Questions about tonight's chat...

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I never make it to the chats, but I am going to try tonight. Dr

Cohen will be there? Do you write your questions ahead of time?

Does everyone get one question each? What are the best type of

question to ask..general or specific and personal?

Thanks,

ADam

[Guest guest]

Hi Adam,

By now you have probably read the instructions on tonight's chat but if you

still have a question about posting, let me know. We try to allow one question

at a time so that people have an equal opportunity to get a question in but it

can be complex in that you can write a considerable amount in so that you feel

you have the answer you are looking for. If you have another question and Dr

Cohen has completed answering the first one by putting the ? up, you need to go

out of the chat and come back in to be assigned another number for your next

question.

Over the internet, the doctors have to be careful with their answers as they

must be concerned for their liability. General questions are good and some

specifics but treatment plans are not something they can offer without seeing

you as a patient.

Dr Cohen's chat is normally very busy because of his reputation as tops in Mito

specialty. I recommend that you try to get to the chat room early. It opens 15

minutes before the hour but the doctor is not in the room normally until right

on the hour.

At first- the chat format seems a little strange and perhaps confusing but as

you do this a number of times, it becomes quite familiar. We have had comments

from the doctors that our format makes it so much easier for them to answer the

questions and the goal of this format is to get as much into the hour as

possible without causing stress on anyone. The first chat we had with Dr Cohen

was 2 hours. He had hand cramps when we were done. We learned from that

experience that this requires a lot of keyboard work for the doctors so one hour

is much more acceptable. Considering that they do this for us at no charge, I

think it's perfect.

Hoping to see you tonight in chat. If you have any trouble getting into the

chat room , don't give up and keep trying as you will make should make it in.

Sometimes the chat room is not as cooperative as we would like but we can't

complain.

Alice

[Guest guest]

Hi Adam,

By now you have probably read the instructions on tonight's chat but if you

still have a question about posting, let me know. We try to allow one question

at a time so that people have an equal opportunity to get a question in but it

can be complex in that you can write a considerable amount in so that you feel

you have the answer you are looking for. If you have another question and Dr

Cohen has completed answering the first one by putting the ? up, you need to go

out of the chat and come back in to be assigned another number for your next

question.

Over the internet, the doctors have to be careful with their answers as they

must be concerned for their liability. General questions are good and some

specifics but treatment plans are not something they can offer without seeing

you as a patient.

Dr Cohen's chat is normally very busy because of his reputation as tops in Mito

specialty. I recommend that you try to get to the chat room early. It opens 15

minutes before the hour but the doctor is not in the room normally until right

on the hour.

At first- the chat format seems a little strange and perhaps confusing but as

you do this a number of times, it becomes quite familiar. We have had comments

from the doctors that our format makes it so much easier for them to answer the

questions and the goal of this format is to get as much into the hour as

possible without causing stress on anyone. The first chat we had with Dr Cohen

was 2 hours. He had hand cramps when we were done. We learned from that

experience that this requires a lot of keyboard work for the doctors so one hour

is much more acceptable. Considering that they do this for us at no charge, I

think it's perfect.

Hoping to see you tonight in chat. If you have any trouble getting into the

chat room , don't give up and keep trying as you will make should make it in.

Sometimes the chat room is not as cooperative as we would like but we can't

complain.

Alice