I’m facing multiple surgeries this year, and frankly I’ve been horrified by the deterioration in professionalism and competence that I’ve observed in the past couple of months, compared to what it was even five years ago. The bureaucracy and administrative orientation (rather than patient and health orientation) is mind-boggling – so much so that I’ve already refused to continue with one major medical practice, and asked to be referred to a different specialist for a forthcoming surgery. If things are that bad inside “the system”, we need to make ourselves as independent as possible of that system by improving our fitness and personal health, ceasing unhealthy habits, and….
Regarding that last sentence, I can help.
Steve Parker, M.D.
Advanced Mediterranean Diet 