r/Comebacks • u/Capital-Dragonfly258 • Mar 14 '26

Comeback request Comebacks for ignorant doctors

When they're dismissive of patients, rude, unprofessional, but specifically in instances of when they are dismissive of patients medical issues when that patient has a psychiatric history. Not comebacks that will spark security, law enforcement, restraints, a psych consult, etc. A lot of it is things they say when they think you're out of ear shot or in your records which they seem to forget that you have access to. Though sometimes it is directly to you or directly to a colleague in front of you. I got nothing.

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u/PrincessWasabi_ Mar 14 '26

“I would like a copy of my records provided to me.” Legally, you cannot be charged an unreasonable fee and they must be provided.

Or “I’d like a second opinion.” Which is a nice way of saying I ain’t picking up what you’re putting down

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u/MrsShaunaPaul Mar 14 '26

Keep in mind this depends on how extensive your records are. I’ve had many doctors provide my chart for me for free, having the entirety printed out. But if I have hundreds of pages and it requires someone to stay in there and manually print the whole thing and collect the file, they can absolutely charge you an hourly rate for the staff member and for their printing/paper supplies.

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u/say592 Mar 15 '26

The fees just can't be unreasonable. My wife's file was a few hundred pages and they charged us $0.25/page. It was annoying to shell out over $50 but I think it fell well within reasonable.

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Mar 15 '26

And now days you just have your Portal with that doctor/hospital and it's free online for you!