all arizona physicians are not qualified to handled problem if your hurt go to cal or vegas IMHO

[2manymustangs]

Seems to be a problem across the country. Thank your lucky stars if you get a good doctor. Nothing worse than knowing where and what is causing your pain, and the doctor doesn't take the time or flat out won't listen to you. The one that really gets me is the referral by doctor to a specialist and "specialist" turns out to be a POS.

AFTER a five + week wait to get into see the "specialist"...

That's why it's called practicing medicine. Be informed of options, which is easy these days with the internet and medical forums, and find a doctor who is willing to listen to what your body is telling you. The treat and street guys seem to outnumber the ones who actually listen and try and fix the problem. I didn't make many friends with the medical staff when I was in the hospital a few years ago with a MRSA infection. I figure it's probably because I knew more than they did. Amazing that a microbiology lab science class at ASU could be so helpful down the road. Stay on top of it and don't quit until you're satisfied with the outcome. It's frustrating, but at the end of the day you've gotta be satisfied with the outcome, not the doctors, and certainly not the insurance companies who only care about saving money.

IF the hospitals, specialists, labs were forced to compete and run efficiently to survive, they wouldn't...