Doctor - Re: New Here/Hi BGS

[Guest guest]

That's good, because I don't know where else to find an endo out here

in the prairie lands. I have a sneaking suspicion that it might mean

driving the whole way to Topeka (nearly 3 hours each way). Yes, long

distance doctoring does happen around here (one of my friends drives

to Kansas City for dental work to be done, that's 4+ hours each way),

but I really don't want to have to drive that far.

Kathleen

> >

> > First of all, I don't plan to change my primary doctor, he saved

my

> > life by finding my adrenal tumor. I get along very well with him

and

> > feel more comfortable with him than I have any other doctor in my

> > life.

> > I don't like my endo at all and I have to drive nearly an hour

each

> > way to visit him. Two hours of driving for a twenty minute visit

> once

> > a year is a bit bothersome. He decided on the once a year and I

> > agreed thinking that I could put up with him once a year. Biggest

> > problem is that there are very few endos in this area and most

are

> > not accepting new patients.

> > Part of what is going on is that I have no insurance and was

unable

> > to work for nearly five years due to cancer complications, so I

> ended

> > up getting pretty far behind in paying for doctor visits which

has

> > resulted in visits now being every three months instead of once a

> > month.

> > Kathleen

> > >

> > > Could be the doctor, or it could be the doctor does not believe

> > that

> > > his/her patients will really follow advice. My primary care

doctor

> > is

> > > that way. He tells his patients what they should do, but is

never

> > > suprised if they don't, and he does not make a big deal out of

it.

> > I

> > > keep him because I get along well with him, and he pretty much

> does

> > > what I tell him to. LOL

> > >

> > > My endo, on the other hand, is just the opposet (sic). She will

> > yell

> > > at me if my numbers are not good, on the assumption that I have

> not

> > > been following her " orders " .

> > >

> > > Kathleen, does your doctor want to see your numbers between now

> and

> > > your next appointment in April? My endo wants me to fax them to

> her

> > > once a week. She is one persistant doctor, thank goodness.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

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