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John, thanks for your input and the articles. Your and Jennifer’s (@jenniferhunter) perspectives I know logically but somehow my emotional side reacted when reading the review of the physician assigned to my first visit.
As with many on our Mayo Connect blog here I’ve seen many docs, a few of whom have felt cold or unsupportive .... mostly I think because they didn’t have answers, or even treatment suggestions.
I know that nobody can fix my complex condition but I’m hopeful that a Mayo team can be a proactive centralized resource for better insight into it so I can pass that on to my offspring, and inspire me to keep fighting the fight.
I’m a curious and determined person and am willing to try almost anything.
Ok. My appointment isn’t until November so I’m going to give my attitude a jumpstart and, as my sweet uncle would say.... Carry On!
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@margottaylor Good evening, You seem to be on the right track and have had two folks with lots of knowledge help with your attitude jumpstart. So..if I may, I would like to share a story. When I was a new teacher, I got in some trouble with the administration because I refused to read the cumulative records on my new students until school had been in session 6 weeks.
The reason.....I did not want to read other teachers anecdotal comments about a student. I didn't want their opinions to get in the way of my making independent observations and evaluations of any student. What a difference that made. When I finally read the previous teacher comments, I was often dumbfounded to find that some of my little "angels" had some condemning remarks in their file.
Called to explain my decision to the principal, I defended my actions and he became a proponent of this "let's wait and see" option. Perhaps we can use that approach with new medical providers. Be safe and protected tonight. Chris
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Hello @margottaylor,
After reading your post, I agree with @johnbishop, that your attitude will help you as you seek answers to your complex health condition. As I read your post and saw that you would be seeing a doctor at Mayo I thought you might be interested in a post on Connect about how to approach seeing a new specialist. Here is the link to those suggestions: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/your-tips-on-how-to-get-off-to-the-best-start-with-a-new-specialist/?pg=1#comment-240765. I would be interested in your thoughts about those suggestions.
As John said, I look forward to hearing from you after your November appointment. I hope that you find some of the answers you are looking for!