Pain: When Women's Pain is Ignored
From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Mon Apr 24 15:18:17 2000
This article has been written by a registered nurse from the St. Charles
Endometriosis Treatment Program, which is located in Bend, Oregon. In
this article she says:
"I believe there is a new kind of healthcare recipient already emerging.
They are refusing to be victimized, are recruiting both personal and
high-tech help, and /or have developed communication skill sets that
shift the balance between recipient and provider( showing the provider
the way without offense and without acknowledging what they are really
doing )."
"Patients are becoming self-need focused; asking for what they want,
need, feel, and think, using "I" statements. They have begun organizing
their medical histories without emphasis on past experiences that do not
pertain to the current situation, even when the experiences are
responsible for substantial emotional or physical injury. At times they
intentionally omit information that may bring bias into the discussion.
They are learning to seek clarity from caregivers: "What I heard you say
was..."
"Med-line or Internet searches of symptoms, function loss and
differential diagnosis from the past give patients new tools for
communication and often help them begin to sort out what is not true for
them, giving a little better organized history or picture."
[I have included the above quotes in random order to hopefully interest
you to begin to take charge of your own medical health concerns.]
[ http://www.obgyn.net/endo/articles/peterson_0699.htm ]
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