Just Wanted

[nandieme]

to introduce myself. I was a member of the old bt for years and recognize alot of names, and I look forward to meeting new people. Seems as though we are all still fighting the good fight!:eek:

I have chronic pain, mainly spine and hip/knee. I might be moving in the next year, and am worried about getting docs who are on the same page that my docs are here. I know that may be impossible or at least take time.:confused:


Has anyone moved, and if so, what did you encounter? Did you have to start all over again as far as a diagnosis? Were you able to find doctors to see BEFORE you moved?

Any info would be appreciated. I look forward to sharing info and being a part of this forum again.:cool: Bye the way, do we still have any docs that chime in from time to time? Hope so.


nandieme:)

[Bobbi]

There is still a doc or two who chime in from time to time :D.

I've not face moving since my diagnoses, yet think that as long as new docs or those referred to have attain access to files or are presented with records, films, etc., it will help streamline.

I may be moving, out of state, and before doing so and if I do, I will ask my current doctors for referrals. They've not guided me in a wayward direction so far, so I do trust their opinions.

[Nana4&cntn]

Nandieme,

I am a new person and am so thankful I found this forum. I typed in "chronic back pain" and here I am. I am always happy to meet "new to me" people.

I have been fighting the fight for 11+ years and still going at it.

It is nice to meet you,
Kathy

[Tbackpain1]

I moved from NY to PA and then back to another part of NY. I was able to keep one of my docs all the way through, so it made things easier for transition, having one central doc. But when I moved, my NY pain management doc made referrals for me, so that before I moved, he had contacted my "new" doc (orthopedic), sent on all my records and discussed my current treatment plan, and the new doc was cool with all of it, scripts, PT, TriggerPoint injections, etc. was all continued by him, no changes made, with regards to my chronic t-spine problems and its treatment.

For my regular medical stuff, I went and checked out the physican registry on the web after selecting a few from our insurance book. Then I called the offices and made "interview" appointments with each. At the interview appointment, I just asked questions and got an impression about their "bed-side manner" and picked on that I liked the most. It was an easy choice for me, as the one doc looked like a deer in headlights when he saw my medications list, the other barely had time to say more than hello, and the third gave me a 45 minute appointment, asked pertinenet questions and was willing to work with my old physicans.

If you're familiar with where you're moving and have been through the area before, that makes things much easier. I would suggest calling local physican referral lines, usually available at the nearest medical center that can meet your needs, that way your doc is a doc that has privilleges there, to keep things streamlined, should the need ever arise for you to be hospitalized.

Hope this helps some. Also, WELCOME :D

Theresa

[Mark N]

Welcome back to the forum. I moved from mid state to the southern part of Indiana. I had to change my GP which also rx's my meds but I still drive to Indianapolis for my spinal issues. I was lucky that I moved back to the small town we lived at before so I got back with my old GP. All in all it was an easy move but I still have a change ahead of my as my GP is close to retirement age. I will be switching over to the VA system to save money on my prescriptions.