Offering The White Glove Treatment: Treating Your Physicians with the Respect They’ve Earned
During recent years, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time waiting. Waiting to be called into various physician’s examination rooms that is. …
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Statistically Speaking: How Does Your Lifestyle Affect Your Health?
When I read the statistic that upwards of 80% of all visits to a doctor are lifestyle related, and in up to …
Naming Those Pre-Surgery Jitters To Rid Yourself of Them
Polling a group of diverse men and women on what causes them to experience “pre-surgery jitters” surprised me. Their answers (which were …
Shouldering the Weight of Surgery Successfully: Inside the OR from a Patient’s Perspective
Having already endured three surgeries to repair my loose right shoulder, I grew increasingly more curious about what actually occurs behind those …
Dispelling the Fear of Care-Giving: How Proactive Planning Can Make a Difference
“People who are considering care-giving often make one primary mistake, they do not look forward enough in the process. What today is …
The Importance of Surgical Nutrition
The following is a conversation with Andrew Larson, MD, FACS. Dr. Larson is a board certified general, laparoscopic, and bariatric surgeon, one …
The Physician’s Assistant: Your Doctor’s Newest and Best Secret Weapon
Chances are your doctor has one. If he doesn’t, then a colleague of his certainly does. Eventually, you’re going to come face …
When Your Doctor Recommends Replacement Surgery: What Exactly Does That Mean?
Last spring, I entered a local hospital operating room for the very first time (as an observer), that is. Four times previous, …
The Mid-Life Depression Trigger
On the day I celebrated my forty-fifth birthday, my yearly custom typically included eagerly anticipating a sumptuous meal with my husband, opening …
The Right to Give Life: An Insider’s Perspective on Bestowing a Most Precious Gift (Organ Donation)
We’d like to believe we’re equipped to handle even life’s toughest challenges. We like to think that if we’re prepared enough, schooled …
What Stands Between You and the Surgery You Need?
Imagine yourself lying on a bed in the pre-op area in your local hospital awaiting members of the surgical team to transport …
