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In the discussion thread: Do you have a doctor that you can trust with your life? [View all]

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Sat Jun 2, 2012, 02:31 PM

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38 replies	Author	Time	Post
Do you have a doctor that you can trust with your life? [View all]	NNN0LHI	Jun 2012	OP
Doesn't say much for the emergency rooms either.	dkf	Jun 2012	#1
Emergency rooms are only going to do what the doctors order	NNN0LHI	Jun 2012	#2
Huh? Don't the ERs have their own docs?	dkf	Jun 2012	#9
Sure they do	NNN0LHI	Jun 2012	#11
Odd...in my experience the primary is barely notified.	dkf	Jun 2012	#31
Yes, but I don't have health insurance.	undeterred	Jun 2012	#3
Our health insurance has never covered office visits	NNN0LHI	Jun 2012	#8
I don't either, but my doctor gives a discount for cash for office visits.	Rhiannon12866	Jun 2012	#32
It's also important to consider getting a second opinion if the diagnosis doesn't sound right.	Arkansas Granny	Jun 2012	#4
No.	RagAss	Jun 2012	#5
No. Haven't had a doctor since 1994 or so.	EFerrari	Jun 2012	#6
Ditto that, not since 1998.	bemildred	Jun 2012	#35
My primary is quite competant but my comfort level has never been high.	Gidney N Cloyd	Jun 2012	#7
I never had an "equal player", type of relationship with a doctor either	NNN0LHI	Jun 2012	#10
I had one time in my recent experience of being put thru the wringer by doctors...	CTyankee	Jun 2012	#34
I do.	cloudbase	Jun 2012	#12
Yes n/t	tammywammy	Jun 2012	#13
Having any kind of doctor is a luxury I cannot afford.	DLevine	Jun 2012	#14
Me, too!	longship	Jun 2012	#22
A colleague nearly died from pneumonia. It is still a deadly disease	FarCenter	Jun 2012	#15
Yes, three of them in fact	1-Old-Man	Jun 2012	#16
Sounds like you've found the right medical care.	Rhiannon12866	Jun 2012	#33
I believe I do	slackmaster	Jun 2012	#17
I did, until I moved.	a la izquierda	Jun 2012	#18
Thank you very much for the good wishes for my daughter	NNN0LHI	Jun 2012	#19
I am very fortunte	drlindaphd	Jun 2012	#20
Nope	sorefeet	Jun 2012	#21
We have a great PCP. We've gone to him for about 20 years.	femmocrat	Jun 2012	#23
You will have to get a plan that covers what Medicare doesn't.	CTyankee	Jun 2012	#24
Thanks, CTyankee.	femmocrat	Jun 2012	#26
I know, we had to face this too! It's hard but you get through it. Do look into AARP, tho...	CTyankee	Jun 2012	#27
No, Medicare alone is not sufficient coverage.	crunch60	Jun 2012	#30
Yep. But she's a Nurse Practitioner...........	socialist_n_TN	Jun 2012	#25
I have been extremely lucky with my doctors.	CaliforniaPeggy	Jun 2012	#28
And not just your doctor, but your insurance company too	Major Nikon	Jun 2012	#29
Nope. nt	BlueIris	Jun 2012	#36
Yes, and not just one.	Tracer	Jun 2012	#37
No	Amerigo Vespucci	Jun 2012	#38

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