I thought those were great questions!

After being retraumatized by my first experience with a pdoc, I ended up going through 5 more until I felt comfortable. I was very picky too and asked a lot of questions -- if that's considered bull-headed, I'm right there with ya'! However, I did have to pay for a first visit in order to get my questions answered, and it got quite expensive since most did not accept my insurance. When I was getting discouraged (and poor!), I called one office and asked if the pdoc would talk with me on the phone for about 5 minutes before I decided to make an appt. The office staff was totally offended and said there was a long wait list and that request was unheard of, blah, blah, blah. Needless to say, I didn't go there!

Anyway, I hope your experience is better than mine and that you get some questions answered up front.