I made an appointment with Solis for June 11th, 2018. On Friday before the Monday appointment, they called to say a doctors' order was required (their letter to me says an order isn't required). I told them I didn't have a doctor's order (which I stated when I made the appointment and they said was ok), although I did have an upcoming appointment with Dr. A in July. I said to cancel the appointment if an order was necessary. They called back saying they had spoken with a Solis supervisor, and, even though Dr. A required an order (Solis didn't), they would go ahead and do the mammogram and send her a copy. I showed up early at Solis for my appointment on Monday. The receptionist asked if I had gotten her phone message that morning. I said no. She said Solis headquarters was wrong. An order is required because Dr. A says it is. Solis had called Dr. A that morning and she refused to give an order until after my appointment with her in July (because she hadn't seen me in over a year). I said to take the doctor off my record and do it without a doctor. They said they couldn't do it without a doctor. I asked whether this was a Solis policy or the law. They responded that it was the law. So, they canceled my appointment with me in person, after I had driven all the way there.
They said the reason they can't perform a mammogram without a doctor is because if there is a problem, there is no doctor to deal with it. I said that if there were a problem (never has been, not in my family), I could get a doctor at that point.
I avoid seeing doctors (medical anything) because they often don't think logically, are not organized, are controlling, and are on power trips. I canceled my appointment with Dr. A. for her part in this. I also avoid seeing doctors because they often can't do anything to make me healthier; they aren't trained that way (they are mostly trained to prescribe medicine and perform surgery). And I have found ways to make myself healthier.
My insurance company had recently encouraged me to get a mammogram. The importance of these is emphasized by many sources. But they don't make it easy: 1) They pass laws requiring a doctor in order to get a mammogram (we should be able to obtain medical tests for our own information). 2) Solis could have suggested a doctor they knew who didn't require an order (Solis said most doctors don't require one) and keep the appointment, but they didn't. If I were Solis, I would have a list of doctors on hand who were agreeable to this, for just such an occasion. 3) Solis could have stated in their letter to me that although an doctor's order isn't required, a doctor is. 4) Solis could have communicated the correct information on the phone when the appointment was first made, and during each succeeding phone call. read more