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Thanks, lioness, I have always been interested in nutrition because of growing a garden on the farm. Funny, I never played doctor a a child because I lived in the country . it was WWII, and I had no neighbors to play with. And I had no imagination. So I still study as an adult. I think my doctor just likes pills. I told him about my garden but he wanted me to give it up because of my back. Well, I rehabbed my back enough to grow beautiful tomatoes this year. Dorisena

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I wouldn't advise you to get a new PCP, but this might be the time for a second opinion. Since telemedicine has become much more accepted during the COVID pandemic, you can have access to any doctor within your health care plan without the limitations of physical location. I had put off a physical for nearly two years (feeling just fine, thank you), but my new PCP insisted it was time. I chose a phone appointment, and she had no choice but to actually listen to me - a novel but very nice experience for me. For me at least, it also changed the doctor-patient dynamic, and I felt much more like I was speaking with a peer than being talked down to by a physician. With many people delaying doctor visits right now, many doctors outside the hospital are less busy and it is often much easier to get an appointment with a specialist.