KevinMD December 31, 2025
Shannon S. Myers, FNP-C

I walked out of my physician’s office steady and clear in my decision to transfer my care. I didn’t accuse her of anything. I didn’t raise my voice. I simply informed her that I would be transitioning to another clinician within the same concierge program.

She immediately assumed I was leaving for financial reasons and suggested physicians to see outside the system. When I clarified that her administrator had already approved my internal transfer, she told me flatly that I could not switch, despite that approval being on record.

And that exchange wasn’t an isolated misunderstanding. It was the final expression of a pattern I had been experiencing for years.

When my blood pressure continued climbing despite lifestyle changes and...

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