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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Thursday, Nov 17, 2011, 7:51pm EST, 13 years, 11 months ago
It is all so subjective when it is left up to the primary care doc. Some will simply refer any patient who asks for a referral and some of them get their noses bent out of shape if you ask to see someone else, like you are insulting them or not trusting their medical knowledge. I had one of those once. If I asked to see a specialist, he got angry about it. I changed docs quickly. I wasn't about to take a third type of antibiotic for a cough that was caused by asthma and by then required a steroid. I'd been coughing nostop for 5 weeks while he gave me stupid antibiotics. 10 days after seeing the pulmonary specialist and getting the steroids I needed, the cough was goen. Not fair to make me suffer like that. Never again. I know when I need a specialist.