I do not have a primary care physican, or health insurance. I am not in a position that I will go to the doctor unless something keeps getting worse, or I can not tolerate the pain any longer. I am not really convinced that the doctors really mean what they say. The last couple or times, the doctors would scould me for high blood pressure that I have had for 12 years that has not been treated. They say you need to be on pills, but do not prescribe them, and they state the effects of it. Do I really need the pills or not? If I did they why have they not prescribed them?
I do prefer to see PAs of a MD. They seem to provide better services and are more customer friendly. The PA I saw for my Department Of Transportation Physical, required to drive commercially in Texas, worked with me and made sure I passed it. Took checking the blood pressure a few extra times, but he was patient and understood the situation I was in. No pass = no driving, no driving = no job. No job means no place to live (house is part of my salary).