But I digress. Over 5.5 years later, Victoria has now written her 2nd book. It's called Slow Medicine. And even though I haven't read it yet (it's near the top of my TBR pile), her conversation with Angie Coiro was fascinating. I learned a bunch of stuff. But maybe the most shocking tidbit centered on primary care doctors and the fact that they are expected to have a clientele of 2500 patients! They obviously can't practice slow medicine. The only chance of practicing slow medicine comes in the specialty disciplines. Victoria addresses this and much more in her book. I can't wait to read it!
Here are some pics from the event:
Victoria is on the right
Its not difficult to believe the new norms. Our own primary MD retired this year for some of these reasons. Sadly, he's a wonderful doctor and is my age (61). Our loss, for sure.
ReplyDeleteYou know, it's funny. I'm 68, and my primary care doctor just turned 70. He is a prime example of someone who practices slow medicine. I had a triple bypass almost 6 years ago. And I see him quarterly. He probably takes 30 minutes with me each time. I instinctively knew that was unusual. But listening to Victoria made me realize how unusual and special my doctor is.
ReplyDeleteMy husband had triple bypass last December.
DeleteYes, you're fortunate to have your doctor.
Is he okay?
DeleteHe's doing pretty good. He had no symptoms. He needed a pre-op exam for back surgery and ended up with bypass surgery - the next day because of what showed up in the exam. He's a lucky guy. Back surgery was finally done in April (after cardiac rehab was completed). It's been quite a year and we're both grateful to have it behind us!
DeleteGlad to hear about the positive results. My situation was a bit bizarre. We went to Europe in September of 2011, and I walked everywhere, including up and down churches with tons of steps. I had no issues. I didn't start feeling that something was wrong until December. And then I ended up having the surgery 2 months later. There is certainly some luck in who catches this stuff in time and who doesn't. I feel extremely grateful to be here today.
DeleteWishing you continued good health!
DeleteThanks. And to you and your husband as well.
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