Doctors who refuse to treat you.

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Hello Group.

I have a question which I hope someone can answer,I had a real tough

over the week-end concerning a doctor who refused to treat me.I live

in BC Canada,but am in Ottawa with my husband who is on business here

for a year,consqently I left my doctors behind,well I became quite ill

with bronchtis we tried to get a family doctor,but nary a one would

accept new patients plus because we were only going to be here for

six more months I did not have all of my heavy medical file,just one

sheet of paper giving my medical history plus all my meds.We ended up

going to a walk in clinic,the doctor there at first refused to treat

me,she finally gave me some antibiotics after I started to cry,then

she humilated me,by insinuating that I take too many drugs,said she

knew nothing about chari and syrinx,and further more she doesn,t

want to know any thing,she told me and my husband twice that she will

not treat me again,she even wrote it down,my husband asked her for

some direction where I could go to get my pills refilled short of

going back home,she replyed that you must get a family doctor,we told

her we tried but was told over and over again that no-one was

accepting new patients.She rudely said " I can,t help you " she had

no knowledge of any medicine I was taking even neurontin,she made

me feel so bad about myself,how can doctors be this way,my question

to all of you is can doctors refuse to treat a patient? Thanks for

listening,it was my first bad experience with doctors and I hope

the last,it really disturbed for a few days.regards Jane from BC.