How many Doctors do you have?

Shorty2U · ‎03-09-2010

How many Doctors do you have? (EXCLUDING the Eye Dr and Dentist).

And does anyone remember when you just went to your family Dr for everything? (except surgery). and they took care of it all and you were fine!

And does anyone remember when the family Dr gave you ALL your prescriptions? There was no going to the pharmacy!

I think its ridiculous with all these specialists! Yes of course we need some of them for diseases but I don't think we need some others.

SO, I just had my family Dr take over my back medications so I don't have to run to the pain team unless I need injections. (I was going almost once a month for 13 years since my spine surgery and my spine is bad AND its an hour away). Now I can lessen those visits!

These are the Drs I have.

1. I have a family Dr.

2. Pain Dr.

3. Neurosurgeon (I still see for my back because he referred me to the pain team)

4. Cardiologist (because my blood pressure goes through the roof but he doesn't give me BP meds my family Dr does!).

5. Gyno

6. Orthopedic surgeon (temporarily because I need hand surgery).

PS) I DID have 2 cancer Drs too but have JUST been released because Im 5 yrs breast cancer free.

This is what my husband has (lucky him!)

He has a family Dr and an Allergist!

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minkbunny · ‎03-09-2010

One small town family doctor (and my husband eats breakfast with Doc several days a week).

My husband has more specialists as he has had a very complicated medical history.

I was last in the hospital over forty years ago - C section - and cannot remember ever filling a prescription. (perhaps had them as a child).

Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

GP and gyno. I also go to PT 3times a week and I love her. I have minor to moderate arthritis in my neck so I get a neck massage. She really has helped me so much.

Wrong is still wrong just because you benefited from it.

AnikaBrodie · ‎03-10-2010

Primary care physician, Gynecologist, ENT - at the present time

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GrettaGarbled · ‎09-25-2014

One family doc.

Marienkaefer2 · ‎03-09-2010

Primary care, GI doc

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Lindsays Grandma · ‎03-10-2010

Primary care doctor

Pain Managemnt doctor

That is it. Yes, I remember the days when we had one famiy doctor who would make house calls. He did perform some surgeries and delivered the babies. Back in the day when I lived in New York, the license plate for a doctor had MD on it so everyone knew the guy behind the wheel was a doctor. Can you imagine what would happen today if a license plate had MD on it?

Most primary care doctors don't prescribe narcotics for chronic pain patients, hence we have to see the pain management doctor once a month for our prescriptions.

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NoelSeven · ‎03-09-2010

Whoa, after your opening comments I thought you were going to say you only had one doctor.

I can't imagine which doctors you think we don't need. There's so much more information and knowledge now than ever before, no one MD can know it all.

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brii · ‎06-20-2010

I wouldn't want one doctor for everything. I only have a gynecologist and an internist anyway. See the gynecologist once a year and the internist very rarely, thankfully