WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1997: Re: EMAILING DOCTORS PRIVATELY A NO-NO, YOUR ADVICE

Re: EMAILING DOCTORS PRIVATELY A NO-NO, YOUR ADVICE

From: D. Ashley Hill, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 17:25:04 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Holly wrote:

>On the other hand, it seems to me that a simple request not to send
>private emails should suffice.

One would think so, but it has not worked for myself and the other member of the forum. I obviously enjoy volunteering here or I would not do so, but I do get about 5-15 private e-mails from the forum a day, and simply cannot answer them. Busy Ob/Gyns typically are asked for medical advice about 50-100 (or more) times per day, ranging from easy (which antibiotic should we use for this bladder infection) to hard (should we do a c/section or not on the patient in room 3 with the following fetal heart rate pattern). Today alone I have received aver 50 pages, each one from a patient, nurse, or resident asking for medical advice. It's great volunteering here, but it's awfully frustrating to pull up your private e-mail account and find 10 e-mails all entitled "HELP-VAGINAL DISCHARGE" or "HELP-SIX MISCARRIAGES" or something similar. It's actually hard to *not* answer because most are very sincere and important questions.

I appreciate Robertta's efforts, and am afraid that doctors or other health care providers newer to the Internet may be reluctant to answer questions when they find their e-mail full the next day.

Thanks,

--
Ashley Hill
D. Ashley Hill, M.D.
Associate Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency
Orlando, FL
I apologize, but I am unable to answer personal e-mail
due to time constraints.

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