I have found in my experience for myself that I prefer a younger doctor.
The doctor that I switched to after my old doctor retired seems to be better suited for me.
She is up to date on the latest treatments and listens to my concerns more than my older doctor who told me that he did not like the way he was forced to document everything on a computer and so forth. He even stated that was his reason for retirement.
I found the same to be true when I took my mom to the doctor for her appointments. Her older doctor was not nearly as thorough as the younger doctor that she saw after he retired.
Younger doctors do not have any issues with documentation of records and are tech savvy. The older ones were very uncomfortable with the newer methods of practicing medicine.
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My friend just went in for heart surgery. Mtiral valve was going to be replaced, but they patched, it. upon seeing him and listening, they found a hole in his heart, so they patched that too. Amazing what medical science can do. How in the world did he live over 48 years with a holey heart? Who found it? new or old doctor? Modern technology?
hope he heals quickly
My old doctor was my age. I went to school with his wife. My kids went to school with his kids.
My younger one looks to be in her 30’s. I am turning 65 in October and she is young enough to be my daughter.
At first it felt different but she is extremely knowledgeable and thorough. I like her a lot!
I could tell that my doctor that was retiring had enough. It was time for him to leave his practice. His heart wasn’t in it anymore.
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