Explain all to another doctor. She tells my wife to go straight to hospital where she is diagnosed as miscarrying.
Return to cow with a photocopy of hospital report, tell her to read it and ask her WTF she thinks she is to diagnose what constitutes an emergency and deny access to doctor. Told her I'm coming after her and to start getting a story set up.
Honestly, no biggie re. the miscarriage. It was early days and we are already blessed with 2 beautiful boys. It's just the fact that these power hungry fools feel that they have the right to act beyond their skill set re. health matters that makes the whole system dangerous.
. Don't mean to stalk you!
