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Posted by Declan on May 28, 2006, at 22:55:54
I don't want to annoy anyone with details of my privileged and unnapreciated life.
But I thought I'd share my last experience with my nutritional docor. I *think* he sees 3 (three) patients a day. He gives no guarantee that he will see you at the appointed time (unless you are first in the day) because he wants to spend as much time as is neccessary. So for my last appointment at 1.30pm I drove 200km, only to be told that he would not be able to see me that day. This would have meant that he spent at least 6 hours with the patient before me. Not therapy or anything. More like biochemistry. I didn't mind the pointless 400km round trip.....I am lucky to be able to afford this kind of medical attention. The person he was seeing may have come a thousand km. A lot of his patients are beyond normal medical help. Going blind from diabetes, cancer, God knows. When I hear people here talking about 5 minute appointments, I think of this doctor. He is reluctant to use drugs, all that sort of stuff. I just wanted you to know that this kind of medicine is being practised. Of course it's expensive, and the world is hugely unfair, but this strikes me as medicine to emulate.
Declan
Posted by ed_uk on May 29, 2006, at 3:51:55
In reply to Standards of care, posted by Declan on May 28, 2006, at 22:55:54
Hi Deccie
6 hours! That's amazing. I don't think I could cope with such a long appointment!
Ed
Posted by Declan on May 29, 2006, at 4:48:20
In reply to Re: Standards of care » Declan, posted by ed_uk on May 29, 2006, at 3:51:55
You would if you were dying Eddy :)
Well, you might.
Declan
Posted by ed_uk on May 29, 2006, at 7:22:19
In reply to Coping with long appointments? » ed_uk, posted by Declan on May 29, 2006, at 4:48:20
Hi Deccie
If I was dying, 6 hours would be extremely tiring!
Ed
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 29, 2006, at 10:17:04
In reply to Standards of care, posted by Declan on May 28, 2006, at 22:55:54
> I don't want to annoy anyone with details of my privileged and unnapreciated life.
Thanks, mate. I agree, it is astoundingly superb care. But, why do we not all receive that already? Once the six hours or whatever is invested, you don't need to repeat that.
Lar
Posted by Phillipa on May 29, 2006, at 12:05:54
In reply to Standards of care, posted by Declan on May 28, 2006, at 22:55:54
Declan was it just a standard appointment for you nothing bad is wrong with you is there? Love Phillipa
Posted by Caedmon on May 29, 2006, at 13:09:53
In reply to Standards of care, posted by Declan on May 28, 2006, at 22:55:54
In my experience, if you find a good doctor, hold on to them for dear life! They do not seem to be common.
- Chris
Posted by Declan on May 29, 2006, at 14:26:53
In reply to Re: Standards of care, posted by Phillipa on May 29, 2006, at 12:05:54
Well, the idea is that you retain all your normal doctors. The first appointment is the longest and they become less frequent over time. I'm down to 2 a year. If you are seriously ill, influencing a whole series of parameters favourably won't make you well, so it's not magic. OTOH I look 20 years younger than I would have done without him. He spends a bit of time trying to help people ward off type 2 diabetes. Going over all the hormone readings and following the hormone flow charts using his computer.....that takes a bit of time.
Declan
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