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Originally Posted by farmergirl
It's pretty normal for a pdoc appointment to feel more like a doctor's appointment because that's what he is, a medical doctor. He's there to take care of you medically. Most pdocs spend very little time doing any kind of therapy. They are focused on the meds.
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I know that my pdoc is more focused on the meds. But I still expect to feel some sort of caring or connection. I'm not expecting him to do therapy but to act like he cares. I would change pdocs but he is the only one I can see because he is associated with my school medical center. When I was in undergrad I felt more caring from the NPs at my school health clinic who I only saw maybe two or three times a year (and I often didn't see the same one). I found that my pcp who I had in high school who I saw even less had more interpersonal skills and I felt cared about every time I saw her.
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Originally Posted by splitimage
Googley,
You are definitely not weak for wanting to ask for more meds. if your current combo isn't working for you, then asking for help is being strong. Besides that''s what pdoc's are paid and trained to do - meds.
If your not getting blood work done that should be done, ask about that too, becasue that's serious. But maybe your pdoc assumes you're getting it done by your family Dr., that's how it works with me and my pdoc. He prescribes, but my liver monitoring is done by my family Dr.
I can really relate too, to not feeling like your pdoc is in it with you. I was assigned to my pdoc, by my psych hospital, when my last really good pdoc left. I don't particularly like him, but he can manage my meds, and he can admit me if I need it, and he's someone I can call if I have a crisis. I consider my T, my primary health care provider. My pdoc and I have a professional relationship, nothing more and that's ok. I had to advocate hard to even be reassigned to a new pdoc after my last good pdoc left - the hospital tried to just drop all her patients. So remember you're your own best advocate, so speak up for yourself.
--splitimage
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While he may be good at changing my meds (I don't know because I haven't had to change anything since seeing him,) he doesn't seem to have great followup. It would be great if he can do this change well. He knows about needing to do the tests as he mentioned it the first time I saw him but not since then (I didn't need them then). Since he is a part of the student health center he sees my medical file every time I come in and so knows that I haven't gotten the tests done.
Is it unreasonable to want to feel like my doctor cares? I'm not asking for therapy from my pdoc, I guess just some better interpersonal skills. I've been able to drop the one before that I didn't connect with, but another one I stayed with and it didn't work. But right now I don't have a choice.