Primary Care

I finally found a primary care doctor that takes my insurance and sees more than just 10 medicaid patients a month.  It was hard to find and I wasn't sure we'd even like the doctor.  After a general practitioner that was rather bland as far as personality goes and didn't have time to answer questions and another family practice doctor that we loved but had to leave behind in Wisconsin, I think I had rather high expectations.

Our new doctor met every one of those expectations and then some.  He is willing to see both my husband and I together for appointments instead of making us go in one at a time.  He liked having our son in the exam room while he checked us over and didn't mind having to talk over the babble of a one year old.  He didn't make me feel bad about the horrible weight gain I've had (324 pounds is too heavy and needs to be stopped immediately).  But the best thing was when he looked at Nate's severe psoriasis and said "oh my God that's really bad!".  He said we would absolutely have to see a dermatologist and he prescribed medication for Nate to take until then.

The new doctor doesn't have much of a personality.  That was a shame to me.  He definitely isn't like my OB, who has a sense of humor like mine.  He's more like our son's pediatrician; right down to business with time to answer questions.  He's very patient too.  That's helpful.

Now I just have to get back on my diet and start working out and maybe that weight will fall off like it did before...