A good GP

[lissyloo]

I just have to say that ive had an amazing GP. I didnt know i had anxiety and she pinpointed absolutely everything that ive been feeling. She asked me simple questions that made me realise that i have anxiety. Ive been living with this and ive had no idea. I had a panic attack and she told me that she can get me help for it. She has been willing to help me and not only has she been just a doctor shes been talking to me like a person. Thats so important. Shes been really helping me. She is very understanding and caring. I felt instant connection. She even said if i needed to talk that i can come back anytime. I really needed that support and im glad that its from my GP. I even confessed a few things to her about myself and she talks to me not like a doctor but as a person

[The_Real_David_Charles]

Dear lissyloo,

I just have to say that I've read an amazing thread.  Keep it up.  Confess away.

Adios, David.

[ilovetoread73_]

Not all doctors are useless.  Some are so I would give them 50 / 50 but the ones I do have their numbers saved they are worth keeping.  The GP I have my young son sees as well.  She took the time to talk to me when I came out of hospital after having my son when I needed to up my meds as was PND.  She did everything she could to help.  Including getting a diagnosis and treating me when I was very ill after hospital.  I felt that everyone but my psychologist had turned their back on me.  My husband had no idea what to do and thought going for a walk was a good solution.  This medical practice also treated me for shingles - my normal GP's colleague treated me after another doctor who I saw on a Sunday (medical chop shop as I think of them in and out in 2 mins) basically did nothing and I nearly lost my eyesight.  They sorted out my medications and made sure I had all of the right ones.  Someone else I spoke to didn't have one I had that stopped me from suffering further ongoing problems with pain long term.  They do exist and they cost money usually (not always).

[geoff]

dear Ilovetoread, this is almost 2 years old, but it's certainly worth beingresurrected again because it's so important that everyone has a doctor who they can relate to without any hesitation of being embarrassed.

My own doctor is very good who has now stopped being a GP and deals in skin cancer, but he has kept one or two of his patients to treat as a doctor, and thankfully he decided to keep me.

He's actually like having a mate as we can talk about anything without any fear of upsetting each other. Geoff.

[ilovetoread73_]

Hi Geoff,

That's really good about your doctor keeping you as a patient.  Good docs are hard to find.  My GP also has a small child like me so she has been a good source of suggestions that might actually work and not just something that is in a book.  She also has showed me that we are all human and even doctors have children that behave their age (i.e. 2.5 year old need I say more!).  I don't have experience besides my own to know what is realist expectations  i.e. thinking you can get a 2.5 year old to behave to go out to dinner all together!  It took a world of pressure of me to know my son was just being his age and we are not raising ADHD child!

[geoff]

dear Ilovetoread, that's great that your doctor can certainly relate to your circumstances, because it means the world.

My doctor has a grown up son who had been struggling with depression and when I saw his face drop and almost a tear came to his eye I felt so sorry for him when he mentioned it to me.

We didn't have long to talk about it, which I am so sorry that we didn't, but that's how close we get on. L Geoff. x