Re: Barbara and Debra--oops correction

[Guest guest]

Oops....crucial error. Left out a word. Meant to say molecular

genetic analyis is NOT as high a priority for most patients as it is

for me.

B

> > > I think through this two ways...the younger newer doctors have

> an

> > energy that older, tried, and true doctors have lost, but the

> newer

> > doctors lack the experience the older doctors cherish. YES,

MOST

> > DEFINITELY, mito is surfacing as never before and SOON is going

to

> > actually be taught in med school because it is the basis for

many,

> > many, problems. It has stayed in the background because few

> > hospitals/labs and no doctor's offices have the equipment to

test

> > for weird or unusual symptoms. When one patient comes in and

> every

> > system has something wrong the poor doctor has no idea where to

> > start looking. I think of myself as healthy until I fill out a

> > health survey...then I am tempted to just write " lost cause "

> across

> > the whole thing.

> > >

> > > There are physicians in all fields that are interested in

> research

> > and will spend PRIVATE time looking for an answer. It is a

> precious

> > relationship when a doctor recognizes his/her patient as a human

> and

> > not a client! Once this relationship is built then the

physician

> > can rely on the patient's ability(mito patients know their

bodies

> > well and accurately) to assist in treatment. I had one very

young

> > doctor ask if I was certain I had Lupus as it has been used as a

> > catch-all the past few years...no joke, it is looking like I was

> one

> > of those mis-diagnosed and I got Lupus pulled out of the hat.

> > >

> > > Debra

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >