Which Doctor To Pick?

[+ Gar1eth]

I've had medical insurance about a month. I've found some specialists before I had the insurance. Unfortunately two of them are about 20 miles from me. One -my endocrinologistis covered by insurance(although when I saw her in September, I didn't have the insurance). The other, my neurologist, will start being in my insurance network as of January 1, 2019. They are both both in Dallas while I live in a northern suburb of Dallas. I'd really prefer they were closer. As I won't (hopefully) be acutely ill when I see them, the distance to their office doesn't matter as much.

 

But I'm having trouble deciding on a internist. When I lived in the Dallas area before, I went to a 'gay' group in Dallas. Their office was far away from me, but I had more free time then.

 

Currently though I live about 22 miles from their office. And I could consider using that group again, but if I was actually ill, 22 miles is a long way I travel. I could do what I did when I lived in Washington state and I was 35 miles from my gay internist. And that is plan to use Urgent Care Center if I was acutely ill and leave the doctor for chronic medical problems. But on my current insurance, primary care doctor visits are $35. And Urgent Care visits are $75 which would be difficult to afford.

 

I don't know any gay friendly internists here in the northern suburb I'm living in. I looked on some gay medical organization website and no gay/gay friendly physicians turned up anywhere near me. I would hate to get an internist not used to the health needs of a gay male-like frequent STI testing if I ever start having sex again, or even worse an internist who is prejudiced against us-remember this is Texas.

 

I've thought about going to the same group my mother and brother do. But my mother goes to the only internist in the group, the others are family practitioners. I prefer going to an internist. But I'm not sure I should go to my Mom's. And again, I have no idea how gay friendly his practice is.

 

So I'm not sure what to do.

 

Anyone have ideas or if in the Dallas area, know a good internist in Plano?

 

Thanks,

 

Gman