tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post2757983151043913984..comments2023-11-05T02:42:05.343-05:00Comments on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Nachos: 12 SecondsStudiodavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16784469805972410740noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-31451118147961793882007-05-10T13:48:00.000-04:002007-05-10T13:48:00.000-04:00Here's some inside info. If you feel at all intimi...Here's some inside info. If you feel at all intimidated by your doctor, PA or whatever, rehearse what you have to say before you go. If necessary, write it down, hand it to him/her and insist they read it.<BR/><BR/>If the care giver interrupts, assert yourself. These people are busy, multitasking much of the time. They do have a lot on their mind. They do get in too much of a hurry and can jump to conclusions, sometimes dangerously.<BR/><BR/>Waiting room nurses and aides will tell you one of their job routines is to help patients coming out of the doc's office by interpreting or filling in things the doctor said or should've said.<BR/><BR/>Also keep in mind that some good care givers are less-than-stellar communicators, and some good communicators are so-so caregivers.<BR/><BR/>So, always rehearse what you have to say, assert yourself in getting it said to the doc and do not leave without having reasonable questions answered. You're paying dearly for those few precious moments and deserve to have the care giver's full attention throughout them, unless the person is called away to an emergency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-3497583541790047892007-05-10T10:10:00.000-04:002007-05-10T10:10:00.000-04:00Hey-oh!!Hey-oh!!Thrillhoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082092153634900636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-85254517685218211562007-05-09T20:27:00.000-04:002007-05-09T20:27:00.000-04:00I'm just glad this post wasn't some crack about my...I'm just glad this post wasn't some crack about my love life.InanimateCarbonRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247895134217919954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-65654920066901064282007-05-09T14:02:00.000-04:002007-05-09T14:02:00.000-04:00Sounds about right. I actually switched doctors la...Sounds about right. I actually switched doctors last year because I got the feeling the old one didn't listen at all.Otto Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051682366565874144noreply@blogger.com