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[september]

Cannot believe the Q censors wouldn't allow me to use the letters O and B without a space in between! What is that all about?

[NoelSeven]

I will say this... anyone with lupus acquires numerous MDs. No way to get around it. Lupus can attack every organ in the body, including skin.

It put me in the hospital last Christmas by attacking the bundle of nerves to my eye, taking away my vision in minutes. Now I also have an eye specialist to add to my list.

[NoelSeven]

On 10/10/2014 september said:

Cannot believe the Q censors wouldn't allow me to use the letters O and B without a space in between! What is that all about?

The partial initials of this country's elected leader.

[Sushismom]

With all the advances in medicine over the past few decades, if necessary I would prefer to go to a specialist. They're the most knowledgeable. There is no way a family doctor or general practitioner could keep up to date on all the specialties. No way.

I currently have a GP and a GYN.

[raven-blackbird]

4.........radiologist oncologist, surgeon, oncologist, and GP................................raven

[minkbunny]

Well, of course if necessary one would see a specialist. Our family physician would offer the referral. This isn't the days of horses and buggies. My husband's PCP is the same as mine and each time he sees him, the doctor pulls up on his screen all of my husband's tests and results and notes, etc. from each of his specialists. They are all forwarded to his PCP after each visit, hospitalization, surgery, etc.

As I said, I have not had a medical problem in forty years beyond routine "maintenance" issues. Had a detached retina a decade or so ago, repaired as out-patient, no prescription needed. Referred to a surgeon in the same building after seeing my regular eye doctor, seen immediately as it was an emergency, went home a bit later.

[Irshgrl31201]

Up until I got Crohns disease I primarily just used to see my GP and OBGYN.

Now I see my GP, gastroenterologist, infectious disease doctor and my OBGYN. Oh and I go to a dermatologist also. It is the derm I work for.

When I had back surgery in 2005 I did see a neurosurgeon but before the surgery I went to a pain management clinic and saw an an anesthesiologist. I first tried physical therapy, different types of shots like TPI's, epidurals and a few other less invasive types of procedures to try and avoid surgery which I ultimately got and was very successful.

People in chronic pain should be going to a PMC and should be under the care of an anesthesiologist, not a general practitioner they simply don't have the knowledge that an anesthesiologist has.

[Chalcedony]

Two - GP and GYN. I think most who need specialists are glad to have access to their specific expertise. OP, if it's too inconvenient to see so many specialists, stop seeing them. No one is twisting your arm.

[ShowMe]

Have my Internist, eye doctor (specialist) that treats my Glaucoma and regular checkups, O B/GYN. And a retina specialist that I only have to see one more time.......

If my Internist feels I ever need to see another doctor for something he can't treat, he will do a referral.......So far, lucky with that.......

[Buck-i-Nana]

Just one, old fashioned family Dr. He's wonderful, he's an MD (teaches too) as well as a holistic practitioner. Oh, and when necessary, he makes house calls too. When my late hubby was dealing with his cancer and cancer treatments, our family Dr gave us his personal direct phone number and meant it when he said call any time day or night.