09-03-2011, 05:27 PM
Black wrote:
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Orthopedist first.
While orthopedists can operate on you, that doesn't mean that they will. Many times you will need physical therapy or some other non-invasive treatment.
I recently had a similar problem with my left shoulder, My primary referred me to an ortho, who, although he does joint replacements sid up front, he'd never recommend a shoulder replacement.
A cortisone shot and therapy were prescribed.
First get a primary who will have more of a sense of who's who than will the yellow pages or Google. So would you recommend the yellow pages or google as the better resource in tracking down a trustworthy PCP?
Yeah good point, I asked about this and the consensus was to ask another doctor, so I asked my allergist and he recommended a PCP.
The allergist was recommended by a colleague who has a son with peanut allergy and he said this allergist is top notch in our area. I looked at his profile and lots of publications, he also teaches at some medical schools so it looks like he knows his stuff.