i agree on the whole doctor front! i don't have a lot of experience with this field (but surely about to) but did go thru quite the ordeal in the infertility field (6 years, 1 ectopic, 2 surgeries, 5 IUIs and 5 IVFs!) this included a completely UNECESSARY surgery to remove my falopian tube (1) diagnosed by a previous doctor. when the new doctor (a way better one) went in - guess what, nothing was wrong with it! he even took photos to show me (poor guy probably feared the worst kinda lawsuit!) should have in retrospect gone for for first one, but so happy at the time, didn't do so. that whole area was all about the money and still is. everyone was a quota and a statistic. unfortunately there are many just like them everywhere. COLLEEN, if you GUT is saying don't go with him, your gut is probably right. although if you see from my first post, i went to the dentist 2 years ago (a new guy) he seemed good actually thorough, however he never presented me with gum disease (which i definitely had) but rather bonded my teeth with no explanation and never refered me to a perio (which he should have) to this day my mother is still cursing him, and well, who knows could have found this a lot quicker, who even knows if the guy even noticed it on the full set of exrays then... i have to say so far i got super lucky with the recent diagnosis and steps since. when i finally got to the perio on my own 2 years later (some guy outta my insurance book who was closest, like i said, real lucky) he not only refered me to the oral surgeon for biopsy, but then called the surgeon (unbenounced to me) to have it moved up immediately. after the biopsy/diagnosis, the same thing happened! the oral surgeon refered me to penn. penn gave me an apt for 6 weeks later - the next day penn called me back and asked me to come in 2 days later! mmmm, probably should have been good indication that this was not going to be so great. two docs in a row, truly going the extra mile, it was something! i am praying my new one is great as well. i am still waiting on my second opinon. i vacuumed today holding my damn cell phone face up! funny part is that the second opinion is from my second cousin once removed - GREGORY WEINSTEIN, who is the head of maxo-facial surgery at penn (ironically) he is also on the top 10 doc list. i am secrety of course hoping he will take me on, but know he primarily does malignancies. but at least i can get a super good second opinion (if i could get past his secretary!) my records got to him last wednesday, tick, tock (maybe i should call his MOTHER!) huh, feels good to vent on the doctors rather than on my tumor, perhaps i will sleep tonight?
