Ken,

I've had both male and female doctors and I don't know that I could  
say that one gender over another is better.  What I can say is that  
the "culture" of the practice probably better reflects how well you  
will be listened to.  For example, if there are a zillion doctors in  
a practice and you have to wait on hold or never get to talk to a  
human, and then when you get in the office they have 2-3 patients  
waiting to be seen every 15 minutes, no matter how good the doc, you  
won't get the time/care you need.  I actually switched OB/GYNs after  
a horrible experience with the practice when I had my miscarriage.  I  
had seen one doc for years there, got pregnant and called in for an  
appt. and they said he had left and gone on his own.  Well, with my  
health issues, I thought staying with the bigger practice may be  
better so I saw another doc...had issues...and EVERY week for 7 weeks  
I was never able to see the same doc even though I said I could come  
anyday/anytime.  Just horrible.  After the miss my husband and I both  
agreed I needed to back to my old doc at his new practice.  I did and  
love it there.  I expressed my concerns about what had happened at  
his old practice and he and his colleague both said that was why they  
left and went on their own because patients just weren't being taken  
care of as the bottom line became revenue and not care and they just  
couldn't deal with that anymore.

So, a long-winded answer....but check out the way the practice is run  
as well as the docs credentials.

Linda
On Oct 31, 2007, at 11:47 AM, ken barber wrote:

> as you know from former post our first attempt to get
> a primary doc was a bust with them looking first at my
> meds and then refusing to have me.
>
> we have decided to try a internal med. doc as they are
> suppoedly better that a GP  for comlicated situations.
>
>
> now, since we can only just pick from a list, my
> question is would a female doc maybe be more likely to
> listen to me about my compications of CP than a male
> generally speaking?
>
> i hope my question is not confusing. if you anser,
> please give me your insights.
>
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