She did everything right. She had the surgery when the doctor told her to, she came to all the follow-up appointments, and wore all the correct bandages. She took all her medicine and complied with all the doctors’ instructions. She saw several types of specialists and followed all their advice. So how is it, that …
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My mother managed to disappear in the five seconds it took for my father to go into the closet to get the dog food. She’d been resting, and he thought she was asleep. Just like in those cartoons when one character sneaks out behind the back of the other, she was gone. Out the door …
Dear Aviva, How do I change my name on my Kupah card? They have my middle name down as my first name and every time I make an appointment it bothers me. Tell me, there is a way to do it online? Sincerely, Nickname Dear Nickname, No, you need to go in person and tell …
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Several weeks ago, I wrote a post about what to do when the doctor yells at you. I got a few comments. Then I forwarded a post about rude parents in the hospital; I received many more posts, specifically noting the miserable treatment those people had received at the hands of rude, sometimes, mean, doctors. …
It’s been a while since a doctor yelled at me. In fact, it’s been some time since anyone yelled at me. That’s why I was a bit taken aback, as I sat in the doctor’s office with a client, watching the veins bulge out of the cardiologist’s neck, thinking, ‘Wow, he’s a prime candidate for …
In the past few months, I’ve been the speaker on the road for the Shira Pransky Project Health Navigation Lecture series around the country. Many people have been asking me questions that echo the types of questions that I have received over the years. 1. How do I choose a family doctor? It’s true that …
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Soon after we were married, my husband and I took a 2 month trip across the U.S. One of the sites that most impressed me was the view of Bryce Canyon, a steep gorge valley, full of rocky jagged monoliths that made the valley into a complicated maze. Mr. Bryce, the Mormon cattle herder for …
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About six months ago, I wrote about a client who had a son admitted to the ER with unbearable abdominal pain. After two weeks in the hospital, they were discharged, with no new understanding of why the pain had occurred. It slowly subsided but last week the pain came back. The doctors are still stumped …
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