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@trishanna

@contentandwell. My last checkup was virtual, and I hope to find a new pcp (hopefully, a geriatric pcp) before my next checkup is due. Thought it rather silly to have a virtual checkup because of the risks of the virus but I had to go to the same medical center for my precheckup blood work. I then had a in person checkup five days later with a specialist. An AP took my doctor's place, and it was clear she really didn't quite know how to proceed. Perhaps if you're used to communicating this way with family with Zoom or whatever, you'll be more comfortable, but I was extremely uncomfortable. Think body language and small things one can only pickup in person are necessary, particularly when you are elderly - I have now a long list of chronic conditions, some of which I forget temporarily. These include skin conditions - a visual. No bp, no listening to lung and heart, no feeling for lumps and bumps. Hope for others it is good, and I can see a benefit when your "coming down with something," and need a quick check. I'd be interested in hearing what others think - I hope I'm not just being an "old fuddy duddy"

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@trishanna Of course you are not being an old fuddy-duddy! We all have our preferences. We zoom a lot with family so I am used to it, and I have had virtual appointments with a different method and will be again this month.

My mind can't quite figure out right now, what is an AP?

You mention planning to go to a geriatric doctor. I have been wondering about that a lot. What is the advantage of a geriatric doctor over a regular doctor of internal medicine? I will be 73 in September but feel the care that PCPs give is probably as good as geriatric doctors.
JK