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Dawn, I understand how you feel, you are trying to make a true connection to a professional, and finding it difficult, maybe impossible. I can tell you why, but you probably already know. The most obvious reason is that even the most dedicated doctors have to see a lot of patients to support their practice, and lifestyle. that is not meant to be a put-down. Someone has to pay for the office rent, the equipment, the staff, etc. If the doctor spends an hour with each patient, he can see maybe 40 patients a week, if he does not have to leave for hospital visits, etc. If he can see a patient for 20 minutes, he can handle 120 patients and he makes three times the money. Most of my visits with doctors last less than 20 minutes. Then, think about how discussions usually go with doctors: Often they are just going down a laundry list, without getting really involved, unless you tell them something totally alarming, or out of the ordinary. It may be that they don't NEED to know all the details, or it may be because they are not paying 100% attention. They are tuning out what they think is unimportant. You spend months making the questions, they spend minutes formulating the answers............When I was a young boy, we would go to the doctor, who knew our names without the chart, his wife was his nurse/secretary/office staff. HIs office was in his home. We rarely waited more than a few minutes, before being led into the office. He made house calls in emergencies. Everyone in the family went to Dr Citryn, everyone was either cured or sent to a specialist. He handled almost all our medical problems, short of surgery. We did not have medical insurance back then, but his fees were affordable.He usually got paid at the time of the visit. Most doctors today have several people just to do billing, paperwork, etc. Dr. C had no computer.....no fax...........one phone with one line....But he always made time to listen, and made sure we understood what he was doing, and what we should do. I know three people including my father, who enjoyed at least double the life span they would have had, due to the way Dr. C practiced medicine. The technology available in the '50's was archaic compared to today, but the human factor made a big difference. We can't turn back the clock, many conditons can be cured now that were fatal back then, most doctors specialize, so one doctor is never enough these days. SO, Dawn, you will be lucky to find what you seek. I hope that others will have some happy stories to tell about some doctors now, but, we'll have to wait and see. The doctors who are on this list are more than generous with their time and advice, but I don''t think most of them are actively practicing now. Too Bad. [log in to unmask]