If the doctor's name were Apple Martin, I would totally pick that person. (I mean, if it were 15 years from now, and it could be that Apple Martin.)
How about if they were called Apple Martini?
You walk in worlds the others can't begin to imagine.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
billytea - Sep 26, 2013 3:13:35 am PDT #6680 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Jesse - Sep 26, 2013 3:21:06 am PDT #6681 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Apple Martini, probably no.
Strix - Sep 26, 2013 3:49:54 am PDT #6682 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Dr. Apple Martini, from a reputable med school? Hell, yeah. I'd figure she had idiot parents, but was tough as nails to power through school with that moniker, and stubborn as hell to boot, to not use her initials.
I look at med school and year of graduation, paired with nearness to my home and if they take my insurance. I generally prefer female GPs and GYNs, but don't care about gender in psychs and therapists, only specialties and the vibe I get on the 1st visit.
Sue - Sep 26, 2013 3:50:36 am PDT #6683 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Choosing doctors, what a concept!
Theodosia - Sep 26, 2013 3:52:54 am PDT #6684 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I have to stop myself from referring to my PCP and my dentist by their first names, but then I've been going to both for years and years.
My therapist has the perfect romance author name: Cassandra October.
Jesse - Sep 26, 2013 3:55:19 am PDT #6685 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My parents totally call their dentist by his first name (Danny, in case it's the same one!).
I haven't been to the doctor in too long. And now I'm going to wait until I live closer to a center, instead of going back to Francine by my old house.
-t - Sep 26, 2013 4:07:28 am PDT #6686 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I used to refer to my dentist by first name because I went to a father and son practice so they were both Dr. Samelastname and when you made an appt the receptionist would ask if you were seeing Carlos or Juan.
Hey, I have a dental plan that I should totally use. Hm.
hippocampus - Sep 26, 2013 4:21:10 am PDT #6687 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Thanks, you guys. I'll pass the messages on. And yeah, Ellison. And his databases. Ergh.
hippocampus - Sep 26, 2013 4:21:43 am PDT #6688 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
coffee: And my GP just left the practice I was going to, so I'm looking for a doc again. This will be fun.
Fred Pete - Sep 26, 2013 4:27:49 am PDT #6689 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
My GP, therapist, med manager (the modern way to refer to a psychiatrist), and dentist are all female. Never planned it that way -- it just happened.
First names reflect more on the parents' choices than the bearers. Although I wouldn't be surprised if Dr. Apple Martini goes by Dr. A. Sandra Martini, at least professionally.