I did do what I thought was a great deal of due diligence before moving to TV. As far as selling, breaking even would be fine but I haven't quite decided to pack up yet. I made an off the cuff comment.

Don't even think about it. On or off the cuff!

Thank you. Still figuring it out. I miss what was and am not yet used to what is.

I use several doctors in and around the villages that I am more than satisfied with, don't let my one bad experience color your view of the care available here.

I share your concerns with Drs in TV and have had two bad experiences so far. I think it just takes some homework to find someone you like or go outside the area like Gainsville or Jacksonville for your major work ups.

As a passing point, I have heard that you can't sell a new house for 1 year after you buy it but that could just be a rumor. Just something to consider.

I am going back to my Dr. In Orlando this week. Next time I'll try someone around here. I'm not ready to quit on TV yet.

A lot to offer
 

The Villages have a lot to offer, how about our charter school, no crime, plenty to do, good restaurants. I do think TV should offer doctors something more, how about letting them have a resident card?
How many think its a good idea, or do you have another idea?

Sorry, I have no other ideas. Wish I did. But I say if they want a resident card, they can buy a house here.

my last word on AD
 

today my wife went for her last visit to advanced Dermatology to pick up her records and get her last dose of Stelara from them, she waas informed she could self inject it...was given her records and a syringe. She was NOT given any instruction on how to inject this shot as REQUIRED by the manufacturer for self injection, just here's your stuff, goodbye. Needless to say something went wrong and an $8,000 drug wound up wasted. happily my lawyer says we have a good basis for a malpractice suit. good riddance to a terrible practice.

why would you give anything extra to doctors? they don't give you anything for nothing! Do you think that would make the good doctors give up an existing practice to come here? Let's face it, a good experienced doctor isn't giving up a practice elsewhere, at best they might open a second office here, that's why you have all the medical groups here staffed with doctors who just passed the US boards.

WOW, what an awful experience. According to this link, the first self-injection is suppossed to be supervised by a medical practicioner. You have to keep Stelara refrigerated and then let it come to room temperature before injecting. Lots of things need to be explained..like where to inject...must be injected at a 45 degree angle etc. I'm shocked that they would just give your wife a syringe without instructions. How about disposal of the syringe...you are NOT supposed to just throw it in the regular garbage. Hope your wife is OK.

Stelara Official FDA information, side effects and uses.

It's not a drug to be taken lightly. When I called the insurance company about a replacement they were 'disgusted', their word, that she was given no instruction at all. It is in my lawyer's hands now.

I don't blame you I too expect quality service when I am paying for it. Don't get take my money else where!

[B]"If you think you made a mistake by moving to The Villages", I would just have to say you should have checked out everything before moving" [/B] Most people can't visit TVs enough to possible know everything about the villages or the surrounding areas... You find that out after you live there for year or two. That's why forums are good source tap knowledge from people that has been there awhile!

I too have a complaint regarding Advanced Dermatology
 

Three years ago I went into Advanced Dermatology with a spot on my upper lip. Without doing a biopsy on the area they used liquid nitrogen and I could feel the over-spray but assumed there would be no residual effects. I now have a depigmented area the size of a jelly bean under my nose which started out being the size of a pencil tip. I am currently undergoing a treatment, at my expense, to hopefully repigment the area at the cost of $250.00 a treatment.(let's just hope it works.) I addressed it with Advanced Dermatology but without ever requesting to see the area, they refused to take any responsibility. To further my frustration with them, I repeatedly pointed out two separate areas of suspicion to them at visits and was told the areas looked alright. Long story short, they were both finally biopsied and diagnosed as squamous cell cancers and surgically removed. I have since moved-on and found a new dermatologist which I am scheduled to see for the first time in August. Live and learn but a reminder each time I look in the mirror!

Trust Instincts
 

A couple of years ago I had a little spot on my arm. I was out of town and saw a Dr. in southern Florida who said I had an infection and gave me a prescription for antibiotics. I did not take them as it just didn't sound right.
I came back home to The Villages and saw a PA at a local Urgent care because ours was not open late Sunday, and he said it was an infection and again gave a prescription of antibiotics. Again it did not seem right I didn't fill the prescription and I went to the Urgent Care in Lake Sumter (who I swear by) and sure enough the Dr. there said it was probably a form of skin cancer. Cut it out sent to a lab came back as a mild form of skin cancer and sent me to Dr. Tram to have it treated. Message from this is to trust yourself, know your body and if it doesn't feel/seem right it probably isn't.:sigh: