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obxhead

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5. Actually group visits are a up and coming thing that is on the rise.
Sun Sep 22, 2013, 07:46 AM
Sep 2013

However it is not forced upon patients, it is an option that a patient is offered. The visit is not entirely in group form though, you do get one on one time with the doctor as well.

To tell you the truth it's something I would possibly be interested in. You get to visit with the doctor with other patients suffering from similar problems and everyone gets to ask questions. There are bound to be questions that another patient brings up that you might never think of at the time of the visit, but would be important to know. Kind of like a brain storming session on your illness.

Oh, you also won't be sitting around naked or in a gown with strangers.

I'm not sure I'll ever be a part of one, but the idea actually intrigues me instead of repulsing me.

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Actually group visits are a up and coming thing that is on the rise. obxhead Sep 2013 #5
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