Posted by Racer on June 10, 2004, at 20:15:28
In reply to expedient doctors, posted by scatterbrained on June 10, 2004, at 18:48:11
Can't answer whether or not you should take the risk, but when you say he doesn't take insurance, I suspect you have insurance? Is it an HMO? Or a PPO type set up, where you pay one price for in-network providers and another for out-of-network providers? If it's the latter, you can get reimbursed for a good deal of your out of pocket costs. You have to do the paperwork yourself, which is always a daunting idea when you're depressed, but it is likely to make going into debt for the rest of your life much less likely. ;-D
I've never had a three hour initial consultation, by the way, so that wouldn't worry me, but it might also explain why *I'm* hard to treat? What would worry me, though, is that part about "once a month" follow ups: does that mean during the initial treatment period? Or only after you've gotten stabilized on a treatment that works well for you?
Anyway, check with your insurance, and best luck.
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