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Originally Posted by billethkid
When at the podiatrist getting my nails cut I asked about the chronic slight swelling of my right ankle and toes. Without a question about the situation his immediate response was to follow up with my primary care doctor!
My reaction then and continues, maybe I have the wrong podiatrist.
I have not followed up with my primary.
Fortunately the swelling incidences are not significant (I don't think).
What is your experience with a similar situation?
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My primary care doctor knows about my rare genetic disease, because I gave her a thick stack of information. She took the information and asked to reschedule our intake evaluation for two weeks so she could read up on it. She did and came back with a list of specialists and tests needed for baselines. She is aware of the medical protocol for my condition, sends me out to specialists when suggested by what she learned about my condition, but she is my go to person for deciding what to do with all the information. We make informed decisions together. With so much going on medically for me, some areas are priority and others are back on the shelf until the priority is taken care of. I like to take care of myself but not spend my life in doctor offices! We try to balance the medical interventions needed around my life, rather than wrapping my life around constant medical appointments and procedures. My heart doctor is who is currently working on managing my swollen ankles! I frankly believe it’s gotten worse once starting medication to help it! But I talked about that with my doctor and found the swollen ankles wasn’t the area of swelling he was working on! Talk to your doctors and listen! My primary care is still my primary doctor to go to. She caught that with the new medication my heart doctor prescribed, I needed to stop a supplement I was taking or I’d be interfering with the prescribed medication.