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>My experience with that process has >convinced me that we need medical advocates - a third party who interprets >what the patient is saying to the doctor (believe me - it's necessary) and >insists on proper treatment for the patient. I think the best third party is someone who is intimately familiar with the aches and pains of the patient. When Carline (my wife) needs to see a Doctor I go with her and I am with her in the presence of the Doctor. It really is true that it is difficult to get the message across particularly when the patient has trouble speaking as Carline does. But I generally have a pretty good idea of any problems she has and can explain those to the doctor. She has had vision problems but so far no Doctor has been able to understand and/or diagnose the problem. The tests are simply inadequate. K. F. Etzold cg Carline ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn