I’d just met the neuro-anesthesiologist, the new treating physician to whom I’d been assigned by my local community hospital. On May 25th he confirmed the diagnosis; I had a rare neuro-inflammatory disease. He explained that this rare condition could spread; it could jump from one Read More …
How was adopting a patient-centric approach helpful for my neuro-anesthesiologist? As part of this approach, during our initial consultation yesterday, he asked about my background and experience. Because of this, he found out that my field is bioethics – also called medical ethics. He now Read More …
I first met the neuro-anesthesiologist at 1115 on a Friday morning, for what was supposed to be a consultation to confirm a suspected diagnosis. He was squeezing in my consultation between his surgeries, so his secretary sent me to meet with him in the hospital’s pre-operative Read More …
It’s impossible to describe the relief – after months of being told that nothing was wrong (and to stop exaggerating!) – of finally having a name for what’s happening to my hand and arm. For the past few months, it’s as though I’ve lacked the Read More …
