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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 433663" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I would see this as an opportunity. If this doctor genuinely feels out of her depth, she has done you a favour. You need someone competent who can cope, and it's kudos to this doctor that she has accepted her inadequacy and referred you on, hoping that someone will have better success with helping you.</p><p></p><p>What I suggest - follow the referrals but if they lead nowhere, go back to this person and say, "You feel you can't help us, but you're better than nobody. Can we continue with you while we find someone who we both feel is worthy of being your replacement?"</p><p></p><p>by the way, a second opinion does not necessarily mean discarding the first. Usually a second opinion means "let's ask someone else to oversee for a couple of appointments, just to double-check that our main doctor is on the right track." You then go back to your main doctor, in the comfort and knowledge that his/her treatment has been validated. or if it has not been, the doctor has new information and ideas on which to draw.</p><p></p><p>When you have a challenging child, you do not want a doctor who works by numbers. You need a doctor who can think outside the box, someone who can think proactively and creatively. If that means asking other doctors for their opinion, so be it. Grab what you can, use what works, discard the rest.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 433663, member: 1991"] I would see this as an opportunity. If this doctor genuinely feels out of her depth, she has done you a favour. You need someone competent who can cope, and it's kudos to this doctor that she has accepted her inadequacy and referred you on, hoping that someone will have better success with helping you. What I suggest - follow the referrals but if they lead nowhere, go back to this person and say, "You feel you can't help us, but you're better than nobody. Can we continue with you while we find someone who we both feel is worthy of being your replacement?" by the way, a second opinion does not necessarily mean discarding the first. Usually a second opinion means "let's ask someone else to oversee for a couple of appointments, just to double-check that our main doctor is on the right track." You then go back to your main doctor, in the comfort and knowledge that his/her treatment has been validated. or if it has not been, the doctor has new information and ideas on which to draw. When you have a challenging child, you do not want a doctor who works by numbers. You need a doctor who can think outside the box, someone who can think proactively and creatively. If that means asking other doctors for their opinion, so be it. Grab what you can, use what works, discard the rest. Marg [/QUOTE]
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