I used to feel the same way re: PA vs MD to see me; if I was given a choice, I picked MD because I feel my total health picture is too complicated and needs MD. However, I’ve come to accept that I will (and do) have many PA’s, and they’ve become front line expectation in these parts anymore. I’m happy to report I’ve had great experience with them, often better than MD! Yes, I do have waits after my appointments because there are things they need to followup with the MDs on before getting back with me, but c’est la vie. I had an MD Cardiologist appointment 2 weeks ago and he coached me to get used to PA’s, that he was sad to report that “Corporate Medical Care” has the cost cutting strategy of recruiting and employing more PAs now vs MDs and PAs will be frontline, MDs further removed. Being former corporate, I know how it was done to accountants, engineers, and many other disciplines. So now it’s in medicine in some parts; some believe that PAs are as good as doctors, just paid less. I’m thinking positive since I’ve had great PAs, trust the MDs are in the background and available for emergencies, and hoping they might even be being freed up to help with research and cures for mystery illnesses like our own!

If you haven't joined yet, I recommend joining the Neuro V Long-Haulers Facebook group. There is a lot of educational information about neurological injuries due to the Covid vaccines and it is continually updated by patients. Many of the patients have small-fiber neuropathy, which can be difficult to diagnose. I have Pfizer vaccine-associated nerve damage that could be documented easily by EMG.