Any Military Dependents w/ PCOS?

ememily2004 · 04-27-2008, 06:07 PM

I am a new Air Force wife. My husband and I were married two years when he decided to enlist. Now we are stationed in Germany and I have to use the on base clinic. Has anyone else had to deal with run around? Never get to see the same doctors so its like you have to start over every time you go, same tests, same questions, just get on with it. How do you speed up the process, is there a way I can find a doctor off base? It seems if you aren't in uniform or if your a civilian and you aren't near death you don't exist.
Any ideas or solutions?

Victoria070505 · 05-09-2008, 02:44 PM

You are suppose to have a primary doc that you are suppose to see on a regular basis I would compain to tricare about the poor healthcare you are receiving. I don't know about seeing a civilian doc overseas but here you have the option to have a military doc or a civilian doc. I was prior service army and am now married to a Marine.

Jess1216 · 05-09-2008, 05:56 PM

I'm a Navy wife with PCOS. Do you have Prime or Standard? Or is there another option since you're overseas? I probably can't be much help because we just moved and I've been trying to get in to see my doc for weeks.

I agree with Victoria070505 though--you're supposed to have a PCM (primary care manager) that handles you at the clinic. Are you getting the same tests repeated BY the military docs or do you mean you were dx by a civilian & the military repeated the tests? In the States they have a centralized computer system with all my info, labs, meds & medical history in it. I have an actual chart too but it's also all in the computer. Even a specialist at Walter Reed Army Hospital was able to pull up my info even though I had been being seen at my regular clinic elsewhere.

Something doesn't sound right...I'd definitely call TriCare. Unless you were there on an emergency I don't see why you'd keep getting different doctors.