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03-18-2011, 08:51 AM
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Family doctor recommendation
I read the sticky and the site gives me a list of doctors in Vancouver but I don't know anything about them so I was hoping for some recommendations from people.
Long story short, my GP sucks, he talks to you for 2 seconds and sends you on your way. Talked to the receptionist and she even told me other patients complained too. Someone recommend me a good doctor (preferably a caucasian one as I'm fed up with asian doctors).
I'm hoping to do a full body checkup and get blood work done (check test levels, cAMP, cortisol, other hormones etc.)
Also, is there anything I can say to get them to allow me to do a full blood test? My friend (who is also planning on switching doctors) said his doctor denied him because he was not over 40?
thanks
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03-18-2011, 05:38 PM
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I would say go to your friends doctor, he seems reasonable.
You don't need all those blood tests unless there are specific reasons and unless you present with symptoms, they are a waste of tax-payers money. A standard blood screen would suffice as a baseline, but even for pts over 40, many don't get random cortisol levels.
I know what cAMP is from school but where in the world did you come up with needing that to be tested for?
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03-22-2011, 10:03 AM
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I am Hook'd on RS
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It's harder to find a new GP when you already have one. As most GP who are accepting new patients won't accept ppl who already have one.
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03-24-2011, 10:36 AM
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I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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how do you go about finding one if you don't have one already?
and a female one? i don't want a dude foldling my balls and sticking his finger up my butt
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