Remember those "interrupting cow" knock-knock jokes?
I have an interrupting doctor one, ARC urgent care.
"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"Interrupting doctor."
"I fainted for no apparent reason yesterday, and have been having some serious issues with my memor..."
"Get some lab work, here's a referral to cardiology, and you'll have to see your primary care doctor about the memory thing."
"But do you think the memory loss might be relat...."
"Like I said, you'll have to see your primary care about that."
I have to say that Dr. Brooke did order an EKG and lab work, and he called me twice while I was on the way home to give me lab results and a referral to a cardiologist (EKG normal). It almost made up for him not being interested in hearing what I had to say during the exam. I guess he was busy, being an doctor doing an urgent care rotation during flu season and all, but I definitely felt like just another body he wanted to get out the door to make way for the next one. read more