Home Doctor?

ta2maki · 12-01-2008, 12:18 AM

I've been stuck in bed for the last week due to knee pains. I need to go see the doctor. The problem is I don't have one. My old doctor has passed away more than 10 years ago and I haven't needed one since. My parents haven't been too helpful since they hate the doctor they have. I have a list of doctors from my insurance(cigna) to choose from. But how?

Any of you guys been in this situation, and how did you pick? Any suggestions?

Heebs · 12-01-2008, 12:20 AM

Isnt there some sort of online review forum that willlist docs etc and you can check them out?

Rayodder · 12-01-2008, 02:30 AM

go to a hospital and ask for a referral!

squee! · 12-01-2008, 12:12 PM

You should never go to a physician you don't like. Since you are limited by your insurance, I would just go through the list. Pick one and then if you don't like him/her pick another next time. Knee pains? It sounds like you might need an orthopod rather than a family physician.

ScrapIron · 12-01-2008, 12:51 PM

Consult your magic 8 ball

when it came down to it for me, I just randomly picked one when I needed a physical with the foreknowledge that if the Dr. gave me the creeps I would pick a different one when I got my annual check up a year later.
I recommend everyone out there who doesn't already have a doctor do this, (no matter how healthy you think you are) my brother in law got a huge run around when he sliced his foot open on a coral reef because he didn't have his own doctor that could refer him to a specialist when he got home from vacation.

ta2maki, Since you're already experiencing problems I recommend you look for whichever Dr. on the list is closer to you.

Azzy · 12-01-2008, 01:02 PM

Talk to your neighbors and see if there is one near you that they go to and like.

My wife and I found our PCP that way and are very happy.

ScrapIron · 12-01-2008, 01:08 PM

angledust?

sorry

ta2maki · 12-01-2008, 02:30 PM

Thanks. I was a bit worried about the coin tossing method. The list I have has about a thousand docs, so it's not really limiting and tough to weed through. I ended up going with a random close one, but decided to try a DO instead of a regular physician(MD). I just found out about Osteopaths. Seems like it's more inline with my thinking(beliefs, morals, etc).

The neighbor thing didn't work. Couple of them don't have one(they do the emergeny room thing

), one went to some shady vietnamese doc, and I don't really talk to the other neighbors.

C_losjoker · 12-01-2008, 04:03 PM

thats why you should not wait till you are sick and in real bad need of a doctor. make appointments with doctors till you find one you like even if you are not sick.

MadCat · 12-01-2008, 06:17 PM

see if you can find a physican practice (i.e. a group of affiliated docs working in the same facility). If you don't like one, you can switch to another doc without having your medical records shared unnecessarily

12-01-2008, 12:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
ta2maki Jumps to conclusions Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sunny Southern California	Home Doctor? I've been stuck in bed for the last week due to knee pains. I need to go see the doctor. The problem is I don't have one. My old doctor has passed away more than 10 years ago and I haven't needed one since. My parents haven't been too helpful since they hate the doctor they have. I have a list of doctors from my insurance(cigna) to choose from. But how? Any of you guys been in this situation, and how did you pick? Any suggestions?

12-01-2008, 12:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Heebs Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2007	Isnt there some sort of online review forum that willlist docs etc and you can check them out? __________________ Heebs Feedback

12-01-2008, 02:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rayodder I have a Phantom Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Richmond, British Columbia	go to a hospital and ask for a referral! __________________ $$$ trumps dibs every single time!!! MCB Feedback

12-01-2008, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Azzy Passing through rider Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	Talk to your neighbors and see if there is one near you that they go to and like. My wife and I found our PCP that way and are very happy. __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommonâ€”if I can. I seek opportunityâ€”not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.... â€ - Dean Alfange

12-01-2008, 02:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
ta2maki Jumps to conclusions Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sunny Southern California	Thanks. I was a bit worried about the coin tossing method. The list I have has about a thousand docs, so it's not really limiting and tough to weed through. I ended up going with a random close one, but decided to try a DO instead of a regular physician(MD). I just found out about Osteopaths. Seems like it's more inline with my thinking(beliefs, morals, etc). The neighbor thing didn't work. Couple of them don't have one(they do the emergeny room thing), one went to some shady vietnamese doc, and I don't really talk to the other neighbors. Last edited by ta2maki; 12-01-2008 at 02:35 PM.

12-01-2008, 04:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
C_losjoker Un Tico Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Ramon, CA	thats why you should not wait till you are sick and in real bad need of a doctor. make appointments with doctors till you find one you like even if you are not sick.

12-01-2008, 06:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
MadCat Get off my lawn! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	see if you can find a physican practice (i.e. a group of affiliated docs working in the same facility). If you don't like one, you can switch to another doc without having your medical records shared unnecessarily __________________ Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus, et Fidelis