Paging

How often do you page your medspouse? I feel like this week that is all I have done this week.

[DCJenn]

Never. I don't even know his pager number. I will call and leave a message on his cell phone if I have to.

Jenn

[Malpka]

DH's practice does not use pagers, because they are in love with their iphones. He is really good about calling me during the day if he has a break between surgeries or patients. During work hours, I will usually text him if it is not urgent, and he can get back to me when he has time.
After 6 PM though, all bets are off. I will be calling and whining until I get an ETA on him coming home.

Re: Paging

Never. I don't even know his pager number. I will call and leave a message on his cell phone if I have to.

Jenn

Wow!! I usually call or text but he has told me he sees a page first. I don't page him all the time... Just this week I guess.

[GrayMatterWife]

I send "return phone number" pages as little as possible. The nurses are very nice people but I feel badly about interrupting their work. I send him text pages quite a bit, which I don't expect to be "returned." Usually reminders about his schedule ("Don't forget--soccer game tomorrow"...stuff like that). I do this because he does not get reception with his phone in the hospital and can't figure out how to check his voicemail ("You're a neurosurgeon? Really? And you can't figure out your voicemail?").

I send "return phone number" pages as little as possible. The nurses are very nice people but I feel badly about interrupting their work. I send him text pages quite a bit, which I don't expect to be "returned." Usually reminders about his schedule ("Don't forget--soccer game tomorrow"...stuff like that). I do this because he does not get reception with his phone in the hospital and can't figure out how to check his voicemail ("You're a neurosurgeon? Really? And you can't figure out your voicemail?").

Text pages.. yes that is me. Usually, call me please, when you get a chance.

[Chrisada]

I rarely page. I usually send an e-mail, which DH can check on his phone.

[Auspicious]

I think it's been about twice per year or so? It needs to be a semi-emergency. He's very good about calling to check in if he has a minute, though, so if he doesn't call I know he's probably too busy for a non-emergency conversation anyway.

I'll call his cell if it's after 8pm but I usually send a text. One time I called to ask if he'd be home for dinner. An assistant answered and I told her oh, it's nothing big, just wanted to see if he'd be home. He called back 5 minutes later all freaked out asking what was the emergency? He was pulled out of the OR to call me back right away.

I'm not sure how 'just wondering if he'd be home for dinner' was interpreted as an emergency.

i'll call his cell if it's after 8pm but i usually send a text. One time i called to ask if he'd be home for dinner. An assistant answered and i told her oh, it's nothing big, just wanted to see if he'd be home. He called back 5 minutes later all freaked out asking what was the emergency? He was pulled out of the or to call me back right away.

I'm not sure how 'just wondering if he'd be home for dinner' was interpreted as an emergency.

eek

[oceanchild]

I rarely page. I usually send an e-mail, which DH can check on his phone.

Yeah, this is me too. In addition to the phone, DH's hospital has a ton of computers (every workroom has enough computers for every resident working at a time), so he has pretty easy email access.

[Chrisada]

I try to avoid the texts on the pager because I don't want the nurses reading anything out loud during surgery.

Wow!! I usually call or text but he has told me he sees a page first. I don't page him all the time... Just this week I guess.

You're dealing with extraordinary circumstances, Krystal. I don't think you should compare your frequency of pages to the "day-to-day / how often" kind of thing.

[Bittersweet]

I don't know DH's pager number. We communicate via text messages and email.

You're dealing with extraordinary circumstances, Krystal. I don't think you should compare your frequency of pages to the "day-to-day / how often" kind of thing.

I completely agree!

[Thirteen]

I send texts occasionally via iPhone. If it's something unrelated to "when are you coming home," it's sent to his e-mail address (which he can check via phone).

He only has a pager/phone when he's on call, and he usually calls right before he tries to "nap" on those nights, to tell me goodnight.

...I think this will fade in time. We're newlyweds and tend to check in on each other at least once a day.