General medicine vs Internist

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Originally Posted by Lola Bunny

Oh yeah, I want a woman doctor. Few people I've asked go to a prescription happy doctor. Hmmm....I don't really like that.

In my experience, some prescription-happy doctors are only so because that's what the majority of their patients expect. They quite enjoy the challenge of a patient who wants to fix things without drugs if at all possible.

If you can't get a decent recommendation from a friend with similar feelings about doctors, pick a group practice relatively nearby that has several female doctors. then choose whichever one can see you soonest. If you don't like her, it's usually fairly easy to switch to another one in the same group -far less hassle than starting the hunt all over again.

Remember, if you hate them you don't have to go back, but you really should get your current issue checked out asap, and maybe get a pap smear and boob exam done too just to get it out of the way, seeing as it sound like you haven't had a physical in a while. It's going to be unpleasant whoever the doc is, so it might as well be one you may not want to see again