Kealoha
08-31-2002, 07:19 AM
I've been wondering what is the maximum age that a pediatrition sees u until? I am turning 18 in two weeks, and I heard 18 is when you get the boot? I don't know, I was just wondering...Cause on my doctors card it says she sees children and adolescents, so what age does that mean until? I rarely go see my doc, so I don't know what the deal is. Should I just call and ask? Or wait till I get...booted...lol. Cause I would like to look for a new doc if that is the case, and also then I would have to make some changes in the papers for school. Thanks!!!
Greenberry
08-31-2002, 12:16 PM
I saw my pediatrician until I graduated from college and moved away from that town, and my sister kept going to him until she was at least 25. If I lived in the same town I would probably still go see him (I'm 31 now). He did a good job for us for many years, and said that he would be glad to keep seeing us even into adulthood. You might call and ask though, because yours might not feel the same way about things.
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flyfskm
09-02-2002, 02:25 PM
my sister saw a pediatrition until she was 18 and then the doctor informed her that she would have to move on to a regular family physician.
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labpw
09-11-2002, 08:47 AM
I saw apeditrician until I was 21. It was kind of ironic,because I had my first child at 19 and we were going to the same Dr. for awile.
purple2067
09-14-2002, 12:45 PM
I have a lot of friends who are 21 and are just now leaving their pediatricians. I believe that most pediatricians will see you until you are 21, although some only go up to age 18. The best thing to do is to call and ask. Also, you have to ask yourself if you feel comfortable still seeing a pediatrician. I stopped seeing mine when I was about 16 or 17. I had been having some very bad stomach problems for which he sent me to see a GI doc. I absolutely LOVED my pediatrician, and if it wasn't such a hassle for me to get to his office, I would have seen him for much longer. So anyway, I liked this new GI doc so much that I just started seeing him as my regular internist at the age of about 16 or 17. I would think that by that age you have pretty much outgrown most of the childhood dieases that you would need a pediatrician for, so there is no reason why you couldn't see an internist right now if you wanted to.
