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Old 03-15-2011, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Sonny1 View Post
From what I understand (not 100% sure) is that you can ask the doctor to make case mgr. wait outside the exam room for you to have privacy with doctor. I had a nurse case mgr. for my hands (bilateral everything is easier to say), she showed up once for the whole visit, which I did not care about, BUT she came for a second visit and get this, while waiting for the doctor to come in she tries chit chatting with me and then all of a sudden she goes completely pale and starts digging through her purse. this is how the rest of our chit chat went:

Nurse mgr: O my god, i forgot that i was supposed to call for jury duty today.

me: wow, well call them and explain your position and see if they can reschedule it for you. I believe we are allowed one reschedule w/in 6 months. (NYS)

Nurse mgr: do you think i should do that? or do you think i should lie and make up some excuse?

me: UUUMMM, honesty is the best policy.........

she ran out and i never saw or heard from her again!!! WTH!!
All the ones I have ever dealt with as far as WC goes are just crazy and love to twist words or to frazzle us. I had the one ask if I was pregnent because my symptoms fit pregnancy? Another went to great lengths to tell me in the parking lot that she couldn't come in because I had an attorney and she hadn't gotten permission yet but...oops...she gave her card to the doc already so could I explain to him why she wasn't there. So I did that...and the doc's work notes read like I mentioned my attorney on purpose and made a big deal out of it. That was first lesson learned. Just kept my mouth shut after that and let the doctor talk to that woman. You just can't act like a normal person around these people and it's sad.
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