In a recent blog I had mentioned having a few people in my life that don't have smart phones yet. I am still trying to figure out how I lived without one myself. Not just easy access to all the social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Google plus, but having the world at my fingertips. We aren't computerized at work and if a client would like some info on an illness or a certain breed of dog or cat...I can whip up a reliable webpage for them before they go home and get the wrong information. Then I email or text the link to them. To me phone books are obsolete....a co worker and I were both looking up a pharmacy to call in a prescription and I had the number in seconds on my SG3.
We have a co worker however that hasn't crossed the line yet. Her name is Sharon and I have a great starter smart phone to present to her before the holidays. It is the Alcatel onetouch Premiere from US Cellular. I had my friend Frankenhead help me out with a video as to why Sharon will like this phone!!! It will make an easy transition for her into the world of smart phones and I bet in no time she will be addicted like I am!
Sharing the love of great phones and service is why Im a member of the US Cellular Customer Crew!!!
My Dad was a Doc....back in his day (60's, 70's) the General Practitioner did it all.The GP was just that....now you have different doctors for different needs. GP's no longer do surgery, ob/gyn, pediatrics, internal medicine, cardiology, emergency care, etc....it is the nature of the beast and Veterinary medicine is starting to go that way as well. Is this bad? NO....however, growing up with this kind of doctor in the family, I have a certain expectation from my doctors. My Dad took care of Amish and homebound families as well as the community. He had a dynamite sense of humor and was a very personable person. When he retired in the 80's I remember him telling me that between the government and insurance companies telling MD's what and what not they could do, practicing medicine was becoming more about the bottom line and less about treating the patient. He hated that and was glad to be getting out of the field.
I have had the fortune to have good doctors over the years.....despite the changes in medicine my father complained about. I had a wonderful GP in Oklahoma that was old school. He was on call at the ER when I was seriously kicked by a horse....my boss asked him if he was going to prescribe me pain killers....his answer was "no....I want her off that leg for seven days....if she has pain killers she will be working tomorrow"...how funny...I was anyways...but that would have been something my Dad would have said. The Veterinarian I now work for has the same mentality...the clients love him and he is a wonderful boss....but bedside manor is everything.
In Tennessee I had a couple great doctors as well.....they knew I didn't have insurance and helped me out. I was happy to see Drs that weren't all about the bottom line. A couple of years ago my boss and I picked up CoverTN. a good preventative insurance and though it has limits has been both affordable and decent.
I am not able to keep this short and to the point..sorry...doctors are not evil....they do care and having families themselves and being tied to the current system...they are human. I had to change GPs due to the one I have used for years wasn't didn't take CoverTN. I miss Dr. Murphey as a GP because she understood my financial situation and still provided good care. But why pay full price out of pocket when I can pay a co pay..... I do get defensive sometimes when I hear people bad mouth physicians. That is due to my Dad being one but my new GP office has walk in hours and have taken care of me just fine.
Getting long I know but a history was important for my point. In January I had appendicitis....didn't know it at the time but went to my GP office Saturday morning on walk in hours.....they sent me to the ER...the ER doc was great....the CT scan personelle was great......the GI doc on call that did my appendectomy was great....he is now my regular GI guy. Dr. Rangnekar was and still is a good physician and personable. (and did I mention that great vet I work for....I called in sick and he handled the whole morning single handed....)
Because of the CT scan for the appendix other issues were found. I always used my GP for annual female issues as well but found myself needing and OB/GYN surgeon. Dr. Rangnekar's office referred me to Dr. Glover and Bullen. Not only did Dr. Bullen take me seriously but addressed my concerns and was very interested in doing what was best for me. That meant sending me to another specialist in robotic surgery who was just moving his practice. Dr. Bullen had called me twice after hours to keep communication open, personally called Dr. Fields about my case, and that resulted in another great physician caring about my health. Dr. Fields is a primary surgeon in robotic surgery in this area and he and his team had taught several other physicians around the country. Dr. Bullen is new to robotic surgery but with Dr. Fields on hand will tackle me and my not-so-easy case....I feel confident about my future surgery with these two on hand. Dr. Fields is young for his expertise ...in his early 40's....but he is an expert and working with Dr. Bullen to make sure my care is right.
BOTH these guys at the end of a long day, took the time to call me after hours to follow up with my case....I have great faith in them and wish my Dad was still around so I could share with him that there are still good Docs out there despite the direction medicine has gone. I am about to go through a surgery that could have been more evasive and dangerous without the current Drs taking care of me. And when Dr. Fields called me tonight (two hours after his office closed and the day before a holiday) he informed me that Dr. Bullen already had dates in mind for my surgery....don't think for a minute that there aren't doctors out there that care!!! Dr. Bullen could have just said "we are going to cut you open and you will need two to three months recovery time".
Sorry so long....and this is my tech blog but being a Dr's kid I feel strongly about having great care!!!!
As a continuation of my last blog on how I have come a long ways from my first cell phone to the wonderful world of smart phones, I often get into conversations with people as to how we ever got along without these little computers/phones!
Not only can we keep in touch with all our social media sites but also find phone numbers, google for information on about anything, pull up maps, get directions, etc, etc. Our lives are certainly easier since indulging in smart phones. Plus my friends and I can compare phones and see who's is faster at pulling something up.
However there will probably always be someone that stays in the dark ages. My boss keeping his almost 10 yr old flip phone I understand...he doesn't text and rarely even talks on it. My sister on the other hand I don't get. She is a texting fool on her old flip phone but why have to hold and peck to make words when you can swype or have a great touch screen keyboard? Not to mention that when she is with me I am being asked to look things up or pull up directions somewhere. She has a camera on her ole flipper but I am asked when on vacation to take pictures and videos so that I can send them to her...NO I see no need for her to indulge a little and get herself a smartphone...LOL.
I tried to get my sister to play with mine but some people are nervous about moving forward. I know that once she played with one for awhile she would love it. She has played games on my tablet in the past and she has to fire up her laptop to play her online games. With a smartphone she would be able to play anytime! I will continue to show her the way. But then again she may be afraid of getting my addiction. I always seem to need something better and faster! Oh well, you can't blame me for trying. In texting alone I think she would have a blast once taking that leap! Then she too would be asking how did we ever survive before smart phones!
Smart phones are just part of why I am a US Cellular Customer Crew member!
