It's been my experience to call my HMO, in my case its Tricare Prime, they suggested another PCP, who then reffered me to a neurologist and to the eye institute for futher care. Somehow a lot of doctors and clinics stopped being Tricare participators when the health care system revamped a while back.

Somehow, someway, you gotta get hooked up with another clinic and doctor approved by the insurance you are under.

Yes, I cann believe anything, I goto an out of town Dr, (long story)- not too far but one where you can't just drop in the office and say you didn't give me enough medicine between my visits. It's possible too that the medicine I take comes in bottles of 90, not 100 which I ask for and I believe is a common number.....so I ran out and the pharmacy called the Dr.s office and they gave me only enough for 30 days which would bring me to New Years. So I needed a few more until I could get an appointment fitted in with my work. I gave them all info. They called and I wasn't here but my sister was and asked her what I needed. She said she didn't know thename of the med but it's on my chart (duh!). There was another call and they decided that I was getting it at another pharmacy, I guess and she said Target and probably didn't say the city- but I believe that is listed also. Anyway, when I called the pharmacy and there was no medicine, I just called my neurologist and got it from them. Of course I don't belong to an HMO. I wouldn't be able to deal with all their stupid rules.............

Stick in there. Just look for someone and get the meds when you can (preferably earlier although I know there are certain times and rules with HMOs. Good luck.

PS What a switch in practices (types) Probably, malpractice insurance is easier to obtain. I believe many neurosurgeons are now "employed" by the hospital who pays their malpractice or a part of it.

NOTHING in medicine surprises me, but....i must admit, this is a little odd, no, more than a little odd.

your neurosurgeon, i think, had to do residencies in neurosurgery and ob-gyn to hang out a shingle in either specialty.

they are two different primary specialties, so she could not have even done a residency in general surgery (2 years), then a residency in gynecology and then a residency in neurosurgery, or vica-versa. she would have to do a full residency in ob-gyn (4 years), than a surgery-neurosurgery combo (4, or 4+ years.) even if she did, she would be going back to gyn after practicing neurosurgery for many years. that sounds pretty dangerous.

i hope you get your Plavix without having to hold up a pharmacy. somehow, that almost sounds easier.

sandy :giggle:

Sandy, Holding up a pharmacy is a brilliant idea!!!

Ok, this is how screwed up my HMO is ... I found out today my Neurosurgeon didn't quit to become a ob/gyn!

She quit and she's seeing an ob/gyn -- she's pregnant with triplets!!

The "service" girl that answers the phones had it wrong! And I think it's hysterical that she works for a group of brain surgeons! :roflmao: