At what age did you stop seeing a pediatrician and started seeing a family or general doctor? Was it hard to make the switch (if you had the same doctor for your whole life) or where you comfortable getting to know another doctor..?
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At what age did you stop seeing a pediatrician and started seeing a family or general doctor? Was it hard to make the switch (if you had the same doctor for your whole life) or where you comfortable getting to know another doctor..?
The Awkward Conversationalist
I stopped seeing a pediatrician when I was nineteen. It was very difficult for me to make the switch because I hate change and because new situations give me so much anxiety. But I really do like the doctor I have now, I am more comfortable with female doctors for some reason and the one I have now is very kind and thorough. Her nurses are wonderful too. Her entire practice has been great with understanding that I have anxiety and hypochondria and not judging me for freaking out about tiny little symptoms of everything. I always get answers from them and they are very patient with my hypochondria which I am grateful for, because I go waaaaay over the top with medical things I am anxious about.
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I think I stopped when I was 15 or 16. Started mainly seeing a urologist. Rarely had to go see the family doc until a few years later.
I don't remember seeing a pediatrician before, so likely very young. I was rarely sick as a kid so there wasn't a need- health problems only started in my young adult years. The only two doctors I remember seeing extremely occasionally (from the age of 5 onwards) are family practitioners. One is now retired and the other is still my GP.
21 when I got married and moved to a new city
The Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about
when i was around 14 was the last time. haven't seen a doctor since (im 21) and don't want to (scared of needles and im pretty sure they're going to want to get me up to date on some vaccinations, no thanks).
I always remember seeing the same doctor, who is still family doc. My college doc. Is a creep.
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Diggin' My Potatoes
Never really had a "family doctor" at any age. Moved around too much, I guess.
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i had 4 or 5 different doctors before the age of 18 so switching wasn't too difficult.
oh, i just remembered, my first doctor until the age of around 6 was Doctor Kay. It's true.
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Kesky
i had 4 or 5 different doctors before the age of 18 so switching wasn't too difficult.
oh, i just remembered, my first doctor until the age of around 6 was Doctor Kay. It's true.
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Hrmm, my doctor see's patients up to the age of 21. I will be 21 this year. It's very hard for me to think of getting another doctor. He was my mothers doctor when she was born, and I've had him all my life. I feel possibly the most comfortable with him then anyone of my specialists I see. The thought of switching doctors seems scary. It took me 6 years to work up the courage to speak to him about anxiety issues... I can't wait that long to trust another doctorBut on the other hand I know I will ._.
I think I was 11. This forum makes me feel better cause I was always teased about being too old for one even at 11.
Rude & Shouty
Never? Normally you only see GPs here unless something's wrong in which case you get referred to a specialist. Some Gps like to work with children in particular but they'll see anyone. If I did ever have a pediatrician the visits probably stopped before age 5 because I have no memory of one.
I found a booklet which logged my weight and immunisations on certain dates, from when I was a toddler, and asked my mum about it. But from memory she said that was from when she'd take me to something like a nurse practitioner specialising in pediatrics to make sure I was developing normally.
I don't remember. I've always been pretty healthy. Only had to go to the doctor for very minor things and not very often.
Somehow I've been able to live without health insurance for 20 years.
Same, I don't think Australia has pediatricians outside of the hospital.
I saw a pediatrician until I was 21 and out of college. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's the norm here in the US. I think pediatricians will see you until you've graduated from school. Then they expect you to see an "adult" GP.
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