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I need to find a new medical provider, because mine is not very good. They take forever to read labs, generally very dismissive of my concerns, and delayed addressing a now serious health issue that will require yearly monitoring and eventually surgical intervention.

So how did you find yours? Recommended by a friend, some sort of directory (what do you look for in that case?), did you just get lucky?

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[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

She said your insurance provider should have a list of in network doctors.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Maybe I should have rephrased this. I can find a doctor. How do I choose one?

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh, you just have to try them out. Pick one that you feel listens to you and takes what you say seriously. We live out of town so she started with who had the closest office.

She doesn't have a secret method. I was just bragging on my wife that does what I'm too lazy to do, she makes the phone calls. If I like the doc she sent me to she calls the same one next time.