Doctor willing to refer to clinic

Posted by carolinediehl @carolinediehl, 7 hours ago

I am wondering how receptive my pulmonologist will be to me asking for a referral to Cleveland Clinic and will he still see me after that. Any advice?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | 4 hours ago

@carolinediehl You will never know unless you ask. But in my humble opinion n a doctor who takes offense at you consulting an expert has their ego at heart, not your health.

PS This happened to me when I consulted an ID doc my pulmonologist thought was "unnecessary "; he took offense and "fired" me as his patient! Best thing that happened in my care - the ID doc referred me to a much better pulmonologist.