my doctor found me

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For those who do not remember the anxiety I was having about the

fact that my doctor is leaving his practice to join another

practice, I have re-posted below. I am concerned because I want to

see him again but he will not be taking my insurance anymore. Well,

today he left me a message with his personal cell phone number and

said that I can either call him or he will try again to contact

me. I am hoping that I can continue on as his patient (see post

below). This is all as I suspecte--his office staff wasn't the most

professional but when he learned of my concerns he called me and

madew sure that I know how to reach him. Here is my prior post

about my situation:

I had my myo on November 18. Before the myo I interviewed many

doctors until I found one that I am satisfied with. I represent

people in insurance disputes and in doing that, I have learned to be

really picky about doctors. At my 2 week follow up visit, my Dr.

informed me that he is leaving his practice to join another

practice. He gave me his new contact info. I just called for an

appt. His new practice does not take my insurance but takes almost

every other insurance. I am not at liberty to change insurance

plans right now. The new practice says that I am covered for follow

up visits only by going to my Drs. former partners. His former

partners do not have his level of expertise or experience. I want

to see HIM!!!! I pay through the nose out of my own pocket for

insurance, and I have large copays and spent too much for medical

bills already! I left a message for the Dr. to call me. I have a

feeling that he never got the message because I have not heard from

him and that is just not like him. When he was at the old practice

he called me personally many times. I have also called the

academic office where he is a professor of medicine and I just left

a message. I cannot believe that I am 7 weeks out of surgery and

there is not one Dr. office employee who cares an iota about my

follow up care. I will be seeing my internist this week and I will

discuss with him but I need a GYN and I feel that i have every right

to talk to the one who did the surgery.

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