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How many doctors?
In all honesty , how many doctors does a person need? I think maybe things were better back in the day when we just had a GP. Oh I know, it is probably better the way it is today but there is a limit. Sometimes with too many they can't all know what the other is doing. I have ten doctors, I listed them so I could count them. Today I was told I need to go to another specialist. I refused and called my internist to see if he agreed. He will be honest with me, and said he will call me back tomorrow after reviewing my lab work. How many do most of you have? Don't you think 10 specialities should be enough?
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07-15-2010 06:16 PM
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I only have 2. A GP and a Ortho. I am diabetic and use to see a Endocrinologist but I got tired of the "herding" they did in the office - move the herd from one room to the next to the next and you would be there a couple of hours to see the Dr. for 5 minutes. Finally just decided that my GP did more for my diabetes than the over priced specialist.
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I have half a dozen specialists and my PCP and like it that way. They've been able to treat my conditions more in depth. They all belong to the same hospital system and with EMR, they have instant access to all of my medical records.
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I don't have a regular doctor. I see whoevers available at the clinic I go too.
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I don't have any thankfully
My hubby is lucking with all the complications he has had with the AML he is still under just one dr.........of course there are many that work with him and work for him but EVERYTHING goes through the one dr before anything is approved
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I have four..I was talking with my mom the other day how back in the day you only had one dr and they set arm if broke or stiched you up if you needed it.
Henderson Beach in Destin, Florida
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I have my family doc (she is a gem!), an orthopedist, and a urologist if I must. The second two I see very infrequently. My doc has wanted to send me to others but I refuse if I think she can help me just as well. I really hate to go out of town to see docs and she knows it so we work together on my well-being. Now if there is something she absolutely cannot help me with, she will send me to someone, but only if there is a real need.
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I have been seeing my GP (family doc) since I was 18 and he treats me for my high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and prescribes medication for depression & sleep problems. I am also in counseling for my depression, and I was thinking about going to an Endocrinologist for my diabetes, but haven't yet. I keep my diabetes under control with medication and diet.
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well, theres many doctors, each specialize in different things, so people with multiple problems I guess would need multiple doctors.
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I have my family doctor, my gastroenetrologist, my neurologist & 2 oncologist so I have 5 doctors.
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Originally Posted by
jasmine
well, theres many doctors, each specialize in different things, so people with multiple problems I guess would need multiple doctors.
I don't necessarily agree that just because I have various things going on that I should have various docs. For me it's a matter of common sense. If both my doc & I believe that she can't treat me, I'll see a specialist. But if we both agree she can just as easily treat me, then that's how it'll be. I could benefit from seeing both an Endocrinologist & a neurologist but they can't do for me what my family doc isn't doing already, so there's 2 docs I don't need. This is just for me. I would never recommend it for another as we all have to make those decisions personally with our own doctors.
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