Men who can't make their own doctor appointments

fromymom

does this annoy anyone else?

NiniJ55

shalanek01@aol.com

Yes, it is very aggravating! My husband wont even make a massage appointment!

mrsnicolew

Yup. Drives me insane. Thank goodness we can now book most appts online. Makes things so much easier! 

meegs1229

Um, yes.  My DH used to have a very demanding job so I did a lot of the "administrative" stuff in our household- paying bills, arranging appointments, etc.  He has since started a much more normal job, and recently he still asked make him a doctor appointment!  I had a little freak out on him and demanded that he take back his share of the responsibilities, starting with calling his own doctor.  Ridiculous!

vshadd00

can I add dentist, vision, or call in their own refill prescriptions??

fromymom

vshadd00:

can I add dentist, vision, or call in their own refill prescriptions??

yes also haircut appointments too.

mandy_mary

I'm lurking from second tri but I had to respond to this. My DH is like this and it drives me nuts!! His Mom pampered him way, way too much. And then three years in the Army didn't help with learning that responsibility either. When he needed to go to the dentist recently he was begging me to make the appointment because he didn't know what to say.... What?! You just tell them you need your teeth cleaned and they set up an appt, it's as simple as that. 

aegrimm

OMG, I just went through this with DH last night.

He went to an Urgent Care and they gave him a prescription. He didn't even know what pharmacy to go to. And, for whatever reason, they didn't have his prescription insurance on file (We have two different insurances: Cigna for Medical and Medco for prescriptions.) and he was freaking out because Cigna was denying the claim for the medicine.

"Yes, darling. Take the OTHER card out of your wallet (you now, the one that says "Prescription Coverage"?) and give that to the nice Pharmacist man."

This guy could build a car from the ground up and can't figure out his insurance. Sigh.....

aegrimm

mandy_mary:

I'm lurking from second tri but I had to respond to this. My DH is like this and it drives me nuts!! His Mom pampered him way, way too much. And then three years in the Army didn't help with learning that responsibility either. When he needed to go to the dentist recently he was begging me to make the appointment because he didn't know what to say.... What?! You just tell them you need your teeth cleaned and they set up an appt, it's as simple as that. 

BAHAHAHAHAH! That is SO my DH. I think they play dumb on purpose sometimes...

myonetruelove

Mine would not be visiting the doctor's often then.

Luv-a-Bug

I finally got mine to call a doctor on his own in these last couple months... However, usually I have to make all appointments for him, order food when he's hungry etc.

It's like he doesn't know how to work a telephone whenever it comes to something he doesn't want to do  :P

Eyerlande

LOL... so it is a sickness. I thought it was just my DH. I don't know if it's so much "can't" as "won't though. Oh well, this way I can make sure he goes when he needs to.

aocain02@yahoo.com

So annoying. I emailed my DH the number for the county health care office so he can get his H1N1 vaccine and he replied with can't you call? I told him I'm not his mom. So lazy!!! He won't even call to get the dog a vet appointment when she needs to go.

MplsBoomer

Mine can't - drives me nuts. The annoying thing is, he's also a hypocontdriac (sp?) so I have to sit and listen to him worry about all these things that are 'wrong' with him but he won't even make an appt!! 

sasky

Uhh... so is it bad that DH makes my doctor appointments?  And calls in/picks up my prescriptions?  And always calls for dinner?  And pays all the joint bills?  (I work and contribute, he just does the actual act of paying.)

Sometimes I feel like the dude in the relationship.

KateLouise

Ummm my husband makes all his own phone calls for appointments that he's involved in.

I take the dog to the vet, so I make an appointment to suit my schedule. 

If it's something we're both going to, then one of us will make the call after discussed what time frame suits us both. 

I've never heard of not being able to make your own appointments before. 

mayowife

I make all my DH's phone calls... I'm just so much better at it than him and that's supposed to be a reasonable excuse.

He avoids calling doctor's, dentists, car repair places, take out food places... you name it and he'll avoid it if possible.

AppleofmyEye25

Grrr, so annoying! My husband takes prescription medicine and waits until he is out to refill it! And then he's rushing around in a bad mood because he doesn't have his medicine...um, hello? And, if I go to remind him to book a Dr. appt, dentist appt or refill his prescription he gets all defensive and says that I am nagging.