Trapped Into Wrong Medicine

 We're not surprised when the 911 ambulance takes you to your town's hospital.  After all, it's your town's hospital, right?  What you may not know is that once you're checked in there you can't go to any other hospital.  That's right, even if you've had the same procedure done at a hospital just outside your town's border less than two years ago, you can't go back to your old doctor.  No matter how incompetent the doctor is at your town's hospital, you're trapped.

This was a surprising revaluation I just learned when a family member suffered a broken hip.  Fortunately it appears this will turn out fine but I know of another case where the surgeon used the wrong size hardware and the entire operation had to be done over weeks later.  I'm sure you can appreciate all of the pain and suffering involved with having TWO operations instead of one.

I'm sure this policy was created to protect the smaller, less qualified hospitals from losing all of their customers to the bigger, newer facilities but the price is one we all pay by our ignorance.  It's unfair and it's not right.  Until the laws get changed we're all facing this situation.

These are the little surprises awaiting all of us in American healthcare today.

The Natural Way

Not long ago one of my doctors wanted to give me a prescription and I said "No", thank you.  I asked him exactly what did I need to improve in my blood chemistry and he told me.  Then I came home and researched all of the foods that I could add to my diet which would boost my bloodwork.  I just got the results of my latest body chemistry and talked with the doctor and he was absolutely amazed at how perfect it all was now.  Apparently he hasn't dealt with many patients who prefer to do things the natural way!  

Before popping another pill from your doctor with lots of side effects ask what he's trying to correct and specifically what you can do to help the situation naturally.  You'll probably have to do your own research into what foods you'll need to add to your diet but believe me, it's worth it.  Your body knows what to do with foods, not so much artificial chemicals created by pharmaceutical companies.

Take better care of your body and you'll enjoy the results!