Finding a decent doctor in and around Ontario

Therapeutic Efforts Doctors & Therapists
#1

My current battle is trying to find a decent doctor who at least can admit and treat PFS. In Ontario, the public health care system is broken and wait times are absolutely ridiculous. Everytime I need to make another appointment it costs weeks-months. It’s going to take years at this pace :frowning: !!! But time is ticking for me because some of my symptoms are getting worse and I’m approaching the 6 month mark since I’ve quit. So I need to find a decent doctor that isn’t a waste of time, because going back to try to find another will cost months. I’m even considering to pay for private health care because this public system is broken and I just can’t afford the wait times. Patients on RateMymds have complained about two Canadian doctors, particularly a Toronto doctor recommended here, they’ve said the doctors totally dismissed them and refused to report their side-effects to health Canada.

Please:
Who are good doctors that you or someone you know has seen inside Ontario?
Any outside of Ontario but nearby?
Who should I avoid?

#2

Hey BK,

I have tried a few but none of them took PFS seriously.

Feel free to PM me if you want the names of the docs I consulted locally.

#3

Hey bk,

Seems I recall Mew mentioning a doc in Toronto who recognizes PFS and attempts treatment some time ago. Check the docs section.

Just my humble opinion here, but there really arn’t any successful treatments at the moment. I’ve been to two top PFS docs here, attempted multiple treatments and I’ve gotten no place. As Awor says, “it’s a phase”. Like PFS adolescence. lol Still, go to the docs if you can. Why not, since its free for you? Its good to get your labs for your records, rule out other things, spread awareness, etc. But right now this is beyond the docs. Personally I think we are on the road to changing that with Awor’s research and we’ll have some more leads and/or know what to aviod. Sorry if that sounds negative or discouraging. It’s just that I’ve been down that road and now know enough that spreading awareness, further research and fund raising are really what we need to focus on to make progress and see this through.

GL :slight_smile:

#4

According to many rumours, that doc in Toronto turns out to be really bad.

#5

I feel your pain, man. OHIP is sort of useless if the doctor or wait times are impossible to deal with. My doctors’ advice was to wait 6 months. That ended a year and a half ago. He finally referred me to an Endo who had no answers other than cialis.

I don’t expect a miracle cure, I do expect extensive testing to help zero in on root causes. Can’t get that. I’m not sure how your prostate is or whether you are interested in getting a TRUS. I went to a prostatitis clinic on younge st in Toronto recently. 1849 I think?

Russian trained doctor working with a family doctor. The Russian guy also treats out of Mt. Sinai hospital.

I got an appt in 2 weeks and have extensive labs, semen/urine analysis and a TRUS requisition that will all be done within weeks. For the 250 I paid to this private clinic, it was probably the best money I spent in my life. He checked my prostate fluid and is sure I can add prostatatis to my list of problems. Once we get the testing results, he’s goingto come up with a treatment plan.

I’m not saying im putting all my eggs in the prostatitis basket… But, it’s quite possible one of the things I have to treat.

I highly recommend anyone within a few hours of Toronto to see this guy for the testing alone… Not to mention you will get them done in probably a few weeks after your consultation.

Sounds like my prostatitis treatment will involve an antibiotic cocktail and prostate massages, draining which he does.

Again, I’m not saying everyone has prostatitis. But, everyone needs as much testing as possible.

#6

I should add… I have a urine stream that sort of jets left… Had a recent out of range high FSH… Nagging groin pain… and a pelvis that feels knotted or tight.

Reasons I believe that justify looking at possible prostatitis in my case.

#7

Keep us informed of your progress, BlueJaysfan.

Sounds like the private clinic is trying to investigate your condition scientifically. How refreshing.

#8

OMG that’s the thing about most of these “Doctors”, they don’t think scientifically, let alone think at all. They simply try to remember what they learned back in some textbook they read in medical school. If they can’t remember it or never learned it you get kicked out of their office and they bill OHIP for the time. Thinking, investigating, and OH GASP! researching non-life threatening conditions their patients present to them, are tasks most Doctors can’t be bothered with. So when confronted with PFS, they are baffled and respond with one of: “It’s in your head”, “Take this useless drug X from corporation Y”, “Nothing we can do go away”.