so i received a letter today in the mail from my practice that basically said as of may 2 (dated may 4) my dr will no longer be seeing any patients, and a new dr will be starting may 24th. i went to the fb page and only there found out that it looks like he was let go by the hospital. apparently at the end of support group on thursday, they dropped the bomb. people are livid. has anyone had this type of situation before? i'm 7 months out of surgery; haven't seen my dr since march 3rd when he didn't give me a fill (i've had three so far but never really hit my sweet spot) because he felt i was losing as i should be and don't have another appt scheduled until june 16th. i'm so apprehensive to start with a new dr this far into the game!

Don't be scared. Everything happens for a reason. Just go see the new doctor and see how things go first. If you don't trust him, follow your gut then and seek out a new one. It all works out in the end and we end up all the more wiser.

so i received a letter today in the mail from my practice that basically said as of may 2 (dated may 4) my dr will no longer be seeing any patients, and a new dr will be starting may 24th. i went to the fb page and only there found out that it looks like he was let go by the hospital. apparently at the end of support group on thursday, they dropped the bomb. people are livid. has anyone had this type of situation before? i'm 7 months out of surgery; haven't seen my dr since march 3rd when he didn't give me a fill (i've had three so far but never really hit my sweet spot) because he felt i was losing as i should be and don't have another appt scheduled until june 16th. i'm so apprehensive to start with a new dr this far into the game!

I would be upset too. I would try out the new doctor. Any idea if he going to open a new practice? My next question would be why was he let go.....I'm that nosy when it comes to my health care providers. Probably won't get a straight answer anyway to that. My PCP quit to be home with her young daughter in Feb. I was sad but her replacement was nice--I was getting ready to have surgery so I wasn't switching to another doctor at that point.

Good luck! Hope everythng works out.

thanks trish and rachael. of course rumors abound; it looks like he did not leave of his own free will. someone even said the whole team (nutritionists, exercise physiologists, etc) were locked out of the office, as the hospital changed the locks. who knows what is true. i'm definitely willing to give the new guy a try. i don't have much of an option at this point. i can't say i was 100% in love with my dr, but i did feel safe and secure with him. i researched whether or not i wanted to have surgery for a long time and chose my dr based on a number of factors; i even chose him over a much closer dr's office. i've put in a lot of effort since surgery, and i just want to feel comfortable with the person providing my care.

Im sure he was let go for a darn good reason. Maybe you should not be upset but happy that he is no longer practicing he may have really made some bad mistakes and hurt some people so maybe your lucky he is gone.