Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!brl-adm!brl-smoke!abc From: abc@brl-smoke.ARPA (Brint Cooper ) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: finding a good doctor Message-ID: <1623@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 17:31:45 EST Article-I.D.: brl-smok.1623 Posted: Fri Mar 7 17:31:45 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Mar-86 08:20:19 EST References: <121@drutx.UUCP> Reply-To: abc@brl-smoke.UUCP (Brint Cooper (SECAD/CSMB) ) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL) Lines: 28 Among the list of needed doctors given in the referenced article was a good internist. One followup message suggested a 'shotgun' approach to finding a 'family doctor.' My experience with 'family doctors' is that they're fine for dealing with sore throats and simple ailments but that they often wait too long to refer to a specialist when something is REALLY serious. I have myasthenia gravis and see some of the world's leading neuromuscular experts at Johns Hopkins. You don't fool around with MG. Yet, a local 'family doctor,' in conversation with my wife pooh-poohed the necessity of seeing 'the big guys,' notwithstanding that the damn thing nearly killed me twice! I strongly suggest that the respondent begin her search with a good internist. If your local area (Denver, was it?) has a reputable medical school_cum_hospital complex, begin there. Identify the younger men and women practicing internal medicine and select from among them. A competent internist can best refer you to the gyn and other specialists whom you might need. His/her affiliation with a good med center helps assure that you get excellent referrals. -- Brint Cooper ARPA: abc@brl.arpa UUCP: ...{seismo,decvax,cbosgd}!brl!abc