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Old Mar 01, 2021, 05:39 AM
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I found some recommendations for doctors that speak English in addition to Czech. It's kind of important here to find the general practitioner first, so Hubby managed to get an appointment for both of us tomorrow morning. Hubby obviously speaks fluent Czech, but he liked the doctor when he talked to him, so decided for both of us to try him. Of course we are still not yet set up with insurance, so will have to pay 100%, but it shouldn't be that expensive. I have been pressing Hubby to work on the insurance stuff a bit, but he goes at his own...slow...pace. The more you push, the more he gets upset. Patience is my middle name since being with him for about 25 years. That word used to be foreign to me, before then. At least we could get the doctor to write a prescription. That's important.

Perhaps this new GP will have a psychiatrist recommendation. I also have one from my new therapist, and found a third one on an expat website. I don't think a psychiatrist will see me until a GP referral. That's why tomorrow is also important. On Thursday, I have a video appointment with my American long-time psychiatrist. At some point I will have to say goodbye to him. I also have a phone appointment with my American nephrologist on Friday. I think I will say goodbye to the nephrologist then. There's little he can do for me from afar. I'll keep my American psychiatrist for a bit longer. He can still help me more.

I suppose tomorrow I should bring all of my medication bottles with me, and Hubby's, to prove we take it all. It's almost embarrassing how many we have. Nine different medications for me, plus a PRN benzo (almost half are not psych). Four for hubby, plus three PRNs for various things.
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