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Originally Posted by jrc
Well I'm not going to argue about the risks involved with prednisone, I'm not a physician. My real point was that duck itch is not an emergency condition.
A good doctors office would more than likely squeeze you in. If they could not, they can prescibed medicine over the phone to hold you over and scheduled a follow-up in the next few days. I can't remember getting prednisone over the phone, but I have been prescribed over the phone several times. Most towns have one drugstore open late night just to handle late night presciptions.
IMHO emergency rooms are for emergencies.
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There has to be a better way. I was in extreme knee pain. The doctor wanted to make an appointment in 2 weeks. I asked if they could just squeeze me in somewhere or call if someone cancelled. They said if you are in pain go to the Emergency room. On Holidays or night's the Dr office will send you to the emergency room and $1500 bills. I suffered through after the emergency room diagnosed my problem as damaged tendons due to a bone spur. The problem re-occured when I arrived in Florida and could not get an appointment for 2 weeks even though I was in pain and could not bend my knee or go down stairs. They recommended I go to the emergency room but I waited out the pain with Ibuprofen that had been recommended by the emergency room in NH. I try to avoid the emergency room and the physician assistant interviews and administrative bureaucracy no matter who pays for it. But there are no other options. I tried urgent care but that was a waste of time.