Do not move to FL..
I just did and I am leaving this terrible state.
It was always our dream once we retired(we are young too) to come down here and enjoy the warmth, sunshine and ocean breezes.
From the moment we got here it was a nightmare!
First off, forget anything about finding good medical care.
Most are DO's and they don't do much at all except tell you what they won't follow with your records from previous doctors.
Doctors here cannot even write most scripts anymore, especially if you are in need of any form of pain meds.
You now have to go to, Pain Med Centers..and only that doctor will determiine what you need, forget whatever you have been treated with in the past.
Your meds will never be filled on time, as they rarely keep any amount of anything in stock, I kid you not and forget getting Name Brand's. The deal with Generic mostly.
The 2 major chains, as we all know of them, have control of what is ordered, how much and its like a lottery here, as to who gets what first.
It doesn't matter what the doctor writes.
Years ago Florida Dr's (not all) decided to get rich quick..
They wrote scripts for drugs like M&M's..
So, because of this and so many people swallowing them like candy and killing themselves, they have almost put a halt to getting anything anymore.
Florida isn't the only state but its the worst.
I always heard some say "People go to Florida to die" and I would think , what an awful thing to say but its true..
The doctors will tell you, unless you are in a well off, populated part of FL, your care is going to be very bad. They have said this, I kid you not.
Its an importantl thing to get your medical doctors in check before moving here but whoever thought you'd have such a surprise, as to what they now can/ or won't do any longer.
I have my 89 year old mother with us and she has a great deal wrong with her, she was kept comfortable with her doctors back home, but here...everyday its a fight with these people, always the pharrnacies.
Trust me, if there is anyway in heck you can change plans, do it.
Florida is no long the East Coast Paradise, its a nightmare 24-7..
I wish you luck, you will need it.
Now for your license(to drive) you will need to promise a kidney, a lung, your next grandchild, plus show your marriage license, divorce papers(if you are) birth certificate, ss card and 2 forms of ID...
Then, if you are planning to bring your car,,,its going to take longer than the 30 days they give you, especially if you have car payments. Whoever is holding the lien for the car must MAIL that to the Tax Collecter in what county you live in. They have no DMV's here. They won't fax anything and the price you pay to register that car can run around 3 to 4 hundred bucks.
Different world down here and I can't wait to leave.
Our house goes back on the market next week.
I will not have my mom live out her last days in pain, no one should..
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