http://ask.metafilter.com/77805/My-Granny-needs-an-MD-in-DC/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post My Granny needs an MD in DC Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:16:31 -0800 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:16:31 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/77805/My-Granny-needs-an-MD-in-DC In need of a good geriatric md in washington metropolitan area! <br /><br /> My grandmother (96) has moved in with my parents and, imo, they don't know how to make her comfortable and address her considerable number of age-related ailments. <br> <br> I'd like to get her in to see someone good- someone especially patient, caring, and respectful - as she is still quite sharp and needs a caregiver who will listen to her.<br> <br> Her main complaints are related to arthritis and osteoporosis (aches from moderate to severe, and nerve pain) and also fairly frequent bouts of uncomfortable constipation, and apparently, according to her, a "terrible bloom of hemorrhoids" (sorry, had to share...) and other system failures of the non-fatal kind...<br> <br> Please help. My parents mean well, but I don't think they understand that she could really use some top notch specialized care. thanks. post:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.77805 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:14:16 -0800 ohdeanna geriatrics http://ask.metafilter.com/77805/My-Granny-needs-an-MD-in-DC#1156070 i would imagine that a major hospital, especially a teaching one, would have a geriatric division within its internal medicine department. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.77805-1156070 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:16:31 -0800 thinkingwoman