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People really like to avoid proper care.

This is the only explanation I have for the behavior of some folks. If your knee was broken, you wouldn't see an ear, nose, throat doctor, would you? Why do people insist on avoiding qualified immunologists?

I understand some people can't travel, but talk to me when you live more than two hours from the closest qualified doctors. It's worth it on these things to get it right. Going to an infectious disease doctor for diagnosis of an immune problem, especially when you have access to immunologists, is just silly and seems very much like you have some kind of munchausen problem, rather than a real immune deficiency.

I guess my opinions here are colored by the fact that I had to drive 45 minutes to get decent medical care as a kid, then drove an hour and a half or two hours to see my immunologist while I was in college. It's really not that far, especially when you have such a rare disease presentation and potential diagnosis. There are folks that fly to other parts of the country for better care from experts. An hour and a half is nothing in comparison.

Edit: In traffic, my current doctor is an hour away.