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What to do when pulmonologist is passive?
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@bronchiectasaurus I can't thank you enough for your encouragement and kind words. I called the closest clinic, which is about 3 hours east of me in Charleston, SC. They said my pulmonologist had to refer me. I think I will see if the PA will do that for me. I have literally seen the pulmonologist once, for about 20 minutes.
Have the best evening. And again, thank you for your kindness. It genuinely matters.
Sunni
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@sunnirivers You might like to also look into Dr. Colin Swenson in Atlanta, Ga...BE specialist associated with Emory....... and also as well at the suggestion of the UNC clinic in Chapel Hill.
I may be wrong but they are about the same distance from you, from Charleston, SC.
You may be able to refer yourself, but always best to get insurance approval. The Doctors office you choose to go to or the Center you decide on might be able to help with that approval from your insurance....unless you don't need pre approval by your insurance company.???
Barbara
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@sunnirivers ,
Finding the right pulmonologist we trust and comfortable with is very, very crucial for us on this journey. I had seen a different pulmonologist on the same team just to get a second opinion. My pulmonologist is very open minded, he referred me to his colleague because this colleague's specialty is BE. I saw this colleague twice and then I decided to stay with my pulmonologist. If I were you, I would ask my pulmonologist for a referral, if he has problems with that, then you know he might not be open minded, to me, not open minded, not good. It seems your pulmonologist gave you some clear answers, it seems he knows what he is doing, I like doctors who give clear answers even though we don't like it . In any case, a second opinion is always a good approach.
Good luck!
Ling