Irony - the opposite of Wrinkly

 Well, as it turns out, it was very lucky that they did postpone the Lou Gramm concert. Erie is once again being hit by lake effect snow. They got twelve inches in two hours. This time, the worst of the snow has gone north of Erie and is hammering New York State. There are high winds in the Buffalo area and near white out conditions, with a reported three feet on the ground. Don't advise listening to this whole video. The fellow is annoying, but it gives you an idea of what the weather is like there. 

It was very cold and windy here today, but our snow was minimal. I guess that I prefer that. 

Funny story. The only real reason that I switched my family care provider was because they work in conjunction with the hospital, and without going through it all again, really, I think that our hospital is focused on maximizing their profits. I've discussed this before. I also am bothered by the simple inefficiency. Three visits to get lab work done because of a lapse in communication between the specialist (who works out of the hospital) and the hospital. A required EKG resulted in 'concerning results' which required yet another doctor to duplicate the test and could not see any problems at all. It just gets aggravating when the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing. 

Knowing that I am going to need a knee replacement in my near future, I made up my mind to switch practices to one that is affiliated with a different hospital. Tim is already a patient there, and his experience at that hospital was eye opening. The procedure was scheduled in a timely manner. The pre-op instructions were concise and clear. Post op care was very organized and we were out of there on time. I am sure that they have their glitches. Nothing runs perfectly, but this was a very coordinated team and we appreciated that. 

None-the-less, I did feel badly about leaving my practitioner. I really liked her a lot. 

So today, I got a call from my previous doctor reminding me of my appointment. I was a bit dumbfounded. It hadn't occurred to me to cancel the yearly appointment. I thought that would have happened automatically when they processed my release of information to the new primary care practitioner. I called right away and explained that. Much to my surprise, I was informed that I needed to tell the new practice that they needed to get my records. 

I said, "They did that already." 

She said, "They have not. I'm looking at your records right now, and there is nothing on this." 

I said, "Well, I'm not sure what to tell you. I signed the papers a long time ago. Probably at the end of summer." 

Impatiently, she said, "Well, you didn't tell me that. I thought you meant that it had happened recently." 

And that's the irritating thing right there. The right hand doesn't seem to know what the left is doing. I said, "Well, in any case, please tell Lindsey that it has nothing to do with her, that I thought she was great. There were just too many problems dealing with the hospital." 

My appointment with the new doctor went smoothly. They've had my records since early September. They listened to my concerns about my knee, made notes. They are getting my records from the local orthopedist at the hospital, and will forward them to the orthopedic practice at the other hospital. I will have that appointment by the time I have my blood draw next Wednesday (which is done right there in their building.) 

It was a much longer appointment than I expected. I stopped on the way home to get a frozen pizza, only to discover that I had taken my debit card from my wallet when I filled up the car. I had absentmindedly stuffed the card into a pocket instead of replacing it in my purse. 

Yes. I see the irony. One of those cases where the right hand does not know what the left is doing. Have I ever told you how much inefficiency annoys me?