Re:Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Chronic Illness
by _dark_matter_ on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @10:33AM
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The parent comment was reading from a different line: `I made lists of questions for my doctors and insisted they give me their personal phone numbers.`
Re:Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Chronic Illness
by naner on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @10:32AM
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That is a pretty big leap from just a single statement.
I've noticed the same problem and I'm not in the medical profession. Many people don't have good judgement when given direct 24/7 phone access.
This isn't likely to be a what a phone appointment is.
A phone appointment is what it sounds like. A set time, generally within normal office hours, pre-arranged, for the doctor and patient to speak.
It's simply a way of not taxing the patient with travel, especially if they need to travel any significant distance like to the next town.