I have just found out that my amazing GP is about to move to a new practice. I have various mental health diagnosis and in the 20+ years I have been in the system for these, she has been by far the most constant, kind and insightful support (I have been seeing her for 4 years).
I had a mc earlier in the year and am now at the start of a (very anxious!) new pregnancy. I had assumed she would be there to guide me through this.
she has been really nice keeping me up to date with her plans and we are having a final conversation on Friday.
my question is that I’m not sure how/ how much to communicate with her my panic/ feeling of loss at her going and if/ how to ask to stay in contact or have a transition meeting after my first scan. I don’t want to make her feel uncomfortable/ come across as weirdly needy or stress her when I imagine the move will be a big thing in her life, but I also feel totally out of control. I had been managing to control my anxiety over the new pregnancy, but it’s as if this news is the final straw and all the emotions I’d been keeping a lid on are overwhelming me.
Her new practice is only about 25 minutes away, but I am technically outside its catchment area… I also wondered if anyone had heard of a surgery accepting new GPs previous patients if they are from another area?
sorry for the long post!