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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read something that really resonated. It said that a lot of people treat the healthcare industry like a mechanic - you drop off your car, expect them to figure out what's wrong, fix it, and you pick it up. But a better way to think of healthcare is like an orchestra, and you are the conductor. Each healthcare professional is an expert at their specific thing, and you don't have to know how to "play every instrument". But you should have the vision for how it all should come together, and pull each person in accordingly.

Obviously I'm not a musician and I'm sure the metaphor has its flaws, but it switched my perspective on a chronic health issue I've been dealing with. I do my own research and seek out providers that specialize in things I've read about. In my appointments, I ask for what I want by name and cite the research if necessary. And, frankly, I pay a LOT out of pocket in order to see the best providers.

Now, to be fair, my health issue is not resolved so maybe I'm going about it all wrong, but I feel much better about it mentally than I did when I was just waiting for my PCP to try to figure it out, and they clearly did not really give a shlt. [/quote]

While I like the idea of this, sick people don't always have the resources (physically, mentally, financially) to do all this, and most doctors resent being treated like the employees they technically are and not the gods they think themselves to be, so getting them to take instruction, not just give it, is like herding cats.[/quote]

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