Since I see my nephrologist so much, she has sort of become my primary care doctor. She will prescribe medication and appointments even outside of her specialty, which is taking care of my kidneys. Anyway, with the recent cast anxiety issues, my surgeon said to as my primary care doctor for anti-anxiety medication. No problem.
I just called the family practice clinic, and they cannot locate the last doctor I saw there. I have been going to that office for many years but back in 2018 or 2019, my doctor retired. I was then assigned to another family medicine doctor, Dr. Hoa Phan, and I did see her once in November 2020. Since it was during COVID, it was a video call. I even have proof from the Providence MyChart app:
Several months ago, the company that provided my wheelchair after surgery wanted to get authorization from my doctor. I gave them the name above, but they could not reach her. I finally sent them to my surgeon and promptly forgot about it. When I called today to make an appointment, the office staff could not find her name either. I understand she could have quit, but how do historical medical records disappear? Also, why can I see something from an app or web portal and the office cannot? Very weird.
Anyway, I managed to make an appointment in two weeks with another family medicine doctor, the same one that my parents see. My mom really likes him. I just want medication to help me stop freaking out about my cast.
Life with chronic diseases 