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Amanda
Citizen
Username: Amandalavin
Post Number: 19
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 9:07 am: | 
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Help. I'm new to the area and am suffering from seasonal allergies. My crummy health plan website is sending me to Staten Island.
Any local allergists that people would recommend?
Thanks |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 839
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 9:30 am: |
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Dr. David Brown in Summit. He's great. Here's the info:
Allergy Diagnoistic and Treatment
33 Overlook Road (Medical Arts Building)
Suite 307
Summit, NJ
908.522.9696 |
Lizziecat
Citizen
Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 1205
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:05 am: |
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Dr. Donald Perlman, on Old Short Hills Road, acrosss from St. Barnabas Hospital. 973-736-7722. He belongs to a lot of medical plans. He's been my allergist for more than 20 years, he's accessible, and he knows his stuff. |
Fabulouswalls
Citizen
Username: Fabulouswalls
Post Number: 64
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:06 am: |
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Dr.Donald Perlman
(973) 736-7722
101 Old Short Hills Rd Ste 407
West Orange, NJ 07052
Great doctor. |
Amanda
Citizen
Username: Amandalavin
Post Number: 20
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 11:10 am: |
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Thanks for the tips. Keep em coming. Unfortunately no one will see me today. |
The Soulful Mr T
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 1874
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 11:27 am: |
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I went to Dr Perlman in his Jersey Office for years. A lovely, sweet, generous and funny guy. Treats everyone warmly. Finally, though, I had to slam the f*cking door (both literally and fuguratively) and escape the horrible way the practice was run. Maybe it was just the JC office, but you'd have to give a half a day over to getting injections and if you wanted to see him, forget it.
Anyway, regular allergy injections have gone the way of leeches. Now, with the various steroid-based nasal sprays around, the injctions are not necessary. Of course, if your doctor has a large boat payment every month, he will insist you come in for injections every few weeks.
Now I go to an excellent MODERN, and quite young allergist on W 14th St in Manhattan named Samuel Grubman (212) 604-1880 (he's Lizzie's first cousin). No b*llshit, very recently trained on the current thinking in allergy treatment.
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CLK
Supporter
Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 2276
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 11:37 am: |
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Shots or not: depends on your allergy, I think. For some kinds the shots are still recommended.
I like David Brown in Summit a lot - nice guy, very efficient practice, and my life has improved tremendously since I started treatment. |
joy
Citizen
Username: Joy
Post Number: 443
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 2:11 pm: |
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Dr. Perlman - I went to him a couple of times recently - didn't find anything out of the ordinary with the way the office was run. Yes - I had to wait - a while - but they were all very apologectic and plesant.
Thread drift - I've found that I DON'T wait with doctors that DON'T take insurance. That is if I have a 10am appt, I'm seen at 10am. Of course I pay for this "benefit". |
Lizziecat
Citizen
Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 1207
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 3:49 pm: |
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You have to wait for Dr. Perlman, but you get to see him and he spends time with you. Mr. T, unless you have a medical degree, I really don't think you should be dispensing medical advice. |
teach75
Citizen
Username: Teach75
Post Number: 35
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 8:02 pm: |
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Dr. Karen Ziemke, 101 Old Short Hills Rd, West Orange (Atkins-Kent Bldg). Her phone number is 973-736-8899. She is fabulous and I never really have to wait. She does not overbook her appointments. And keep in mind that there are allergy shots that stop the reaction you are having, like a cortisone and also immunotherapy, also commonly called allergy shots. Totally different from each other! |
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