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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / September 2007Doctors
I am presently looking for a new doctor (GP) since the one I had been using for 7 years retired. I really liked him and two of his employees were real good friends of our family. I started out with one of his partners (before he retired), but he is now a resident advisor for the big hospital here and only sees patients 4 mornings a week. Takes at least 3 months to get an appointment and you have to go through so much rigamarole then that it just isn't worth it. Will see my cardiologist Monday and hope he will know some one to recommend. It is so hard to lose a good doctor! Gwen ---------------------------------------------------------- Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough not to quit. I feel for you and know how it is. I hope you can find one just as good or better than the one you had.  SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one >I am presently looking for a new doctor (GP) since the one I had been using > for 7 years retired. I really liked him and two of his employees were [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > to get fired and get paid just enough not > to quit. Gwen, I hope you find a great doctor. It's very hard around here to get a PCP since a few years ago when the two major HMO's here said it was mandatory to choose a doctor. Folks who hadn't been to a doctor in years were forced to find one and the patient lists swelled so much that many offices were, and still are, refusing to accept new patients. Ann Ann, a gerentologist has an office not too far from me, but he isn't taking new patients. At my age, I thought that would have been good for me. Gwen > Gwen, I hope you find a great doctor. It's very hard around here to get > a PCP since a few years ago when the two major HMO's here said it was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ann > Ann, a gerentologist has an office not too far from me, but he isn't > taking new patients. At my age, I thought that would have been good for > me. > Gwen I would ask to be put on a waiting list if it were me. The reality is he is going to be losing current patients faster than a regular GP would. Jo I am really hoping that my cardiologist will have someone in mind when I see him Monday. He suggested my present lung doctor, and I could not be more pleased with him. Gwen > Ann, a gerentologist has an office not too far from me, but he isn't > taking new patients. At my age, I thought that would have been good for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Ann I am really hoping that my cardiologist will have someone in mind when I see him Monday. He suggested my present lung doctor, and I could not be more pleased with him. Gwen ((((((((gwen)))))))i find the task of locating a new doctor, for myself, tedious and discouraging. but, i've been thinking about this dilemma you find yourself in, with respect to finding a new gp. maybe asking your current doctors which one of them also has a specialty in internal medicine might be the way to go. (most gp's/pcp's i've had were also internists.) maybe you can double up with just one doctor handling two aspects of your care? just a thought. kate kate <sweetpickleNO@SPAMknology.net> wrote in message news:ef40e$46fbfb84$45491df5$21446@KNOLOGY.NET... > Ann, a gerentologist has an office not too far from me, but he isn't > taking new patients. At my age, I thought that would have been good for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Ann > ((((((((gwen)))))))i find the task of locating a new doctor, for myself, > tedious and discouraging. but, i've been thinking about this dilemma you [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > kate And a good one. Harv Kate, my cardiologist was an internist before he became a cardiologist, but he won't prescribe for anything except the heart now. One reason is that he is on call for any serious emergency heart surgery in two hospitals in town. Guess that's what you get for being about the best in town. However, he is the one who found my lung problem and sent me to a pulmonary specialist. Gwen > I am really hoping that my cardiologist will have someone in mind when I > see [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >>> >>> Ann > I am presently looking for a new doctor (GP) since the one I had been using > for 7 years retired. I really liked him and two of his employees were real > good friends of our family. Could one or both of those two employees offer referrals? Perhaps they have an "in" with doctors and would put in a good word for you. ... If "R" is REVERSE, how come "D" is FORWARD? Not in this case, Chief. Gwen >> I am presently looking for a new doctor (GP) since the one I had been > using [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > ... If "R" is REVERSE, how come "D" is FORWARD? >It is so hard to lose a good doctor! It is also hard when you move into a new neighborhood. I have been fortunate to find great specialists, but I'm still looking for a primary doctor to go to if I have a sore throat or something like that. I have a great cardiiologist, endocrinologist, psychologist and bariatrician, but have not as yet found a good primary. But I'll keep looking and asking around :)) The best thing to do is ask other doctors as they know who is good. Carole
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