Doctor Appointment Frequency
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:58 pm
Hello,
I have a question. How often does your doctor want to see you for follow-up appointments to get prescriptions renewed? Ever since I was diagnosed I have gone in yearly. This time I was asked to come back in six months even though I am doing well and am not having any problems right now. I asked him if I could come back in a year instead of six months and he said yes. The doctor I see is very expensive to see. I would rather not go in any more than I have to. I was just wondering how often other MS patients were seen by their doctors if they were doing okay. I was also asked to get another MRI the next time I go in. I had my last MRI one year ago. My medical insurance is not that great so this is a hefty expense also. I just don't think all of these medical expenses are necessary. Especially since even if my MRI was awful there is really no way to prove that any individual drug is working since you cannot predict when a MS attack will occur or what path someone's MS will take. If they came out with a medication that was proven to stop the progression of MS I would be more willing to foot the bill for all of these expenses.
Thanks,
Alicia
I have a question. How often does your doctor want to see you for follow-up appointments to get prescriptions renewed? Ever since I was diagnosed I have gone in yearly. This time I was asked to come back in six months even though I am doing well and am not having any problems right now. I asked him if I could come back in a year instead of six months and he said yes. The doctor I see is very expensive to see. I would rather not go in any more than I have to. I was just wondering how often other MS patients were seen by their doctors if they were doing okay. I was also asked to get another MRI the next time I go in. I had my last MRI one year ago. My medical insurance is not that great so this is a hefty expense also. I just don't think all of these medical expenses are necessary. Especially since even if my MRI was awful there is really no way to prove that any individual drug is working since you cannot predict when a MS attack will occur or what path someone's MS will take. If they came out with a medication that was proven to stop the progression of MS I would be more willing to foot the bill for all of these expenses.
Thanks,
Alicia