by admin | Aug 25, 2011 | Crohn's disease, doctors, empowerment, finding the best doctor, patient empowerment
Years ago, soon after finishing medical school, I developed a persistent ache in my upper abdomen. I worried that I had developed a stomach ulcer and sought the help of a gastroenterologist. He took my family medical history, and I dutifully reported that my mother... by admin | Nov 21, 2009 | chronic illness, chronic illness and doctors, doctors, empowerment, finding the best doctor, healing, health, patient empowerment, patient healing, patient/doctor interactions
When I give talks to groups of people dealing with chronic illness, I suggest to the audience that some doctors might be a better “fit” for some people than for others. This way I don’t offend anyone. But most understand through experience that some doctors are,...
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