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Posted by Emily Elizabeth on May 20, 2010, at 22:20:01
I just had to share that I adore my new pdoc. I quit my old pdoc in February b/c he didn't listen to me at all. He didn't care about what I thought or wanted to do and he didn't spend any time with me. So I switched to new pdoc. New pdoc doesn't take insurance, which sucks b/c he is expensive, but he is totally worth it. He is warm and listens to me. He meets with me regularly and ends each appointment with, "If you need anything, please call me."
So, I'm supposed to see him next week, but I have been having a rough few weeks and I wanted to up my meds a little. So I called him. He not only returned my call promptly, but he was happy to call in an rx for me. My old pdoc would not have any phone contact at all and refused to call in rx's. When I was having a bad time, I just had to wait until I could get in for an appt.
Just wanted to share that there are still some good pdocs out there. :)
Best,
EE
Posted by Dinah on May 21, 2010, at 9:05:59
In reply to Good pdocs do exist!!, posted by Emily Elizabeth on May 20, 2010, at 22:20:01
I'm glad you found one of the good ones!
But I'm sorry you've been having a bad few weeks. :(
I hope things take a turn for the better soon.
Dinah
Posted by rnny on May 21, 2010, at 16:23:50
In reply to Good pdocs do exist!!, posted by Emily Elizabeth on May 20, 2010, at 22:20:01
It's amazing what a self pay patient gets compared to those who use insurance! No, only partly kidding. I am very, very happy for you. What a great post.
Posted by softheprairie on May 22, 2010, at 4:13:10
In reply to Good pdocs do exist!!, posted by Emily Elizabeth on May 20, 2010, at 22:20:01
I also mostly noted from the original poster the huge disparity between concierge/self-pay-at-full-rate medical service vs the lower rungs. (These would have various rungs for different levels of insurance, with Tricare, Medicare, and Medicaid being lower than commercial insurance, followed by uninsured-and-unable-to-pay.)
Posted by Dinah on May 22, 2010, at 7:15:28
In reply to Re: Good pdocs do exist!!, posted by softheprairie on May 22, 2010, at 4:13:10
Hmmm....
I'm self pay, and I've never found a pdoc like Emily Elizabeth describes. I'm not dismissing the argument, and I understand the limitations imposed by having to have more clients in the same time. But I think it also has to do with the doctor and his philosophy.
I've never found any of my psychiatrists to be more than tolerable. But I'm pretty sure they're as merely tolerable to their insurance pay clients as they are to me.
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