Am I Cheating On My Rheumatologist

Am I Cheating On My Rheumatologist





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mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}Well,
since my next question is which one, I guess that answers my question.So heres
the thing.I have an
appointment in August with my rheumatologist back in Michigan. We made it for a year after my last appointment
with him, at his suggestion.But now I
am seeing my new rheumatologist.But the
other day my old rheumatologists office left me a message that my lab work is
due. The last time it was due, I
happened to have just had an appointment with my new primary care doctor, so I
forwarded those results to my old rheumatologist. But now I
dont know what to do. I am not sure
where I would even go to get the labs done, and my latest labs from my new
rheumatologist dont include the labs that my old rheumatologist wants.Is anyone
else exhausted? Im exhausted. This is an exhausting situation. I have a
soft spot in my heart for my old rheumatologist because he was the one who
diagnosed me. Weve been through a lot
together. Hes the longest
“relationship” that Ive ever been in with a member of the opposite sex.But my new
rheumatologist is a breath of fresh air.
She is young. She is
thorough. She believes that prednisone
is not a long term solution. So I am
stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I feel slightly selfish that I am
dangling myself in front of not just one rheumatologist, but two. My old
rheumatologist didnt just want to cut me loose, and wanted me to have the
ability to see him again if I needed to.
But I guess I forgot the responsibility that comes with it, which is
blood work every two or three months. I dont even
know how to broach the subject with my new rheumatologist. Hey, could you order these labs that my old
rheumatologist wants? Awkward!So do I cancel
my August appointment with my old rheumatologist and effectively cut the
cord? Or do I try
and keep up the charade in the hope that no one will notice?This is a
tricky situation because of the fact that I moved, and thats the reason I needed
to find a new rheumatologist, not because I was doctor shopping for a new rheumatologist
for the sake of it.

Its
amazing how tied and beholden to we can feel to our medical team. I guess
thats why its so hard to let go.