Posted by ed_uk2010 on November 20, 2011, at 7:14:26
In reply to Re: psychopharmacologist vs psychaitrist » ed_uk2010, posted by Phillipa on November 19, 2011, at 18:15:27
>Ed to take it further we have docs for foot problems, different ones for back problems, Hand doctors.
We have chiropodists (podiatrists) for feet but they are not doctors. I have not heard of a hand doctor!
>Since I have medicaire and my Pcp will not do a thing but refer I refer myself without ever seeing the Pcp. I've referred myself to endos, Spinal neurologists, Dermatologists, Ent's.
Interesting. How do you refer yourself? We cannot refer ourselves. GPs co-ordinate these things. They will say 'I am going to refer you to.....' or you can ask to be referred, in which case it is their decision whether they do.
I think your doctors are very specialised but it sounds like they refer most things to someone else!
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