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Neuropathy: My Journey

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@jenatsky

We have a healthcare system over whelmed by people. Prior to Obama care there was a very large segment of our population that could not afford healthcare insurance. Since Obama care began we have been unable to train up docs, NP’s, PA’s to meet the demand. Prior we had ample time to spend with our doc visits. Now for docs it’s time equals money. Even in small practices you have maybe 15 minutes to spend in a visit. It’s not a social call and shouldn’t be treated as such. Many of us need to readjust our expectations and be thankful we have availability to healthcare, maybe not at the level you just want.

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I agree 100%. Try telling that to someone in excruciating pain, who is told, "We'll see you back in two months for a follow up". I'm surprised that ERs aren't overwhelmed by folks try to get somekind of help for their pain. Did you see the neurologist who spent an hour and a half on my first consultation? Every followup was at least 30 minutes, sometimes forty-five. She had not yet yielded to the big Medical Group take over.