Guest guest Posted March 5, 2001 Report Share Posted March 5, 2001 howdoes angel flight work? WE are new to the group and will have to travel to TX or GA from TN? I read in one of your posts you are familiar. thanks, beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 HELLO MELISSA, I CAREFULLY READ AND THEN RE-READ YOUR POST ON DOCTORS WHO HEAR THINGS FROM THEIR PATIENTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE HEARD ON TV OR THE INTERNET ETC..... I AGREE THAT THEY MUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT LAW SUITS AND THEIR LICENSES... I ALSO FEEL IN MY HEART, THAT AS A PATIENT, I AM COMING TO A DOCTOR AND PLACING MY TRUST AND MY LIFE IN THEM AS HELPER AND CONFIDANT. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY DID NOT LOOK AT ME AS A POTENTIAL PERSON THAT IS GOING TO SUE THEM FOR MALPRACTICE EVERY TIME I ENTER THEIR EXAM ROOMS. I AM A HUMAN BEING, I HAVE FEARS, NEEDS, AND QUESTIONS. THE TIME ALLOTED IS A RACE, THE DOCTORS ARE DISTRACTED BY TIME, THE EXPENSE OF SEEING THAT DOCTOR IS OUTRAGEOUS AND ANOTHER TOPIC ALL TOGETHER. FOR THAT EXORBITANT FEE THAT MUST BE PAID FOR EVERY OFFICE VISIT, I WOULD AT LEAST THINK THAT I SHOULD BE OBSERVED AS A CARING, FEELING HUMAN BEING RATHER THAN A POTENTIAL LAW SUIT. I ALSO REALIZE THAT DOCTORS CANNOT BECOME EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED WITH THEIR PATIENTS BUT, I AM NOT A ROBOT AND THEIR SHOULD BE SOME MODICUM OF RESPECT AND DIGNITY THAT WE AS PATIENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED. WE ARE NOT LAB PROJECTS, WE ARE NOT JUST YOUR NEXT ARTICLE FOR A MEDICAL JOURNAL OR A THESIS PAPER. WE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP AND FOR US, SOMETIMES THAT MEANS HAVING TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, BECAUSE THE DOCTOR IS TOO DISTANT AND UNAPPROACHABLE.... SINCERELY, CINDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 It seems from what you have written here that it is difficult for you to see healthcare professionals as able to do both things...both care about their patients and be protective of both their patients and their licenses. I'm sorry you feel that way. I would never want to be treated by a person who did not have concern for ethics and maintenance of their license to give me any sort of treatment. CINDI <heinscsf@...> wrote: HELLO MELISSA, I CAREFULLY READ AND THEN RE-READ YOUR POST ON DOCTORS WHO HEAR THINGS FROM THEIR PATIENTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE HEARD ON TV OR THE INTERNET ETC..... I AGREE THAT THEY MUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT LAW SUITS AND THEIR LICENSES... I ALSO FEEL IN MY HEART, THAT AS A PATIENT, I AM COMING TO A DOCTOR AND PLACING MY TRUST AND MY LIFE IN THEM AS HELPER AND CONFIDANT. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY DID NOT LOOK AT ME AS A POTENTIAL PERSON THAT IS GOING TO SUE THEM FOR MALPRACTICE EVERY TIME I ENTER THEIR EXAM ROOMS. I AM A HUMAN BEING, I HAVE FEARS, NEEDS, AND QUESTIONS. THE TIME ALLOTED IS A RACE, THE DOCTORS ARE DISTRACTED BY TIME, THE EXPENSE OF SEEING THAT DOCTOR IS OUTRAGEOUS AND ANOTHER TOPIC ALL TOGETHER. FOR THAT EXORBITANT FEE THAT MUST BE PAID FOR EVERY OFFICE VISIT, I WOULD AT LEAST THINK THAT I SHOULD BE OBSERVED AS A CARING, FEELING HUMAN BEING RATHER THAN A POTENTIAL LAW SUIT. I ALSO REALIZE THAT DOCTORS CANNOT BECOME EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED WITH THEIR PATIENTS BUT, I AM NOT A ROBOT AND THEIR SHOULD BE SOME MODICUM OF RESPECT AND DIGNITY THAT WE AS PATIENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED. WE ARE NOT LAB PROJECTS, WE ARE NOT JUST YOUR NEXT ARTICLE FOR A MEDICAL JOURNAL OR A THESIS PAPER. WE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP AND FOR US, SOMETIMES THAT MEANS HAVING TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, BECAUSE THE DOCTOR IS TOO DISTANT AND UNAPPROACHABLE.... SINCERELY, CINDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Hi Cindi, I know what you mean. You hate to think you have a nearly antagonistic relationship from your doctor. I'm very lucky. My doctor is only 47, 5 years older than me, and he's very honest about what works and what doesn't and we laugh a lot. I doctor-shopped hard for him, and was so thrilled when I found the right doctor for me! I've decided that I see doctors so often, I'm not going to deal with one who doesn't at least pretend to respect my feelings and opinions. I'm also lucky because in my area there is actually competition--there are at least a dozen rheumies within a half hour drive. But when my doctor went out of network with my insurance, I decided to pay the extra and keep seeing him. You can't beat a good relationship with a doctor. While he did once admonish me for stopping a medication without talking to him based on what I'd read on the internet (I stopped Metho when I decided to try to get pregnant--stupid of me!), just last Friday he encouraged me to read what other patients on the internet have to say about having their ankles fused -- an operation I'll be getting sometime down the road. I was really surprised! One time I interviewed a very young intern for a TV show about jobs. She told me that she was really disappointed when she started working at a hospital as a med student. She told me she loved the science of medicine, and had no idea she would have to deal with people all the time--not just people, but upset, demanding, impatient people! Imagine sick people being all emotional! I hope she decided to go the research route, as I wouldn't want to be her patient! I think a lot of doctors can be like that, they are more interested in the illness, as if the person who has it doesn't exist. It doesn't have to be like that. Sharon > > > HELLO MELISSA, > > I CAREFULLY READ AND THEN RE-READ YOUR POST ON DOCTORS WHO HEAR > THINGS FROM THEIR PATIENTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE HEARD ON TV OR THE > INTERNET ETC..... I AGREE THAT THEY MUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT LAW SUITS > AND THEIR LICENSES... > > I ALSO FEEL IN MY HEART, THAT AS A PATIENT, I AM COMING TO A > DOCTOR AND PLACING MY TRUST AND MY LIFE IN THEM AS HELPER AND > CONFIDANT. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY DID NOT LOOK AT ME AS A > POTENTIAL PERSON THAT IS GOING TO SUE THEM FOR MALPRACTICE EVERY > TIME I ENTER THEIR EXAM ROOMS. I AM A HUMAN BEING, I HAVE FEARS, > NEEDS, AND QUESTIONS. THE TIME ALLOTED IS A RACE, THE DOCTORS ARE > DISTRACTED BY TIME, THE EXPENSE OF SEEING THAT DOCTOR IS OUTRAGEOUS > AND ANOTHER TOPIC ALL TOGETHER. FOR THAT EXORBITANT FEE THAT MUST > BE PAID FOR EVERY OFFICE VISIT, I WOULD AT LEAST THINK THAT I SHOULD > BE OBSERVED AS A CARING, FEELING HUMAN BEING RATHER THAN A POTENTIAL > LAW SUIT. > > I ALSO REALIZE THAT DOCTORS CANNOT BECOME EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED > WITH THEIR PATIENTS BUT, I AM NOT A ROBOT AND THEIR SHOULD BE SOME > MODICUM OF RESPECT AND DIGNITY THAT WE AS PATIENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED. > WE ARE NOT LAB PROJECTS, WE ARE NOT JUST YOUR NEXT ARTICLE FOR A > MEDICAL JOURNAL OR A THESIS PAPER. WE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP AND > FOR US, SOMETIMES THAT MEANS HAVING TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, BECAUSE > THE DOCTOR IS TOO DISTANT AND UNAPPROACHABLE.... > > SINCERELY, CINDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 > > > > > > Has anyone had difficulty fitting their memory foam between the > > > mattress and the crib sheet? If so, any ideas how to make > things fit > > > easier? I have a standard sized mattress and sheet, and I > already > > > have a lot of trouble stretching and fitting just the sheet, > without > > > the memory foam!...Thanks in advance! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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