WWYD...a good one

[Jennasis]

Let's say your spouse is awaiting test results for a medical issue that is severely life threatening. The doctor's office calls your home, but your spouse is at work...in a meeting all day at the office. Of course the doctor won't tell you anything...so what do you do? Do you see if you can get the secretary or the boss to pull him from the meeting for a moment, or do you sweat it out and wait to see if they call you during their lunch break 3 hours from now? He/she isn't able to check his/her email during the meeting, and doesn't have their cell phone on them. For the sake of the discussion, let us also say that your spouse (and you) has been a nervous wreck waiting for the results.

So...what do you do?

 

[RitaE]

I'd have my husband sign a form at the Doctor's office allowing the Doctor to discuss his private medical information with his spouse.

Which he already has done.

Probably not a help this go around but you might keep it in mind in the future.

 

[HeatherH]

Potentially life-threatening health issue trumps business meeting....ALWAYS.

I would have him pulled from the meeting if at all possible. Did he know that the results would come today?

Regardless, I would do whatever I could to get him out and let him call the doctor back.

 

[disneybound2010]

DH would be out of that meeting faster than he knew what hit him. Health always comes first.

 

[scrapquitler]

Let's say your spouse is awaiting test results for a medical issue that is severely life threatening. The doctor's office calls your home, but your spouse is at work...in a meeting all day at the office. Of course the doctor won't tell you anything...so what do you do? Do you see if you can get the secretary or the boss to pull him from the meeting for a moment, or do you sweat it out and wait to see if they call you during their lunch break 3 hours from now? He/she isn't able to check his/her email during the meeting, and doesn't have their cell phone on them. For the sake of the discussion, let us also say that your spouse (and you) has been a nervous wreck waiting for the results.

So...what do you do?

If my DH were in your DH/DW postion, he would have already alerted the secretary that she should come get him if I call to let him know it's time for him to call the doctor for information. No brainer...for a life or death type situation, he'd be leaving the meeting immediately to call/see the doctor.

 

[JessicaR]

If I was waiting for the results of such a serious nature I would have my phone on vibrate and I would want to be interrupted. Can't think of anything that would be more important. But, if I was waiting for those results I would have had a plan with my spouse for when I was in that meeting if the call came.

 

[mickeyboat]

Is it life-threatening during the next three hours? Did the doctor seem to need to talk to him right away? If my DH didn't tell me to ask to get him out of the meeting when the doctor called, I would wait the three hours until lunch.

Of course health is more important than the meeting, but if there will be nothing major happening in the next 3 hours (failing health, treatment), I would wait.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Let's say your spouse is awaiting test results for a medical issue that is severely life threatening. The doctor's office calls your home, but your spouse is at work...in a meeting all day at the office. Of course the doctor won't tell you anything...so what do you do? Do you see if you can get the secretary or the boss to pull him from the meeting for a moment, or do you sweat it out and wait to see if they call you during their lunch break 3 hours from now? He/she isn't able to check his/her email during the meeting, and doesn't have their cell phone on them. For the sake of the discussion, let us also say that your spouse (and you) has been a nervous wreck waiting for the results.

So...what do you do?

Life threatening? Why is he in a meeting? Your set up makes it seem like he is in no immediate danger at the moment. So I would wait until lunch.

I would text my dh "911" call home now and he would call. But then again that is our system in place already, but it would have to be 911, like someone has died, injured or in the hospital.

I would also text him the reason and he could call his doctor as well.

I do not consider getting test results a "911" thing, unless they were at home in bed and I was caring for them.

 

[luvmy3]

If we were in that situation dh would have given persmission to the doctor's office to give me the result, and he would have already notified who he had to at work that he may have to leave the metting.
If those steps haven't been taken, I would call and have him pulled from his meeting. Those test results (no matter what they are) are more important than any meeting.

If this is really happening, I hope your dh recieves positive news

 

[SC Minnie]

If my DH wouldn't be home until after the dr's office was closed I would ask an admin to ask him to call home when the meeting has a break.

 

[crashbb]

Life threatening? Why is he in a meeting? Your set up makes it seem like he is in no immediate danger at the moment. So I would wait until lunch.

I would text my dh "911" call home now and he would call. But then again that is our system in place already, but it would have to be 911, like someone has died, injured or in the hospital.

I would also text him the reason and he could call his doctor as well.

I do not consider getting test results a "911" thing, unless they were at home in bed and I was caring for them.

Yup, I have to agree with this (and I have received those kind of results). Unless the results would cause me to leave work to go to the hospital/doctor's office, I would wait.

 

[krcit]

Potentially life-threatening health issue trumps business meeting....ALWAYS.

I would have him pulled from the meeting if at all possible. Did he know that the results would come today?

Regardless, I would do whatever I could to get him out and let him call the doctor back.

I hope if this is a true scenario that everything is ok

 

[shortbun]

I'd ask the doctor if it was important for your husband to talk to him now, like life threatening. If the doctor isn't in a hurry, I'd relax. Easier said than done, I know.
good luck!

 

[msjprincess]

Life threatening as in he may die in the next few hours? Or life threatening like cancer or something similar.

If he's not in imminent danger I would wait until after his meeting.

And for the future I would tell him to sign the consent forms so that they can give you information. My husband's doctors always gives me his test results when they call.

ETA
If it's something serious they probably won't give results over the phone anyway

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I'd ask the doctor if it was important for your husband to talk to him now, like life threatening. If the doctor isn't in a hurry, I'd relax. Easier said than done, I know.
good luck!

Yes. If the doctor said you must get him out of that meeting NOW and right to the hospital then of course, I would make sure to get him right away.

 

[FergieTCat]

Let's say your spouse is awaiting test results for a medical issue that is severely life threatening. The doctor's office calls your home, but your spouse is at work...in a meeting all day at the office. Of course the doctor won't tell you anything...so what do you do? Do you see if you can get the secretary or the boss to pull him from the meeting for a moment, or do you sweat it out and wait to see if they call you during their lunch break 3 hours from now? He/she isn't able to check his/her email during the meeting, and doesn't have their cell phone on them. For the sake of the discussion, let us also say that your spouse (and you) has been a nervous wreck waiting for the results.

So...what do you do?

I'd call his office and see if he can be pulled out of the meeting. If he can't, then it will have to wait.

 

[Pakey]

If my husband had a potential life threatening situation, I don't think he would have been at the meeting in the first place.

My oncologist has never been willing to discuss any results over the phone anyway so I would think the husband would need to get in to see the doctor in person.

 

[dngnb8]

Let's say your spouse is awaiting test results for a medical issue that is severely life threatening. The doctor's office calls your home, but your spouse is at work...in a meeting all day at the office. Of course the doctor won't tell you anything...so what do you do? Do you see if you can get the secretary or the boss to pull him from the meeting for a moment, or do you sweat it out and wait to see if they call you during their lunch break 3 hours from now? He/she isn't able to check his/her email during the meeting, and doesn't have their cell phone on them. For the sake of the discussion, let us also say that your spouse (and you) has been a nervous wreck waiting for the results.

So...what do you do?

I would call the office. Then, I would have my spouse fill out a HIPPA permission form to include me on the call list

 

[Jennasis]

Dh called me on their first 15 min break a few moments ago, and made the call back to the doctor's office. All's negative. We were not expecting results this quickly.

I didn't pull him out of the meeting because the entire office was apparently in the meeting. nobody to answer phones. Crazy! The one day I need to get a hold of someone..

Relieved though. He WILL be updating his records to include me in his info disclosure.

 

[crashbb]

Dh called me on their first 15 min break a few moments ago, and made the call back to the doctor's office. All's negative. We were not expecting results this quickly.

I didn't pull him out of the meeting because the entire office was apparently in the meeting. nobody to answer phones. Crazy! The one day I need to get a hold of someone..

Relieved though. He WILL be updating his records to include me in his info disclosure.

Woo Hoo! Great news.

A VERY good idea to update the records.