David....I know how you feel ...anticipation for all the hard work losing that much weight....You'll see..it will pay off....I did it 20 yrs. ago and when the Doc's nurse saw me she said....Never gain that weight back...and was real complimentary then the Doc called me skinny...I had lost weight from 210 down to 160 lbs....& I'm 6'1" ...I have kept it off for the most part...I weigh between 162 & 168...varies ... I'm betting you will get huge compliments and your exam and numbers will be outstanding....:thumbsup:
Yep, sure does sound good and I hear it quite often, even to the point of comments that I'm getting too skinny. With ObamaCare, our PCP got out of medicine and his nurse left the clinic as well, so we were seen by people we never had before. That said, our initial eval numbers were good, our new PCP made it a point of saying what good shape we were in, healthy, not fat. Must have mentioned at least 6 times about our weight loss. She did make it sound like I may not hear about the blood tests until follow up appointment in 2 months. Nor was she upset that I wanted to get the results before going back on Lipitor. I took myself off the generic last year due to leg cramps. I was only on 10mg.
More interesting, having not been to the Dr office since Oct 2012 was the changes. What a shock to see the number of admin types up front/reception. Somehow I don't think the back offices are now empty or storage. Sadly, we know they are still medically understaffed. The first choice offered for our new Primary Care only comes in Thu or Fri and was booked thru March, not good. The one we did choose must be about my age as she talked about her Dad being in Army Air Corp in WWII, so was my Dad.
Now you can't stand anywhere near someone else talking during checkin/ checkout. Even though we have been regulars at this clinic since 2006, we had to be "reinstated". Didn't get the interval, but unless a frequent visitor, were told to get the questions asked again and again as it is required by law. Was told we'd likely not get script renewed without an in person visit, much like not getting the lab results either. Used to be, pharmacy would just call and as long as even thing was OK, labs followup was a simple letter. Everything is now documented. Had to sign acknowledgement that I received the pneumonia shot. Medicare card and Mil ID photocopied twice for me, 3 times for wife (she got an X-ray) even though no insurance changes for either. Somewhat a shame our previous Dr "retired" in his 50's, although we heard rumors he misses the patient aspect and may explore options.
To my thinking, having more providers available would be better medicine than more mandated visits to the ones already overworked. But what would I know...
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