I want and need to get myself on the record about the fact that, from here on out, I’m going to have to pull my punches. I hadn’t intended to do that at the time I started this blog, but I can’t think of a way not to have to do it.
The problem is that I haven’t quite figured out how to treat recent appointments with doctors about my own health here at this blog.
The problem is that it would not be fair for me to write about these appointments without letting the doctors know in advance that I am doing a blog about my own heart health care in real time. And I’m not going to tell them that I’m writing this blog and fairness is an important principle for me.
So, I’m going to have to pull my punches some.
I’m still going to write about issues that I see as real problems in heart health medical care. But I’m going to have to speak more generally about those problems.
Truth be told, I’ve been told some incredibly stupid things by doctors who I think should know better.
More importantly, suppose I found a medical professional who turned out to be supportive of my Track Your Plaque related effort but yet, for various understandable reasons, didn’t want me to write too much about it. To respect his request, I’d have to “pull my punches” about how terrific he was and how great the whole experience could be.
Does that sound vague? Great! I’ve succeeded.
What I can write about, and will write about, are the things I’ve done that have led to more success in dealing with medical professionals about my own heart health.
(image courtesy or ProgressivePunch.com)