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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's your right OP. If that's what you want and willing to wait, insist on it. DW is a cardiology NP and had a patient like you. Rather than seeing DW, wanted to wait 6 weeks for a doctor. The idiot died of heart attack while waiting. DW could've saved his life by catching his problems but what can you do. [/quote]

That's fine for your DW but patients who want to see a cardiologist MD and make an appt to do so should be able to as well. It's not irrational to have the preference for the person with more training, sorry.[/quote]

NP here (new poster, not nurse practitioner). It's not irrational to have that preference, but it is irrational to delay getting healthcare for that preference. Perhaps we need to do a better job getting the word out that PAs and NPs are great for most situations. Also, we need to recognize that there is a massive doctor shortage so doctors really need to triage the way they use their time. I don't think OP's doctor's office did a bait and switch, I think the doctor just can't make the appointment because there are now higher priorities. The office should have made her aware of that possibility beforehand, though. [/quote]

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