My Quin Story

Life After Levaquin, A Challenging Journey

The Obnoxious Patient

admin | May 15, 2010

It is a shame in American today, that the patient knows more about a medical condition than the doctor. If that makes me obnoxious, then label me “guilty as charged!”, but forgive me if I don’t sit idly by while the doctor dismisses the information that I present to him/her.

The Semmelweis Effect

admin | February 7, 2010

The Semmelweis effect takes place when a credible, articulate, intelligence patient presents a plausible mechanism for their medical problem, in the absence of any irrefutable diagnosis, and is dismissed by the medical establishment.

Connecting The Dots

admin | January 3, 2010

It is a paradoxical irony that we then must turn back to the same system that hurt us to attempt to troubleshoot our problem.

No Hidden Agenda

admin | December 12, 2009

I told my doctor that I have “no hidden agenda”