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		<title>What Would You Do? What Others Said.</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/what-would-you-do-what-others-said-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(The next in a series of blogs on my quest for competent health care.)
What would you do to get treatment for a rare disease treatable with penicillin that seemingly no U.S. doctor is familiar with? What would you do to get treatment now that your funds have been depleted on living expenses, futile doctor visits, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=268&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #20: The Movie</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My saga of attempts to get medical care continues with an adventure in film making.
One blog reader suggested that I pursue getting medical care by contacting medical schools, which, she said, revel in using patients as guinea pigs for its students. I have to admit, the thought had crossed my mind on more than one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=228&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to a Patient Advocate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 01:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advocate,
Thank you so much for responding to my e-mail plea so quickly. I saw on the internet that you have another day job and couldn&#8217;t help wondering if you had given up patient advocacy because of constraints on your time or the inability of many to pay for advocacy services.
From your bio I saw that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=212&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #17: The Religion of Diagnosis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been said things aren&#8217;t always what they seem. I say life isn&#8217;t always what it &#8220;should be.&#8221; This comes to mind because a lot of the advice I&#8217;ve been given is prefaced by and predicated on &#8220;should be&#8221; beliefs. I&#8217;ve been told any infectious diseases physician &#8220;should be&#8221; able to diagnose and treat actinomycosis. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=140&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #3: The Medical Record Paperweight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 12 &#38; 18, 2003.  Office visits with infectious diseases specialist, Dr. David Yoho. 
Serum protein electrophoresis, immunology and HIV testing were all negative. Dr Yoho prescribed a 10-day course of doxycycline as a precautionary measure just the same. He confirmed I was outwardly exhibiting the symptoms of fungal infection, but said there was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=19&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #2: PCP as Pontius Pilate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the recommendation of a co-worker, I made an appointment for a full exam with a doctor from her family physician&#8217;s office. Only the newer, younger doctors were taking on new clients, so instead of seeing the co-worker&#8217;s seasoned family doctor, I met with a recent graduate, Dr. Aliza Levine. Doctor&#8217;s notes in my medical [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=15&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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