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From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: finding a good doctor
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Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 10:42:07 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  3 10:42:07 1986
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>Doctors I KNOW I need:
>
>An orthopedist (my search for a decent knee man is what led me to
>leave the clinics).
>A pain doctor (my surgeon has suggested we use nerve blocks instead
>of more surgery, which would probably leave me crippled).
>A diet doctor of some sort (I am intensly hypoglycemic...somewhat
>like the person who posted about a month ago).
>An internist.
>A gyn.
>
>How do I go about finding good specimens of such?

Sounds like the first thing you need is a good family practice doctor.
I've found that it really helps to have someone look at ALL of you
at once.  Many women, for instance, only see a gyn.  He/she is only
interested in one area of them, and lots of other stuff can be 
neglected.

Try the family practice section of the phone book and make appointments.
Keep trying doctors until you find one that makes sense when she/he
talks and that you like.  

Then if you need specialists, you have someone you trust who can 
recommend some.

And why would the only good doctors be in NYC?  The really good ones
are probably out of the city rat-race in the smaller towns.  It seems
to me you get more concerned, caring medical care in a smaller city.
Not to mention less expensive.  A really rural area is another matter--as
there are often too few doctors to allow any choice.  Something in
between is best.
-- 

                                     Sue Brezden
                                     ihnp4!drutx!slb

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