Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Hi Donna, It's good to hear from you , I haven' t seen you online for a while, I know what you are talking about......when You find a good doctor who will listen to you , you hate to give him up. I have been thinking hard about changing my PCP....if I can even find one closer to me who takes my insurance. The main reason.....is for the Hospital. I just don't like the fact of not seeing my own doctor when I have to go......I have thought about , if I can find one .....to just make an appointment for an "interview" of sorts......just meet and talk to him and see if I think we like each other....check out his 'bedside manner', if he listens well and such. However, since I have this doctor's 'Prescription' for a complete lab test each month, I should be able to avoid the trips to the hospital , unless I fall or something .....which has happened, and I broke my leg.....it was a terrible break, and still is not right , even though I had a very good orthopedic surgeon who did an excellent job of putting it back together. As for my Rheumatologist, who is a complete jerk, he is near me, I have an appointment with him next month......After I show him the "Proof " in black & white that I Was diagnosed with Lupus I am hoping he will change his attitude. If not ........oh well.....I see my PCP for everything except the Autoimmune stuff anyway. He just insists that I have a Rheumy. I am hoping that I just caught him in a bad mood, and that that was not his usual way of dealing with his patients. It could be that he is a very good doctor, with just bad people skills, which is a shame. I know you still keep in touch with a B, as do I .....isn't she a just the sweetest person EVER? I'm glad she decided to chose to keep in touch with me as a 'Special Email Friend' ......I 'talk' to her every day, and I had my Daughter -in-law Helen, Email her when I was in the Hospital this last time, or she would have been calling my son, to check on me when she had not heard from me in a couple of days.....I know she really cares and worries about me because I live alone. How are you doing healthwise these days? I know you have some very serious health issues and wonder about you. Would you mind giving me your private Email address,so I can keep in touch with you when I don't see you on the Lupies list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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