Age you stopped going to the pediatrician

I have never been to a pediatric specialist. My entire life I've only seen the family GP.

For me it was 16, when my pediatrician sent me to an adult gp. The gp was more thorough when it came to exams.

I started Seeing a regular gp when I turned 16.

Until I was 13. I remembered her saying in a polite way “no it's time for you to consult with a GP and not me anymore…”

I was 13/14. It was my first appointment after starting my period and my appointment was during my period. Being young and slightly irregular I didn’t know I was going to be on my period and when it started I just remember hoping it would end before the appointment- it did not! The day of I refused to go and made the excuse that I didn’t want to go to a kid dr anymore. There was no way I was going to reveal the real reason I was not going to that pediatric office!

I was 15 when my pediatrican kicked me out of her office. The big meanie

Pretty sure my first physical from a doctor other than a pediatrician was when I went away to college around age 20 and had an exam from a physician at the university health center.

Just turned 15 the last time I seen the pediatrician. Up to that point I was 14 mom switch Doctor to GP. our new family Doctor. I had a really bad flu . cough, fever, body aches. GP was out of town so mom had called the pediatrician office to see by chance if they would see me. wasn’t excited about it but it was there or the hospital ER. This was 1984 nurse called my name mom was going stay in waiting room but had to go back. got weighed in put in a room nurse asked mom questions about on set and medications I was taking . she got my blood pressure and temperature the whole time I was coughing my head off trying not to gag on the thermometer it was high 103 she chartered it said she would be back. she returned ask mom if I had taking anything for fever or for coughing . Doctor came in did a quick assessment. Said this was going around he would write a couple of prescriptions and he would send the nurse back in to get my temperature again before we left and give me something to help me rest and the prescriptions to get filled at the pharmacy. after awhile the nurse returned she handed mom the Prescriptions. Said she need to get my temperature again and she had some medication to help with the coughing and probably sleep better too. I remember her walking over to the counter taking a thermometer out of the container this Time me getting it taking in my butt then getting a phenergan suppository.

Age 18 was my last annual exam. And the only one my mother did not attend.

I left my pediatrician for a doctor who saw adolescents by age 14. I last saw him prior to attending college at age 18. By then I had graduated to a complete exam!

18 or 19 I think, can't remember though

About 16 I believe since my pediatrician retired otherwise I probably would've kept going until 18.

I was 18.

Went until 21 or 22

Until the age of 12 when I was switched over to a doctor who specialized in adolescents. A year or so before that me and my younger brother often saw the pediatrician together. Maybe they had a "two-fer" or a "BOGO" 😃

I saw my pediatrician until I was 18.

My last exam was for my college physical. Dad came as usual. Was the usual physical exam. He was middle aged doctor only him and dad in the exam room. Had to strip to my briefs and socks, usual preliminaries and rectal temperature, then remove my briefs. He examined my penis and testicles then had me bend over he spread my cheeks felt around my anus I felt the tip of his finger go in but not all the way. Then I was able to get dressed while he discussed with dad about being ready to see a GP or the college doctor. My next physicals were done at college definetly alot more through.

I was 16. I was kind of sad, when my pediatrician told me that I was too old to see him anymore, and he referred me to an adult gp group. They were all good doctors, and nice people, but my old pediatrician had a great personality, and he became a personal family friend.

Never had one. Just an old country dr for the whole family

12/13 years old

I was 18 before i aged out and had to see a regular doctor

It was my mother's decision. I just turned 16, when I was last time there. It was a sick exam. Last physical was the year before.

I just turned 16, when I was last time there.

I don't know about you but I felt really out of place there as a teen. They weren't really used to dealing with anyone over about 10, it seemed.

My Pediatrician had specialized training in adolescent medicine. I was her patient from age 11 until I finished college at 22. I went for (what I thought) my last physical exam at age 18. She informed me that she had some college age people in her practice and the scope of her specialty was inclusive of young adults. She advised me not to move on yet and I was still a work in progress. (aren't we all?) The first time I saw her I was a scrawny, unhealthy and withdrawn child. She really got me to understand and unlock my potential. By the time I was 18 that boy grew into a physically fit, confident university bound young man. My doctor was there to encourage and enlighten me.

@daltonclancy This pediatrician you've told us about sounds like she was the best ever 😃

I've posted in this thread before and mentioned that my siblings and I were taken to a number of different doctors from childhood through teens, but one of the offices we went to was a large clinic that handled both childhood pediatrics and also adolescents/teens. It was a big enough place that they had rooms for different age groups. I can remember the extra nervousness the first time I was walked past the kids exam rooms with the cartoon decorations and stuff to the more adult-seeming ones for older kids.

I never grew up. I still see the pediatrician to this day.

In uk only pediatricians are on children's ward in hospitals all family doctor's are in own surgery's if they cant handle problem send you to hospitals for further tests

18, when I graduated high school.

I think I was about 20 when I stopped going to my pediatrician. I think she saw patients up through college age. I never had a final appointment where I was told specifically that I was too old and would need to find a new doctor. I just did not really have a need to see doctor in the later years of college or after college and just never went back.