[Villages PL]

Gomoho, my doctor is in The Villages, a few blocks from where I live but not part of The Villages Clinics. When I first started going to him, it seemed as though he didn't have many patients. So I never had to wait and he would spend a lot of time with me.

As the years went by, he got more and more busy, and I got less and less time with him. I once waited in the waiting room for about an hour. The last time I went for a routine exam, he introduced me to his P.A.. Something he never had before. They were both in the room because he was breaking her in, so to speak. And what did he do but spend 95percent of the time looking at the computer and typing on it. Essentially, I was looking at his back. This provided no encouragement whatsoever for me to raise any issues that I may have had. I had a list of 2 or 3 questions in my pocket that I completely forgot about. I kept waiting for him to finish with the computer and turn to me. When he did turn toward me, he got up and walked toward the door. That was the signal for me to scram. I left but he didn't. I could see them in the room while I was waiting for my next appointment to be decided. He was talking to his new P.A. That must have been more important to him than whatever I might have had to say.

So, I see the hand writing on the wall. Healthcare is not going to get better, it's only going to get worse.

To those who say they love their doctor and everything is wonderful, it's always wonderful in the beginning. Just wait a year or two.