Hello friends 
Wow, I can't believe I have been so behind at posting here. Shame on me! haha
I went in to see my doctor today for my yearly physical. All is fine but she informed me today that she and her husband (also a doctor in the office) are planning to retire in the summer of 2009. I heard rumor of this from my grandmother who is also a patient of my doctor's husband. It was still a little shocking to hear the official word from my doctor's mouth. She is such a sweet and kind lady and has done SO MUCH to help me when nobody knew why I was in so much pain. She figured out my condition right away (Fibromyalgia) and over the last 2 years and taken every step possible to help me manage my pain. I am very comfortable with her and trust her completely. I know she must be looking forward to her retirement but it's very sad to have to see her go.
We have a shortage of doctors in town so when my doctor retires the office will be closing as there are no new doctors to take over the practice. Not only now do I have to find a new doctor but so do my parents, grandmother and a few aunts, uncles, cousins and spouses & children of cousins. What a mess!
My doctor suggested to me that I contact my husband's doctor to see if she will take me. That's all fine and good but I'm just concered about her understanding of Fibromyalgia. Some doctors are wonderful at treating this condition while others are still confused or refuse to believe that it exists. Atleast I have a year to get all these affairs in order. I will see my doctor a few more times before she retires luckily so I hope to have more chances to speak to hear about my options. It was a bit chaotic in the office today, lots of patients needed to be seen for medication refills, etc. after the Easter holidays. My mother is going to ask her arthritis specialist if he works with Fibromyalgia patients and I plan to ask my doctor as well if she knows any good specialists just incase I need a back up plan. I really want to have a female as my general doctor which my husband's doctor is. It's just a personal choice, I feel more comfortable with a female when it gets down to physical exam time, woman's health, etc.
Anyways, I just needed to rant. Other than my doctor problem, things are holding up well here. I'm trucking along as best I can. We're still getting a ton of snow. Yuck!
It's definitely not making my Fibromyalgia any better, but what can ya do. I'm looking forward to the nice spring weather after all of this over.
Have a lovely day!
Bekah
Wow, I can't believe I have been so behind at posting here. Shame on me! haha
I went in to see my doctor today for my yearly physical. All is fine but she informed me today that she and her husband (also a doctor in the office) are planning to retire in the summer of 2009. I heard rumor of this from my grandmother who is also a patient of my doctor's husband. It was still a little shocking to hear the official word from my doctor's mouth. She is such a sweet and kind lady and has done SO MUCH to help me when nobody knew why I was in so much pain. She figured out my condition right away (Fibromyalgia) and over the last 2 years and taken every step possible to help me manage my pain. I am very comfortable with her and trust her completely. I know she must be looking forward to her retirement but it's very sad to have to see her go.
We have a shortage of doctors in town so when my doctor retires the office will be closing as there are no new doctors to take over the practice. Not only now do I have to find a new doctor but so do my parents, grandmother and a few aunts, uncles, cousins and spouses & children of cousins. What a mess!
My doctor suggested to me that I contact my husband's doctor to see if she will take me. That's all fine and good but I'm just concered about her understanding of Fibromyalgia. Some doctors are wonderful at treating this condition while others are still confused or refuse to believe that it exists. Atleast I have a year to get all these affairs in order. I will see my doctor a few more times before she retires luckily so I hope to have more chances to speak to hear about my options. It was a bit chaotic in the office today, lots of patients needed to be seen for medication refills, etc. after the Easter holidays. My mother is going to ask her arthritis specialist if he works with Fibromyalgia patients and I plan to ask my doctor as well if she knows any good specialists just incase I need a back up plan. I really want to have a female as my general doctor which my husband's doctor is. It's just a personal choice, I feel more comfortable with a female when it gets down to physical exam time, woman's health, etc.
Anyways, I just needed to rant. Other than my doctor problem, things are holding up well here. I'm trucking along as best I can. We're still getting a ton of snow. Yuck!
It's definitely not making my Fibromyalgia any better, but what can ya do. I'm looking forward to the nice spring weather after all of this over. Have a lovely day!
Bekah
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