Subject: How To Talk To Your Doctor http://www.elfstrom.com/arthritis/articles/appointments.html David Elfstrom's "How To Talk To Your Doctor" site is an outstanding example of how people can use the Internet to help each other. He states: "As a person with chronic inflammatory arthritis, and as a student moving back and forth between two cities, I see a large number of family physicians, surgeons and specialists. Here's a few things I do to make appointments with my doctors run smoothly. Using these strategies, my doctors have been more open to trying new treatments that I suggest. At the same time, it's helped to identify other health problems that could have been overlooked. It's also kept me from falling between cracks in the health care system and caught small mistakes made by doctors. The end result is that my health has improved, going to see the doctor is no longer stressful or alarming, and I find myself eagerly anticipating my next visit." Mike Schelling Missing Children/Parenting/Health/Education/Travel/Stuff http://www.radix.net/~mschelling/welcome.html Washington DC ------------------------------- Excerpt from CSS Internet News (tm) ,-~~-.____ For subscription details email / | ' \ [log in to unmask] with ( ) 0 SUBINFO CSSINEWS in the \_/-, ,----' subject line. ==== // / \-'~; /~~~(O) "On the Internet no one / __/~| / | knows you're a dog" =( _____| (_________| -------------------------------