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Originally Posted by ~Christina
Blue .. your in quite a pickle. But you have an ongoing problem getting your medications handled and treating side effects, then that assistant blowing you off. Youve talked a lot about your T but usually your kind of “ whatever “ about her because you and her seldom agree on your diagnosis which is something I know you struggle with accepting whatever it might be
I understand your hesitant to leave that practice. I know most Pdocs have a long wait list but you can get on numerous ones that accept your insurance and continue with your current providers until then, yeah some Pdocs might have a policy about seeing a T and some surely won’t..
Just over the last month you have no help with a very treatable side effect that got so bad you just stopped taking your Med..
Why willingly stay with providers that just aren’t reliable about providing prompt attention ?
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I don't know. Maybe I have a case of "Stockholm Syndrome" (if you will) with my pdoc and his assistant.
Like I said, though, I don't want to have to rebuild my history all over again. That's part of what's frustrating me. I mean, I looked around last night and finally found one possible place that accepted my insurance and didn't require seeing a therapist there, but they had pretty bad reviews. I know that a lot of people are mentally unwell when leaving reviews and thus, a lot of the reviews are crap, but these ones said that they had to report their therapists to the state!! (It was a smallish practice with like 3 therapists and 1 pdoc.) I don't know if that problem has been fixed, and I know the complaints were about therapists rather than the pdoc, but that concerns me. People also said they got erroneous charges to their insurance. (So possible insurance fraud?)
I may have to expand my desired proximity, but I really don't want to have to drive 1+ hours each way just to see a pdoc. I hate driving around here as it is since people in MA are the worst drivers. And going to downtown Boston at a place like MGH is a no go because parking is expensive, limited (i.e., I may not be able to find a spot), and it can take me 2+ hours to get there because of dead stop traffic, even though it should only take 30 mins. And public transportation is just as awful. Getting on a bus or train isn't worth it. Firstly, you have to find a parking at the train/bus station. Secondly, you have to hope there is enough room on the bus/train (otherwise you're waiting an hour or more until the next one comes). Thirdly, you are stuck dealing with public transportation schedules. Like, if you have an appt that ends at 2pm and you get to the train/bus station, you may have to wait until like 3:30pm to get a train/bus, assuming others aren't waiting on line!!