I'm looking for a GP in the Upper West Side or Midtown area—somewhere around there—who’s actually taking on new patients. Most importantly, they need to be willing to do home visits because my dad is immobile and can't make it to an office.
Steven King78 said:Now the doctor is claiming this isn't meant for my condition—even though they knew perfectly well it worked before! I mean, it’s technically the same category of illness, sure, but it’s not the *exact* same thing.
I'm telling you, multiple specialists have prescribed this exact same med to me before. I even went out and hunted down some alternatives myself, but honestly? None of them work for me.
So what, just sit down with the specialist and ask them to tweak my diagnosis so the prescription fits?
Man, I actually considered doing that once myself.
Does anyone know where I can actually run this search? The CDC website isn't giving me any results at all—it's just useless—and Google keeps throwing nothing but private clinics at me. Is there seriously no way to find anything through the government portals? Honestly, I have no clue where else to even look.
Hey everyone—does anyone know where I can get stool tests done in NYC? I need microbiology, parasitology, and an ABG. The Social Security Administration website isn't loading for me, and Google keeps pointing me toward Stamper, but I don't think they cover everything there either. It says "AB" but is missing the "G"—does anyone actually know what that "G" stands for or if it even matters? Honestly, I’m struggling to make sense of this referral and the search results. 😢
Also, how do I go about searching for a fecal calprotectin test?
I'm looking for a gastroenterologist in NYC who actually knows their way around celiac disease. If they're at Vinogradska or Holy Spirit, even better! Anyone have any solid recommendations? 😁
I’m totally lost here—did something change with the rules? Is that red referral no longer valid for just 30 days, but actually 90 now? Or is it still just 30? 😢
Susan James said:a) There aren't any extra teachers available. From what I’ve heard lately, it’s incredibly hard to find staff, whether it's for maternity leave coverage or new permanent hires. b) Kids have a right to defer school enrollment, and preschools have to provide space or programming for them. c) Just because you haven't heard about it doesn't mean it isn't happening. It's definitely a thing, and it's becoming more common (having half pre-K kids and half younger toddlers). And even if it weren't common yet, I think it's something worth considering. It’s actually pretty easy to manage, especially since kids enroll in preschool after age three, and toddler groups are usually smaller and need to be filled out eventually. Whether they are standard classrooms or specialized Montessori or sports programs... it can be done. No one is suggesting we change everything during a child's final year of preschool, which would be a shame for everyone involved—not just the kids deferring school.
(This could even happen at the start of enrollment. Often, there's an effort to keep toddler groups very uniform, so they'll enroll kids born between May and August who barely made the cutoff. Then, toward the end of that first toddler year, they fill spots with newer enrollees who might end up starting school earlier or later than the first group.🤷
Mixed 3-7 age groups aren't just found in high-end private academies anymore. More and more daycares are doing this for various reasons, most often just to meet enrollment numbers or to keep siblings together.
I still think you're right about that mom; she probably did it on a whim without telling the daycare, so the center just placed her child wherever there was an opening. That wasn't ideal. But we shouldn't use that one example to discourage parents from deferring school. Instead, we should encourage them to have open conversations with the daycare. When they discuss deferring, they should also plan out that extra year of childcare right then and there.
Look, back in the day—like, during the dinosaur ages or whatever—when I was in daycare, they’d just have two groups where half were preschoolers and half were younger. Then once the older ones headed off to elementary school, the groups would just merge. Honestly, why does everything have to be so complicated nowadays? 🤔
Hey there—does anyone know how I can go about ordering a lactose intolerance test? What’s the official name for this screening, where do people usually get it done, and is it possible to cover it through Medicare using a referral?
Is there any way to search for this—ideally through something like Blue Cross Blue Shield? My doctor is telling me it’s a no, but I heard from someone else that it's possible—except they can't remember which hospital they used for their own tests, and I'm having zero luck trying to Google it.
So, you don't want kids? Look, there are plenty of women out there who feel the exact same way—so don't sweat that part. Just make sure you're crystal clear about it from the jump, you know? You don't want someone sitting around hoping you'll change your mind later.
Regarding those hereditary issues... it's a mess. Does it help at all knowing you've got ninety-eight percent of the answer, or are you still holding out for that final two percent of certainty?
Whatever you do, don't drop the treatment plan. Stick with it—and seriously, lean on mental health support. That should really be the baseline for anything this serious—therapy, meds, the whole works. Dealing with this is an absolute grind, even if it were something minor, but from what I can tell, what you're facing is pretty damn heavy.