Doctor cancelling appts / good NYC gyno? / stairs after surgery

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asks about doctors cancelling multiple appointments....

When I used to see a doctor who was an ob/gyn, there was more than one occasion

where I showed up for an appointment and was told that the doctor was not in; he

was delivering a baby. Well, I can't fault the doctor for that, although

perhaps they could be better at calling people to catch them and cancel before

showing up.

About 15 years ago, that doctor told me that he had stopped practicing

obstetrics and was only practicing gynecology. That was great news to me. Yes,

it meant that if I ever needed an obstetrician, I would have to find somebody

else. But it also meant that he was much less likely to be unavailable due to

being at a (of course, unpredictable) birth. And devoting more of his time to

what was more important to me.

Since then, and from all that I've read here, I've had a thought about the

profession. I'm thinking that obstetrics and gynecology should be 2 separate

specialties. Yes, in a small town where there can only be 1 doctor, that doctor

could handle both. (Although, I don't know that I would want that doctor

performing my complex myomectomy.)

From what I know, most of the doctors who seem to be most highly recommended for

myomectomies, are doctors who really specialize in this. I like the idea of a

doctor who spends more time in this area, and therefore has more experience. As

opposed to somebody who devotes half their practice to obstetrics.

I'm not saying that nobody should go to a doctor who does both for a myo, but

the more specialized a person is, the more experience they are likely to have in

that area of specialty. I now need to find a new doctor, since my surgeon who

did my myo does NOT accept insurance. One of my criteria will be that I want

somebody who does 100% gynecology (well, maybe I'd accept 80-90%).

Does anybody have a good gynecologist to recommend in NYC (Manhattan), who

accepts insurance? You can respond to me privately at wantamyo @ yahoo.com

(without the spaces). Somebody who understands why a woman in her late 40s

(me) chose a myo over a hyst. And won't give me grief over it.

And to the woman who was asking about climbing up stairs after a myo, I would

say that I could have done 4 flights of stairs about 3 days after my myo. Yes,

with resting along the way. BUT I would not have wanted to do it on a regular

basis. So I would think the decision for you as to how soon you'd move back to

your place would be, " Do I want to be back home as quickly as possible, even if

it means I'm captive in my apartment once I get there? Or would I rather stay

with my friends longer, and be able to get outside whenever I chose? "

But everyone has a different experience and recoveries vary greatly. The day

after the surgery I was walking the halls of the hospital a lot. I got so bored

of just the wing I was on, I started going further away to explore. (And I'm

sure that all helped with the gas pains, too.) The day I came home from the

hospital (less than 48 hours after surgery) I went for a one-mile walk. And did

more each day. I *had* to; I had too much energy to just stay inside. My

doctor also told me that in terms of exercise, I should let my body be my guide

to what was too much. And that worked out well.

R.