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I want someone who looks like a doctor and knows as much as a doctor, but who treats me like a doctor treats his close friends
or family.
I want someone with a sense of humor, who treats me as an equal, as someone who matters. I want a quiet, focused visit,
not a bunch of nurses running around or beepers going off.
I want a homey place, a doctor who spends my time with me, not with me waiting. If I go to the doctor I want to be treated
with respect. What about a doctor without a waiting room? Why should I need to wait?
I want someone who goes beyond my specific ailment and treats me like a person. I'm not a hand or a foot or a kidney,
I'm a person! I want someone who cares, and who doesn't rush me out of the office with a prescription.
Yes, I'm stressed about my illness but no, that doesn't mean "it's all in my head." I want someone who takes
a long range view (I'm not going to take some drug for the rest of my life), who tries to solve the cause of my problem so
I won't have it in the future.
I want someone who is honest and fair, and who is not afraid to say "I don't know." But I want someone who will
tell me he will find out, who will work with me as a partner in my health. Then I want my doctor to find out, so that every
time I go to the doctor I get something out of it, new information or new ideas. I don't need to keep checking in with a
doctor who has nothing more to offer me.
It would help if we could discuss the spiritual side of my illness as well, because I think that affects how I feel on
a given day. Oh, and I want my doctor to give me bodywork or massage or maybe a foot rub when I need it. That's not too
much to ask, is it?
Not if you come to me.
If that is what you want too, please call me: (207) 623-1681 and ask for an appointment.
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