Hi AnnNY thank you for this post very helpful/touching.

Love it. Thank you so much for posting, I really needed this!

Thank you AnnNY for posting this.

It does help. I have lost much respect, and more to the point, trust, in doctors since I have been ill.

I was raised with deep respect for doctors, however, as my father aged and became ill, I saw how he was treated by doctors. So disrespectfully. My father worked in animal research for the VA hospital in Palo Alto, CA. And for as long as I can remember he carefully implanted respect for medical doctors (and all things related to science) in the hearts and minds of all of his children. It was very disheartening to witness the disdain with which he was treated as he aged. He could barely finish a sentence without rudely being cut off by his attending physician.

Then with my illness...well, I am sure you know. Anyway, this letter helps to move me a healing of sorts. To a more honest and helpful perspective. It help move me to forgive, accept and use this view to work along with doctors in order to receive the best of whatever it is that they do have to offer.

So thank you again Ann.

Thanks! I've saved a copy of it off-line. It might come in useful to give to a couple friends and relatives of mine!

Great - thanks!

A good reminder...Thank you :)

It does help to stand back and look at yourself through your doctor's eyes. We wouldn't want to crush their precious egos. "sarcastic"

All in all good tips are hidden in there for how to approach your doctor, especially a new one.

Wow, this had me bawling like a baby. (see my OT post for understanding)

Now I feel horrible for thinking about them the way I have. I never stopped to try and see things from their perspective. I am ashamed of myself.

Take Care, Dawn

thank you very appreciated

Thanks for posting this. I personally have been lucky enough to have a couple of Doctors admit to me that they really don't understand this disease. Only that they believe that it is nerve related, and they just don't understand nerves and most of the ways they function. This letter definitely describes my Internist, most times she is helpful and listens, but sometimes i feel as though she has no clue as what to do for me. Most times I leave feeling bad for her, because I think she tries her best, but it just never helps. Since I have lived with this for so long, I understand the frustration. This letter would be helpful not just for patients but for Doctors also.
Thanks Again!