Rikki, one of the things I quickly discovered when I first began working in medicine is that the vast majority of physicians, particularly specialists, have absolutely no common sense at all. NONE! Sure, there were a few, but that only amounted to a tiny percentage of them. Consequently, it was a one size fits all business, see as many patients as they could see during an 8-hour day, then rush home for supper. Very few did REAL followups on their patients, and the vast majority usually said "See me in two weeks, or months, and we'll see how things are going." When you arrived at the office, you had to wait an hour or more, then when you finally saw the doc, he or she said "OK, why are you here today?" Are you kidding me?

Unfortunately, this is the norm in most parts of the world, and there's no sign of this improving.

Be safe,

Gary