31-05-2013, 12:19 AM
I pay out of my pocket too. I do see a doctor when I'm sick, for my yearly, and I do a wellness check-up once a year too. He has all my medicines and supplements on file. That way, lets say I came up with sudden appendicitis or something, he can see my chart and know if there would be any interactions with medicines he plans on adminstering. Or if I was on a BCP and got a blood clot, he would be aware of the possible cause. That was my thinking with a doctor having something written down about you in case a supplement/hormone caused a problem.
It's funny b/c I was thinking of telling my OB about some of the supplements, etc.. that I am taking and I felt embarrassed thinking about it.(even after several kids, going to the OB embarrasses me!) I don't know if I could and I have known him for years. That's why I said "confide".. I'm a personal person so I guess I relate to other people as being the same way, at first.
It's funny b/c I was thinking of telling my OB about some of the supplements, etc.. that I am taking and I felt embarrassed thinking about it.(even after several kids, going to the OB embarrasses me!) I don't know if I could and I have known him for years. That's why I said "confide".. I'm a personal person so I guess I relate to other people as being the same way, at first.