I'm just reading this. Sorry I was away from the computer for a few days. I can't believe you were sent home from surgery with no dismissal instructions! I've never heard of that! At first I was also going to say that the receptionists "control" the office and messages but all that time and no call from the doctor is inexcusable! I guess I've been terribly lucky! You need to write to the Director of Nursing about the staff. And until you get another doctor, don't write that letter yet. Get your medical records first. And it'll take time getting them too, but it's your right to have them. A similar situation happened to a friend of mine, who wrote a letter etc, but was still seeing the doctor for followups and they gave her an awful time. The attitude of the doctor and staff was worse than before. I'm going through a lawsuit now, and trust me, what YOU say and observe etc, unless you make a "diary" or tape it, is NOT what they're going to write down on your chart. If I had known, I would have had a hidden video camera because they're liars and imcompetents. I'm fighting until justice is done, because you can't treat sick people (or anyone) like that. Good luck to you. I feel awful for you. How frustrating. I know how you feel. Every day I think I'm not getting better and the pain is never going to end.
How did you make it through your first day of work? How'd it go?