Can a doctor just drop you as a patient?

My doctor and I fired each other. I had gone in with a sinus infection and asked for azithromycin because it has always worked for me for a sinus infection. She insisted that azithromycin wouldn…

Top stories for Susan   Can a doctor just drop you as a patient? Amy Baggott, I have lived with cats for most of my life. • Answered August 19 My doctor and I fired each other. I had gone in with a sinus infection and asked for azithromycin because it has always worked for me for a sinus infection. She insisted th... Read more » 1.9K 112   How slow can cancer develop in the human body? Vivienne Marcus, got a medical degree once. • Answered July 31, 2022 Cancer is often very misunderstood. Lots of people think cancer is something you either have, or haven't got. But the truth is (as always) much more nuanced. As others have ... Read more » 1.7K 119   Does a nursing home take your pension and Social Security benefits? Joan Bell • Answered March 18 My dear friends, I am 92 years old and living quite comfortably in a nursing home, paid for by Medicaid. This is my advice to the elderly—or almost elderly. And please,, pl... Read more » 18K 1.5K   Michelle Bender, Full charge bookkeeper at Freight Logistics (2015-present) • Posted Dec 11, 2024 I fell off the toilet when I passed out one day. Took my Husband 45 min to convince me something was wrong and to go to the ER. I was nauseous and my head ached. I remember them rolling me into the... Read more » Did you ever go to hospital in an emergency and were admitted immediately? Yes. I had been exercising five days a week for months, (at work during lunchtime) and for some reason my stomach would never get flatter. I assumed I just hit a wall, and e... 2.5K 155   Why do many men get grumpy as they get older, like their personality changes? Bobboi, Nearing retirement. I have opinions. • Updated September 14 No, their personality doesn't change. Let me tell you about getting older. Everything physical gets harder. Including keeping off excess weight. Some of the indignities that h... Read more » 5.3K 633   What screams "I'm way richer than I look"? NH • Answered October 18 Time. Every single really rich person I know? They drive a four year old Toyota. Shop at Macy's. Live in a four bedroom house. No telling from that. The dead give away? They h... Read more » 2.5K 114   Can I refuse to take back my stolen car? Heidi Jo Ennis, former 23 years as Manager of a Major Grocery Chain (1992-2015) • Answered May 3 My car was stolen. I reported it to the police. About 3 weeks later I received a phone call and they had found my car. It was now in the tow yard and I could recover it fro... Read more » 9.6K 1.4K   I accidentally left raw chicken on the counter overnight when it should've been refrigerated. Is it bad? Is it not recommended to put back in the fridge? It's been 10 hours. Steven Haddock, studied at York University • Answered June 18, 2022 The people who are warning you about salmonella are correct. Yes, cooking will kill it .That's why you cook it after you thaw it properly. However, salmonella doesn't just ki... Read more » 7.5K 569   Why are Medicare premiums going up this year by more than they have in several decades? Mike Brant, Retired Geezer • Answered September 4 That's because you really don't have Medicare, per se. You have Medicare Advantage, which quite different from traditional Medicare. Hey, I made the same mistake, but now m... Read more » 1.9K 319   Why do some passengers get called to the desk before boarding their flight? James Archibald, Went through a 8.0 quake in a 11 story building saw no gods • Answered March 20 I was in the Beijing airport waiting to board the 16+ hour flight back to Los Angeles when I heard what sounded like my name being called to the gate. The person doing the ... Read more » 3.4K 141   How do hotels decide which room to give a guest? Example, I'm on the road, I stop at a Hampton Inn for the night, and ask for the standard king bed, non-smoking, and they have 20 of those open. How do they decide if I stay in room 219, 407, 333 etc? Charlie Rand, worked at U.S. Census Bureau • Answered September 20 Several years ago, I was cooking at a restaurant hotel and I asked the front desk guy this exact question. It was a fairly small hotel with fewer than 100 rooms. He explain... Read more » 6.2K 240   If you've had cancer before and it has been successfully treated, will it always return? Rick Klugman, Cancer survivor. • Answered February 25 I was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer in 2013. Oncologists often quote the 5 year mark as far as any chance of reoccurrance. My cancer was thankfully treated as a... Read more » 272 54 Read more in your feed

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