The last physician I went to was Eric Heiden. You may have heard of him if you watched Olympic speed skating a few decades ago. He also gave cycling a try after he retired from skating and before he headed off to med school. I had done a number on an ankle while playing soccer with some kids I was coaching twelve years ago. The local orthopedic surgeon was pretty dismissive of the need to do much since I was, at the time, in my forties so, in her words, it wasn't like I was going to need that ankle to perform for much more than short walks. Since I was riding about 400 miles per week at the time (very long commute), I was equally dismissive of her take on things. I headed to a clinic 500 miles away that just happened to have Eric Heiden on staff. The team decided to send me off to a surgeon to screw it all back together. It took three months or so to get back on the bike (lots of ligament damage), but it all works fine now. I shudder to think what the outcome would have been under Dr. Dismissive.