Have you figured out the " You are getting company this year? " :-)
Love Bev
>----- Original Message -----
From: Helen Dynda <olddad66@runestone.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 5:20 PM
Subject: Pain >> When Women's Pain is Ignored
> I happened upon this article today; and I thought that some of you might
> be interested in reading it. It has been written by a registered nurse
> from the St. Charles Medical Center Endometriosis Treatment Program,
> which is located in Bend, Oregon.
>
> In this article she says, "I believe there is a new kind of healthcare
> recipient already emerging. They are refusing to be victimized, are
> recruiting both personal and high-tech help, and /or have developed
> communication skill sets that shift the balance between recipient and
> provider (showing the provider the way without offense and without
> acknowledging what they are really doing)."
>
> "Patients are becoming self-need focused; asking for what they want,
> need, feel, and think, using "I" statements. They have begun organizing
> their medical histories without emphasis on past experiences that do not
> pertain to the current situation, even when the experiences are
> responsible for substantial emotional or physical injury. At times they
> intentionally omit information that may bring bias into the discussion.
> They are learning to seek clarity from caregivers: "What I heard you say
> was..."
>
> "Med-line or Internet searches of symptoms, function loss and
> differential diagnosis from the past give patients new tools for
> communication and often help them begin to sort out what is not true for
> them, giving a little better organized history or picture."
>
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> I have included the above quotes in random order to hopefully interest
> you to begin to take charge of your own medical health concerns.
>