Our doctor sees us every four months, we do blood tests before each visit. I really don't mind seeing the doctor and having me tell me that all appears to be fine. The doctor visit is free, blood tests are free and as Gracie said things happen in your body that you are not aware of and your blood can tell alot. I personally would rather have my doctor actually recognize when I walk in his office....he has no idea who you are if you see him only once a year. On the other hand, they can tel alot about you by reading your reports if the lab where they were done is one that is familair to him....not all labs report the same.
Sorry you aren't happi with the medical situation here, happinow.....but which is worse for you, bushes or medical care???????????????

Medical care....Just find it unusual that it takes so long for tests to come back. It's unsettling. Always seems a lot longer waiting for anything. Not use to waiting that long. We did find a very good doctor so we are pleased with him. Hopefully we won't need to see him much, but I appreciate the fact that he did a total blood work up on both my husband and I as new patients. He seemed thorough. Thanks for asking.

Thanks for all the opinions pro and con....I have been trying to find a good doctor in TV since I bought my house two years ago. I have been to four so far and each experience has been lacking....so I've gone back to my home state and had my regular doctors do the usual tests (blood work, ekg, stress, colonscopy, pap, mammo, bone density, etc) Everything comes back fine (thank God). One doctor (recommended by a TV neighbor) told me that I had a heart condition and I could have complete renal failure at any time...I was shocked and jumped on a plane the next day to confront my doctors in my home state -- not only my regular doctors but a second opinion proved nothing of what the TV doctor said was true. Another doctor in TV told me he would send me for a different test each month "just to look for something"...I never went back. I am returning AGAIN to TV next month with all my tests done within the last two weeks, and trying again to live comfortably there. I would love to just find a good doctor thats not interested in scaring someone to death and start enjoying my new life in TV--I love it there!. I should mention that I am a widow with no family in the area. Its difficult to feel comfortable without a good doctor. I have excellent coverage with no copays but sometimes I wonder if the doctors are getting a percentage when tests are ordered when I have no complaints. When I ask for a recommendation from some people I've met in TV they say "I wouldn't recommend my doctor" or "I'm on my fourth doctor here and I don't like him". Please, do you have a good doctor's name to recommend?

:clap2: You get your Medicare Premium refunded every month? From Whom? No co-payment and never any waiting in the waiting room. I'll bite on this bit of information. Where is this place? Sounds like the most wonderful doctor's office in the area. :MOJE_whot:

Does anyone else have medicare and AARP? I think its good coverage but still can't find a good doctor.....

thinking that once the TV center opens there will be plans you can opt for

I belong to a Medicare HMO; it's called Optimum. Optimum refunds my Medicare premium every month. Yes, there's no co-payment to see my primary care doctor and I have never had a chance to sit down in the waiting room. As soon as I sign in, they escort me to the exam room. After the nurse takes my blood pressure, I might wait about 2 or 3 minutes for the doctor to show up.

You can call Opuimum for more information: 1-866-409-0888

My doctor's office is across from Laurel Manor recreation center
Doctor David Hunt, (352)-751-9900

Being that I'm in good health, how would I go about evaluating his skill as a doctor? He hasn't had to solve any mystery ailments or diseases. So what do I know? Well, I just like him as a person and he seems willing to spend some time rather than rushing me out the door.

P.S. They also have another office on 441 with a woman doctor

Dr. Florian Gegaj (pronounced GeeGuy) at Premier Medical Assoc in Sumter Landing. Not only did he not do a zillion tests (just a simple blood test to check due to mess I am on) but after results came back, he took me OFF a medicine. His office number is 352-259-2159. My husbAnd and I both like him, not always the case in our house lol. Good luck!

I order my own blood work. Either Quest or Lab Corp do the draw and analysis and I don't involve a doctor unless I see a disturbing result. Once a year is my schedule.

How do you order blood work without a script from a doctor?

Try Dr. Seth Perkins in the strip across the street from the Citizens Bank drive thru by Toojay's. He is good, and he does not make you come in or have tests just because. His office phone # is 753-6886. Good luck!

Thanks for the information-----appreciated. Justjim

Easy, google it. there are at least two companies I've used, probably more.

I highly recommend Dr. Agbo. Medical Services in The Villages, Florida 32162 - Sinai Internal Medicine Specialists PA - About Us

I go to them. There is no charge. I followed my Drs. Nurse Practitioner there. I go to the one in the Sharon Morse building. It is Family Doctors of Bellview. I still also love my Dr., John Burress, at Lake Family Medicine on 466.