how far would you drive for your doctor?

Honestly, not more than maybe 45 minutes. The only time I would consider going a bit further is if they were a specialist I had been seeing for a very long time. Over a hour is bit much to drive for a doctor - even with being able to use the milage as a tax write off.

Being Muslim i wanted a female to be my doctor when i was pregnant, add to that the fact i have no insurance (public aide) it became harder to find a female doctor accepting public aide. Harder yet since i was 6 months pregnant.. even more refused me since i was far along. (Reason? I was overseas.. and returned to the states when i was about 6months) Finally i found one.. she was a freaking one hour drive... it was hell on earth lol. Not a great thing to be forced to drive an hour to a hospital during an emergency... it plainly blows!

I drive almost an hour to see my doctos as well. Not by choice but because of where I live I have to travel that far to get to the type of doctor I need.

I guess distance is not the issue if you know and trust the doctor who is treating you. It is scary to have to look for another doctor. And it takes a lot of time to build that trust again with the new doctor. And if you found out that you new doctor is not able to treat you properly, then you would have wasted more time and money than that gas and traveling time. So, yes, I would travel to see a doctor that I trust. Unless of course, the fella decided to migrate, then I would have no other choice but to seek another. Otherwise, if it is just an hour's commute, it should be fine.

Probably an hour to an hour and a half.....like up to the cities....but after that I find a new one....my doctor that I really like left out medical facility....but he moved to South Dakota and I won't drive that far.

The first therapist I had was really great, and he was the best one I have ever had. I don't live in the same town any longer, and if I decided to keep him, I'd have to spend hour and a half on transportation. Actually I would love to keep him despite the distance, but he is about to retire, and he only works a few hours per week. My new psychiatrist also lives in a different town, and I have to drive about 45 minutes to get there. I have thought about finding a different psychiatrist, because he isn't that great, but I am afraid that I can't find other one. The waiting lists are often very long (one year or more) and I don't know if a new doctor would be better or worse than my current doctor

Well, we just recently moved to a New home that we just bought, so I am a good 30-45 mins at least from all of my Doctors now, but since I also work 30 mins. away I have no choice in keeping these for now as well. If I ever decide to switch jobs I would consider switching if I am closer to where I live, but for now I will stick with the ones I have and hope for the Best with them as well.

My husband and I don't drive, so we wouldn't be able to drive that far. We're lucky enough to live just down the street from the doctor's office, and down another street to our optometrist's office.

Hello, I would probably only drive maximum 1 hour, any longer than that and I think that I would change. But it all depends on how good that doctor is, because some doctors are so good, that you don't ever want to give them up for someone else. Make sure you have a good day, Happy Lotting!!