Posted by thinkingitover on November 6, 2008, at 21:14:16
Ok, I'm moving to a new town, and will be PDOC shopping. I;ve been under the care of my current PDOC for about 4 years now. He's nice but overall, I've not been happy with his care, and I'm sure his office is sick of hearing from me (he works for an HMO).
My biggest complaints have been a general apathy, and the "11 refill syndrome".. as in, come in every 6 months just to get your valium attitude. I guess it's HMO protocol to shoot them through the door.
Furthermore, when I went in there, I was 146lbs, now I'm 205lbs, and I've whined about this alot, but it seems to be of little concern to him. Are we trying to kill off patients with obesity.. replace one problem with another? Finally, when I try new meds, he half hazardly switches me via "cross tapering"... I'd be willing to wage a bet that about 75 percent of the meds that we tried and failed would have worked if he had just taken it easy with me.
So, with all my whining, I'm not sure what to look for in a new doctor. How do I ask the right questions? How do I act as my own advocate? Am I being too picky?
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