i think mostly my HMO deals with people who are in the car care mode of "fix it", they don't want to know why or how...
now with my car, i want to see the parts and hear the complete details, including if there's rust, and preventive and pro-active things. applies to my body. sometimes it takes the doctor a little bit to "wake up" as they coast too often without having to talk. the guy i have is/was a teaching doctor, so he actually seems delighted to converse with someone, even the lay person, who is making SOME effort :) i've learned more than a few things... and sometimes challenge them :> which hopefully makes their day better too.
when i explained to them at the time i was planning on entering a long term r-ship with someone, and we wanted ALL the tests just for peace of mind, he explained that some of the tests might NOT give us peace (like HSV), because of prevalence rates, lack of clarity on what results MEAN, etc, etc. after all that, he took multiple-samples, send them off, and i got a detailed letter sometime later with lots of negatives, plus the usual eat better, sleep, drink water, ... :)
and information is good! i have an perhaps more than selfish interest in those near and dear to me as well. myself included :>
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now with my car, i want to see the parts and hear the complete details, including if there's rust, and preventive and pro-active things. applies to my body. sometimes it takes the doctor a little bit to "wake up" as they coast too often without having to talk. the guy i have is/was a teaching doctor, so he actually seems delighted to converse with someone, even the lay person, who is making SOME effort :) i've learned more than a few things... and sometimes challenge them :> which hopefully makes their day better too.
when i explained to them at the time i was planning on entering a long term r-ship with someone, and we wanted ALL the tests just for peace of mind, he explained that some of the tests might NOT give us peace (like HSV), because of prevalence rates, lack of clarity on what results MEAN, etc, etc. after all that, he took multiple-samples, send them off, and i got a detailed letter sometime later with lots of negatives, plus the usual eat better, sleep, drink water, ... :)
and information is good! i have an perhaps more than selfish interest in those near and dear to me as well. myself included :>
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