I've had a couple of wonderful primary docs in the past, but one retired and one moved away. I don't have a real PCP now but I go to the same clinic where I saw the doctor who moved away in the rare instances I need a doctor. It's a small town clinic with one DO and a PA.
I booked an appointment to get established with the new doc and have a rash on my face checked out. (I'd seen the PA already and he blindly threw darts about the rash.)
The doctor didn't ask me ANYTHING. This was an appointment to establish care. He didn't ask about my diet, lifestyle, alcohol use, health history, didn't even go over my med list (which was on file from before). He shrugged about the rash, prescripted Rx antibiotic cream and Rx topical steroids. That made it worse. I finally diagnosed it myself from the internet (it was perioral dermatitis) and figured out how to get rid of it on my own. But that's not even my gripe.
That was about a year ago and I went in recently for blood pressure and allergy meds. There's a different new DO now. He didn't make eye contact once. He didn't ask me any questions or go over my (fairly long) med list (which hasn't been updated there in years). The nurse didn't go over any of it either. He sent the scripts (even though they had never been prescribed from that clinic before) no problem but what in the world??
I used to be asked some standard questions at the beginning of every visit, there was a depression screening and questions about feeling safe in your home. There's none of that now.
I'd like to find a good primary doctor but I'm wondering if this is just standard now? I've heard people tell similar stories about different clinics. How likely is it to find a doctor who has any interest in you as a person? I have a wonderful relationship with my OBGYN and I wish she could be my primary doc but alas, she cannot.
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