How Do You Find a Good Physician?
Question by love: How do you find a good Physician?
I went undiagnosed with Celiac for years, throwing up daily, weighed only 80 pounds, lost my hair, had horrible stomach aches, like I was going to die, nearly lost my job, couldn’t function, my life was hell.
The only reason I was diagnosed, was because I did research online, diagsosed myself, and insisted on a referral to a specialist for confirmation of my diagnosis, before starting my gluten-free diet treatment. Now I feel great, but I lost a couple years of life because no one in the medical community was listening to me.
This is just one of many instances where I felt like my Dr hasn’t been listening to me- just writing a persciption to get me out ASAP. I feel like the treatment a Dr. gives is heavily influced by big pharma. I want a more wholistic and preventative experience, but need it covered by Aetna. I also want a Dr. that is up to date on research, and doesn’t receive all his current information from Big Pharma Reps.
So where can I find a better physician experience? Are there any online resources, or a list of questions I could ask to determine how influenced a doc is by Pharmacutical Reps?
I’m not dumping my old doc simple b/c of this- i moved.
Best answer:
Answer by dan
Hi, I am gluten intolerant and had to diagnose myself. GP’s are so busy and have to know something (cursory) about everything. As you probably know, GP’s standard of care is “standard” everywhere. They practice evidence based medicine they learned from clinical rotations and their residencies (not much is applicable from the first two years of med school (basic sciences). Depending where they did their residency will determine the depth of knowledge.
I work with medical PhD researchers who are working on advanced medicine we will not see mainstream for another 20 years, if ever. So, the GP’s primary goal is to follow the allopathic path (same for all AMA physicians) , create the differential diagnosis and provide you with a solution. Whether it works or not is hit and miss.
They put out small fires and for more complicated issues, will refer you to a specialist. Also, depending on their age, they may be out of touch with new approaches.
A friend’s referral for the most part is not worth much. Their satisfaction is dependent on their specific issue(s) and will differ vastly from your needs. I know hundreds of physicians that are tops in their fields so when I have a question, I know who is the expert. It’s very difficult for most people with a complex situation to find a good, competent physician who understand an elusive outlying disease.
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