[barbara828]

Originally Posted by ofcred

hi neighbors,
i moved here 2 yrs ago and immediately heard about the medial care. Because of all that i heard i continued to fly back to michigan for any continuing issues i may have had. This wears thin after awhile and so i found some dr's here. Some have been good and some just ok.
I felt compelled to write this because of a recent incident i had with premier medical associates in lady lake . I decided to try a dermotologist for my annual skin exam.
Now let me preface this with a little back ground of my experience from my mi exam. I had to lay on a table. The pa used a hand held magnifying glass and went over every inch of my body. Anything she questioned she had a larger magnifying glass with a light and went over it again. If it was covered with skin it got checked, every crack and crevice ie: Between my toes, fingers the bottom of my feet.
This exam started with the questions of why i was there. I explanined that i have had breast cancer in the past and that my mom and aunt had skin cancer. I'm also very fair and covered in freckles.
I was never asked to remove any under garments. The pa had me stand next to the wall. I would be generous if i said this exam took 5 minutes.
My gown opened in the back. The pa did a quick scan of my back by eyeball, quickly felt up and down my arms. She never looked at my chest, upper thighs, my feet or hands/fingers. I told her i had eczema in my ears which she never looked at. She did a quick scan of one side of my head and said i had psoriasis. That was the extent of the exam.
I was dumbfounded that being in a state known for its abundance of sunshine (which i'm sure has a large amount of skin cancer) could be so cavalier about something that could be so deadly.
I'm sure others will say they have had good experiences but i just wanted to vent and perhaps let others know that this is not the norm when having skin exam.

alliant