thanks for another consideration linda. 

--- Linda Macaulay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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