tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020989200831574035.post8877735938490375535..comments2023-12-13T01:47:38.575-05:00Comments on The New Life of e-Patient Dave: Patients, listen up: the power of your attitudee-Patient Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608258246509102466noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020989200831574035.post-6266195546489017072009-08-26T15:52:38.474-04:002009-08-26T15:52:38.474-04:00I am a survivor of AML. I spent a total of 8 month...I am a survivor of AML. I spent a total of 8 months in the hospital and I saw a lot of people come and go. Some had the "why me?" attitude and I saw many of them leave feet first. Others had a "can do" attitude, and although, obviously not all of them did well, I think more did than did not. I am convinced that you may not be able to cure your problem (still need medical intervention), but you can definitely make things worse by your attitude.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200546951638149853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020989200831574035.post-54325653392470360152009-08-20T13:33:48.297-04:002009-08-20T13:33:48.297-04:00Talk about attitude aaffecting the immune system, ...Talk about attitude aaffecting the immune system, it's amazing how 3,000 year old wisdom is still relevant. <br /><br />"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones"<br />--Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)<br /><br />I'm guessing dried up bones don't produce white cells.JRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734231512335554224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020989200831574035.post-8758584381858800642009-08-08T16:20:55.290-04:002009-08-08T16:20:55.290-04:00There are so many ways to look at this: physiology...There are so many ways to look at this: physiology, psychology, and sociological.<br /><br />A good layman's book on the physiology is "Fatal Sequence" by Kevin Tracey.<br /><br />A good book on the psychological is Groopman's "Anatomy of Hope".<br /><br />Then, as an e-patient we need to be hypervigilant for bad doctors that label anything they don't understand "psychosomatic". This is dangerous ground. It can kill you.<br /><br />A surgeon told me a doctor friend of his advised him (the surgeon was another doc's patient) that if you ever had any kind of psychological counseling, no matter how minor, you should lie, lie, lie and never disclose, because if you have anything the least bit complicated, many docs do the easiest thing and label it psychosomatic. You can be denied treatment for years.<br /><br />A complex, multi-faceted problem. Always do what is best for your health.<br /><br />Joel Spinhirne<br />The Serano GroupSpinhirnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889454183582894521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020989200831574035.post-10339492983767900222009-08-08T15:29:17.542-04:002009-08-08T15:29:17.542-04:00Thanks, Dave. Great post. Taking responsibility is...Thanks, Dave. Great post. Taking responsibility is one of the toughest parts in any attempt at change.<br /><br />Frieda HernandezFrieda Hernandezhttp://twitter.com/friedah03noreply@blogger.com