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Aging | Women | Medical Care | Self Care
Because You Are Female and Over 65
medicine doesn’t see you
For starters, let me just say I am healthy. I rarely see a physician.
That said, I do occasionally go for a physical. Most of the physicians I have had in my adult life have been good physicians and people I trusted. People I could talk to.
Prior to turning 65, I had mostly the same physicians for decades. But I had moved far away from those physicians AND turned 65 which enabled me to sign up for a Medicare Advantage program and I chose one the basis of convenience.
I found a program that made it easy for me to access whatever type of care I might need — all in one place. I didn't think I would need that care but I am stuck having to take one medication so I know I need to see a physician for a prescription — and occasionally have a blood draw to make sure the dosage is accurate. I did not have too many worries about the meds and finding someone who could prescribe it for me but I'm picky — I like physicians I can talk to and trust. That's what I had in Boston and that's what I had in DC — and that's what I will always want.
If, based on some specific test finding, a physician suggests a particular kind of medication my response is always:
