My family doctor is amazing. I found him when he was newly done with residency and told him up front that I didn't need a 2nd psychiatrist and that my psychiatrist in fact could trump him if there was a dispute (as there had been with a prior family dr). He took a while to learn to be comfortable with bipolar but now (12 years later) thinks I'm one of his easiest patients despite having a huge med list and multiple psych dxs.

The worst one I think is when I fell on the way into therapy when I was late and tore tendons and ligaments in ankle and slightly scraped my knee. They gave me no pain meds after a prolonged argument about getting a tetanus booster. I am severely allergic to tetanus shots and if one is unavoidable it must be given in an ER with both a crash cart and meds to then lower my BP from interactions of crash meds with my MAOI as I will go into anaphylactic shock.

They were so mad at me for refusing the shot and then not listening to a 10 minute lecture on crutch use (I'm an OT, I taught people how to use them) but the nurse refused to believe me that I knew what I do professionally and "OTs don't do that". Funny since I was trained and have done so.

There was also the ER where I went for high blood pressure caused by a med that I wound up with an LPN condescendingly telling me I wouldn't know the anatomy he was telling me about. The whole experience had been bad and I ended it by grabbing the form, signing it, telling him "Actually I DO know since I have a degree in biology and master's in healthcare" and walked out. His jaw may still be on the floor.

so many more come to mind.....but thank God my family dr has my back along with my pdoc.