Okay, what you can do is this. Call the doctor's office ahead of time and tell the receptionist that is rude, that you're calling to let her know that you will be by today to pick up a copy of your and the child's file, as you want to keep records in your personal file at home, as well. Say nothing more. Except please have them ready when I come. She cannot refuse you the records as you have the right to get a free copy of them by law, anytime you wish. She is not supposed to charge you! And I would let her know that, only if she says something about charging you.

I don’t think you need to get into an explanation at all. If you’re asked, maybe something like, “I believe changing doctors is the right choice for my child at this time.”

Don’t say anything. You’re a customer, you can go anywhere you damned well please.

If you don’t want to talk to anyone there and time is not an issue, send a letter to the old doctor’s office asking them to forward your kid’s records to the new doctor.

If you don't want to see them, have your new doctor send the request for the records. Just sign the HIPPA release form and let the new doctor's office do the work.

" I've grown past you" That's a tough situation. I told my doctor what I was not happy about in her care, we have the right and duty to speak up, she became defensive and I found a better doctor. Your doc's feelings are not more important than yours

Thanks so much. 😊

I was facing this recently, when my doctor didn’t seem to be overly concerned with my diabetes management (she wasn’t even the one who initially discovered it, my gynecologist made the diagnoses). I was going to tell her I needed an endocrinologist, when she left the network and the decision was made for me. With a friend’s recommendation I found a new doctor “more familiar with the new type of health challenges I was facing”. 🙂

I recently changed. I went to the new Dr. and now his office is calling my old Dr. for my records...

When you say you've "had it" with your doctor, what is it that he/she has caused you to take this position and make a change? Was the doctor incompetent? Was the doctor one you felt just went through the motions? Your doctor must have really done something or didn't do something that brought you to this point. Anyway, good luck.

Just tell him that you feel it’s time for a change.... 🤷🏻‍♂️

People change all the time

I dumped a doc or two not because they weren't good doctors but because I didn't like their personality.

Records must be centralised and now it can be held on cloud. Its really awkward to do such a thing, but we need to sometimes. I usually say I am going overseas or to another city and ask for a case history and tips ..

I would just say we’ve found another doctor.

I've had break-ups with more than one doctor. The last one was a dentist who mutilated me. On investigation by the dental board, he was found to be on drugs and not fit to practice and lost his license over it, so fortunately no one else will be injured. But my mouth and face will never heal. There was too much damage.

I just came from my doctor everything i said to him took me 10 minutes....he just said you want an injection to sort it all out i said okay but he didnt answer half my questions.....he is very busy but he could have just answered so i couod feel assured

"Doc, you're awesome and I enjoy seeing you when we come in, but the last five times we've been here you've diagnosed my son with menstrual cramps. What medical school is it that you went to?"

I think my doctor broke up with ME. I don't think he wants me as a patient.

You don't break up with your doctor. You fire him/her.

More like changing pants than a breakup to me.