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You are all right. But even putting doctors and experts on pedestals can be fraught. Dr....
But even putting doctors and experts ... the experience of the moderator as a patient ... walks by the ocean, and have many deep relationships
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Jun 1, 2025
Short answer, if your medical team is not willing to work with your local medical team,...
characteristics you look for in a patient-doctor ... relationship style, you may be able
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Mar 28, 2025
Gawd...I can relate but I had debilitating anxiety since I was 16 yrs. old. When in...
therapy and because I had a trusting relationship ... therapists who were taking on new patients ... So I did and the doctor had all my health
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Mar 14, 2025
Thanks again. I agree with the necessary wait-and-see, though I am hoping there's a bit of...
experience is it well received by doctors ... for a patient to suggest adding a test ... particularly care, or it can strain a relationship ... (doctors are human)? ... often, crossing from the allowable patient
@merpreb as a follow-up, I don't want to appear self-righteous or hypocritical when criticizing medical providers....
interests inherent in professional relationships ... But doctor's are used to not having ... to memorize the details of a patient
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Posted: Jul 19, 2019
I'm going to go ahead and declare victory on this one. It has been a gut...
who states that there is a complex relationship ... body is very complex and sometimes doctors ... the time and are quick to dismiss patient
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: May 29, 2019
@stobie2019 A few things about your symptoms caught my attention. I just found some very technical...
very technical literature about the relationship ... vessels, and severe TOS can even cause a patient ... whiplash, and I became a spine surgery patient ... I think this doctor is just missing ... to the patient and they did consider
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 24, 2019
Hello, @riverotter. It seems we are traveling a similar road. I am a grandma as well...
originally seen as a heart failure patient ... The doctor immediately wrote me up as ... a potential transplant patient. ... The doctors at Mayo know their patients ... It's an ongoing relationship with
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
Hi @johnwes5819. I am as puzzled as you are about your complex of symptoms. I looked...
direct conversation in person with a doctor ... you made no mention of what kind of doctors ... your symptoms and their mysterious relationships ... clinics with a history and reputation of patient-directed
my first suggestion is to read about the new specialist; their bio, anything that they have...
Finally, I would ask the current doctor ... the specialist - how they know the doctor ... , what their working relationship is ... , how many patients they have sent on ... to that doctor, etc.
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Nov 3, 2018
@dawn_giacabazi Hi Dawn I like your response! I have also had a wild journey through the...
As a patient, I would like to hear the ... #39;t know what is wrong and their relationship ... with the patient is done. ... I have just started using a new doctor ... This doctor actually put away the books
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 14, 2018
Hello @mmak You have expressed your feelings remarkably! Thank you for sharing yourself here on Connect....
psychological professional, but just a patient ... That can be a very helpful relationship ... have you checked with your medical doctor
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jul 19, 2018
@terra I want to welcome you to the Mayo Connect online community. I am a Volunteer...
I am aware that relationships can be ... complicated between doctors and patients ... Contact your doctor as well and let
@colleenyoung Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is quite the unfortunate name, as it implies "fatigue" is the main...
Particularly when for many patients, ... As you say, I do have a healthy relationship ... with my doctor. ... What turned my primary care doctor around ... Convincing doctors that ME/CFS patients
Hi @dash99999, I'm sorry to hear your suffering - been there, done (and doing) that. As...
The moral of this story is PATIENCE. ... Doctors cannot say why. ... AND WHOM YOU CAN DEVELOP A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP ... 20% (professional guesstimate) of patients ... find an endocrinologist who views patients
Thank you, Scott and Debbie! I believe I am blessed to have learned in 33 years...
Unless he is going to the doctor's office ... suggest in gentle ways that the FTD patient ... Apathy in human relationships was already
Support Group: Caregivers
Posted: Jan 23, 2017
@boxermamma, I can relate to the comorbid relationship between depression and anxiety and chronic pain. I...
boxermamma, I can relate to the comorbid relationship ... leave my bedroom except for near-daily doctor ... of $75- $300 is available for other patients ... You complete a cheek swab, and your doctor ... It will help you and your doctor determine
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 15, 2016
Hi Lisa, Yes I believe (as anyone of us might be a patient for any reason)...
know what is going on and what the doctor ... priority is to know why the doctor ... Doctors’ first step is to build trust ... and good relationship with their patients ... believe the main step when building good relationship
@colleenyoung that's a good article. I saw 5 spine surgeons prior to coming to Mayo who...
review doctors online. ... That was the beginning of a great relationship ... As a patient, I need to stand out as ... I am also interviewing a doctor to see ... can argue with the doctor about the
Welcome to Connect @traillens47. You’re looking for information of the prognosis of living with CLL beyond...
found in the blood and marrow of a patients ... While searching for statistics on patient ... would be a good question to ask your doctor ... about the relationship between your ... But they were felt to be a relationship