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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am finding it hard to find a PCP who is not a NP.

My longtime PCP is retiring in September. The few MDs nearby are not accepting new patients. If I increase the distance from me to 30-40 miles, I can find one, but who wants to drive that distance each time they have a minor ailment, you know?

[b]My doctor relative said that most are fine with having their care overseen by a NP if they are generally healthy and/or see a specialist regularly for any issues they have. [/b]

I am a T1D and see my endocrinologist every 3 months, so my relative said I will be fine having my PCP be a NP. I have my first new patient appointment in a few weeks so I'll see how it goes. [/quote]

But what happens when issues come up even if you are generally healthy? Our child was completely healthy for 12 years. Well visits only. We took them to their 12 year old well visit with the NP and found out they had low iron. No big deal - we put them on a iron supplement. A couple months and their iron levels weren't rising. Some intermittent nausea started. Went back to the PA this time from the ped group. Again viewed as minor issue. We went home and tried to adjust with diet. Then one night our child woke up shaking and pain on their right side. We went to the ER to check for appendicitis and found stage 4 cancer with a bone lesion. That is what the NP & PA missed for us. I have no idea if an MD would have put together the pieces earlier, but it has changed my view of what is routine. We all now see an MD PCP (an our child is in remission and healthy).

In support of NPs I had an amazing NP midwife. So experienced and knowledgeable. But I think she had a long bedside nursing background and then many years as an NP before I saw her. [/quote]

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