DrRich's  Advice for the Health-Lorn

 Frustrated, confused, bereft, forsaken, or just plain PO'ed by a health care problem?  Are you worried that something important is being overlooked?  Are your doctors (or your doctors' surrogates) unable or unwilling to tell you what you need to know?  Are you unsure of what to do next, what questions to ask, or even where to go for answers?

Let DrRich try to help!

Remember - the more you know when you walk into your doctor's office, the more attention the doctor will have to pay to your needs (despite all the powerful forces that are aligned to direct his/her attention elsewhere.)  (See Becoming a More Effective Patient.)

DrRich would like to help get you up to speed. He cannot practice medicine on-line of course, or establish a doctor-patient relationship with you, or even give you specific medical advice.  But what he can do is listen to your problem, then try to give you some general ideas as to what you (and your doctor) ought to be thinking about, what questions you need to have answered, and whether you ought to consider seeing another doctor; and to suggest some of the other resources you might consider using.

 It won't be as good as having a real Personal Health Care Advocate, but it's a start.

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Here are some of the questions we've received recently, and some of  DrRich's amazingly helpful answers.

Bad nails

Pigging out

Chest pain and bad doctors

Tofu and brain degeneration

Vasovagal syncope (fainting spells)

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