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Re: Have I selected the right doctor?
From: lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:09:24 -0600 (CST)
Thanks, Drs. Hill and McIntosh, for your answers. I was a bit
concerned when told to come back in 5 months (I even have non-HMO
insurance that wouldn't put many limitations on my care). I'm going to
follow my gut feelings and look elsewhere for a doctor.
Thanks, too, for the words of encouragement. I feel like living proof
that it's possible to change the most impossible-looking circumstances.
Lisa A.
At Thu, 28 Jan 1999, D. Ashley Hill, M.D. wrote:
>
>I agree (as always) with Dr. McIntosh's answer, but I wanted to add one
>thing:
>
>It's possible that after you and your new doctor finished discussing
>your somewhat complicated history (particularly the eating disorder)
>that, to be blunt, he did not have time to examine you without making
>the remaining patients wait. In those cases, I simply schedule a
>follow-up visit within a few weeks to do the Pap smear and a full
>physical. I don't know where you live, but in many areas insurance
>companies will not allow a Pap smear except in very specific situations.
>If we do one, the patient gets a bill and is invariably angry. So, if
>your doctor scheduled a follow-up appointment, it looks like he or she
>is on track. If not, I would either make one with him or her, or
>another doctor of your choice.
>
>By the way, your history, while complicated by the bulemia, does not
>sound like it would interfere at all with getting pregnant.
>
>Good luck with everything, and congratulations on working very hard to
>stay healthy.
>
>--
>Ashley Hill
>David Ashley Hill, M.D.
>Associate Director
>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
>Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency
>Orlando, FL
>http://home.mpinet.net/dahmd
>
>The above is intended for general medical education,
>and is not for specific medical advice.
>I apologize, but I am unable to answer personal e-mail
>due to time constraints.
>
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