Betty,
    Sounds like a great technique for handling Dr.s! I'm glad to hear that
you are finally getting your new chair.
            Susan
----- Original Message -----
From: Betty Alfred <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: Birds


> Yeah Mag, this 'finding a new neurologist thing' has come up in mind more
> than once.  He has known me for 2 1/2 years now though, and I just have
major
> reservations about changing.
>
> Actually, I discovered how to get him off his duff to do the paperwork
when I
> told his secretary that if he didn't finish my retirement paperwork by a
> certain Friday, I was going to go in the office the following Monday at
> morning with a lawn chair and knitting and stay all day and make myself at
> home.  I also told her that a friend had offered to loan me her cell phone
so
> I could set up a communications base.  That was true, and she also offered
to
> come and visit me during my "vacation" in the doctor's waiting room.  I
said
> that by the close of business day, they were going to have to call the
police
> to have me arrested to get me out of there.  I was prepared to do all of
> that, but prayed that I wouldn't have to put my money where my mouth was.
>
> I didn't.  The word got to Dr. Procrastinate, I'm sure.  He had the
paperwork
> ready by the day before my date of intended protest.  I guess I'm just
going
> to have to pull out the old "lawn chair" threat again.
>
> Thanks for the hug too.
>
> In a message dated 05/06/2000 1:35:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << aww Betty, i think you need a hug, and also you need to let your dr.
know
>  that you really needed that powerchair last year! if he doesn't take
action
>  soon, you must find a new DR! it really isn't fair to you that he hasn't
done
>  a half hour of paperwork. maybe you can find a rehab hospital where an OT
>  could prescribe a chair for you. she can take your measurements and let
you
>  try out a few chairs.  Be sure to get adequate arm supports!
>
>  Love,
>  mag
>   >>
>