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It's unfortunate that you avoid mentioning pain and have stopped looking for solutions. I understand that...
mental health treatment was that the patient ... has to take control of the patient/ ... doctor relationship, not let the doctor ... In other words, the patient actually ... hires the doctor, and can fire the
Newsfeed Post: The Dreaded Pain Scale
Posted: Jun 24, 2021
Hello, @gastrogirl. I've been wondering about your situation and how you're doing during this wait to...
have a first meeting with your gastro doctor ... Remember that...no adversarial relationships ... I imagine after you and your doctor ... ' notes will be on your patient ... You will have answers written by the doctors
@marye2, lioness Nice to wake up to such a good suggestion... I am overwhelmed with paperwork,...
I saw my last doctor for about 2 years ... put my file on usb stick when ended relationship ... I do like getting coy of my patient ... ago i got my previous OPTOMETRIST patient ... good idea to ask for a copy of your patient
Support Group: Eye Conditions
Posted: Mar 28, 2021
So, since the nerves to the gallbladder originate from the back, some post-op symptoms can allege...
bulb didn't turn on until a GI doctor ... sake of furthering his knowledge of patient-doctor ... relationships, I'm going the neurological ... chiropractor, a neurologist and a second GI doctor
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Feb 10, 2021
@faithwalker007 I've had a good relationship with my pcp. There have never been confrontational discussions, and...
faithwalker007 I've had a good relationship ... I understand that the doctors are in ... imposed on them with helping their patients
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 20, 2020
@jakedduck1 I know the feeling, of being sloughed off because of one condition when it very...
Sometimes it is best to not strain relationships ... Our closest friend is a doctor but I ... I really like that doctor but I feel ... My appointment was a "new patient ... and does not generally accept new patients
Support Group: Just Want to Talk
Posted: Jul 25, 2020
Excuse me but I said nothing at all like, "just get over it" or "buck up"....
general health, our longevity, our relationship ... For patients with chronic pain both ... presents serious pitfalls for some patients ... If your doctor or your family tell you
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 15, 2020
Oh, @jessicamt I'm glad you are feeling a bit better tonight, but I am so sorry...
need to advocate for you with the doctor ... patient-doctor relationship with? ... rather than trying to get in with a doctor ... think too, are you going to a local doctor ... here simply do not see as much as doctors
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Mar 14, 2020
@jaejack I found this to a very interesting discussion. We are retired military and Walter Reed...
Medical Center will never run out of patients ... On the others hand, we find the doctors ... must be willing to establish that patient ... /doctor relationship. ... That's why we will trust the doctors
Discussion: Salt Rooms for MAC
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Dec 4, 2018
@gailb Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I should specify that I am very aware of...
aware of the often fragile egos of doctors ... She would always listen to me patiently ... school are taught to respect their patients ... you're an educated, well-read patient ... , the relationship should instantly
Hi, Karly. Gosh, that name sounds familiar, somehow. Anyway, I am not sure that I can...
my questions would settle around my relationship ... with my wife, if she were the patient ... Sure, these doctors will have seen the
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Posted: Sep 5, 2017
Hi @johnjames. Interesting topic to me in many ways. My father-in-law used to say something like...
these days (at least in our area) of doctor's ... 20 minutes is a disservice to all patients ... job, and that was the end of those relationships ... communicating, etc. is SO important to patients
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 29, 2016
Hi Nettegirl, I am so sorry to hear about your husband’s plight regarding his pain meds,...
Unfortunately, after having a doctor ... have now due to a mutual personal relationship ... with another doctor who assured my ... current doctor that me, Phil, is a straight ... Firstly, I got mine because my current doctor
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jan 24 2:15pm
Hi @isittll! I very much agree with what @jakedduck1 has said. I have also to feel...
have also to feel confident about the doctor ... In 2019, my current doctor at that time ... my seizures, I went to see another doctor ... I changed doctors and medication. ... In my opinion, the relationship doctor-patient
Support Group: Epilepsy & Seizures
Posted: Oct 27, 2021
I had the same problem with my husband . He started having twitches in his thumb...
He finally went to the doctor and found ... would not let me even talk to the doctor ... that he was not the only one in this relationship ... have to have an extreme amount of patience ... But again; Patience is the main key
Support Group: Parkinson's Disease
Posted: Jan 19 1:51pm
How about using his/her own best judgment and experience and keeping your patient's interest as top...
judgment and experience and keeping your patient ... Or at least inform your patient about ... his/her job and puts patient's ... interest above all, doctor finds the ... completely different views about life and relationships
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Mar 14 3:32pm
Having a patient advocate makes all the difference. I am fortunate - when my PCP of...
Having a patient advocate makes all ... fortunate - when my PCP of 25 years, a doctor ... I tried the new doctors who were not ... not a good fit and opened her own patient ... town and the hospitals and had good relationships
Hi, I'm sorry to hear what you are going through but glad you have been able...
the doctor who got me in to the New ... He shares many patients with them because ... This relationship between bronchiectasis ... with bronchiectasis at least in some patients ... to communicate with your MAC doctors
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Apr 13 11:24am
Chapter 2: The Biopsy So, you’ve made it through Chapter 1 — the stage where your...
raised their little red flag and your doctor ... Grade Groups, which now help confuse patients ... increased risk of spread, but many doctors ... It is also the moment where your relationship ... what is important: Asking your doctor
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Apr 25 9:07am
In a holding pattern waiting patiently for a surgery date at the moment. Yes, I did...
In a holding pattern waiting patiently ... also had to meet with a physiology doctor ... mindset and behavior when it comes to my relationship