18 Seconds for Health

an insider's guide to better communicating with your doctor

Author Archives: Felecia Froe MD

About Felecia Froe MD

Felecia Froe is a daughter, sister, mother, and aunt. She is also a urologist, in practice for the past 22 years. She completed her residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospitals and Clinics in 1993 and has practiced in numerous settings and several states ever since. Felecia started 18 Seconds for Health in 2016 to help patients communicate with their doctors so they may lead a healthier life.

7 Doctor Appointment Hacks

 

Would you like to have a more comfortable, more productive appointment with your doctor? These seven hacks will help you to be sure that you understand everything your doctor is telling you. When you understand your doctor, you’ll be … Read the rest

Blur

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Imagine watching a train go by. You are looking for one face in the window. Car after car passes. If you become distracted or inattentive, you risk missing the person. Or, if the train picks up too much speed, the

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Expectation

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 Today, many patients have the expectation that they should be treated like a customer in a retail store. Many medical organizations expect doctors to treat patients like customers. Whatever the customer wants, they can have. The customer is always right.
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Instant Gratification

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We can all agree that in today’s world instant gratification is expected. Computers have changed our thoughts about how fast things should happen. I am old enough to remember when computers were not laptop or desktop machines, but gigantic things … Read the rest

Conventional Wisdom

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Conventional wisdom in medicine says that your doctor should tell you what to do to get yourself back to health or, for some, actually do something to get you back to health. If you believe this conventional wisdom, you Read the rest

What is Health?

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What is Health?

There is a lot of talk about “health” care and “health” insurance. There will be quite a bit more with all of the talk of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, but I think that we … Read the rest

Stress Is Good for You?

stress-is-good-for-youMost of Us Think Stress is Bad

I recently listened to a TED Talk about stress by Kelly McGonical. She is a health psychologist who defines her mission as “to help people be happier and healthier.” For years she Read the rest

A Doctors Thoughts on Being Recorded

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I am sure many of you know the story of the guy who recorded his colonoscopy. He heard the doctor say derogatory things about him while he was under the anesthetic. Things that the doctor would likely never say to … Read the rest

Your Prescription is a Choice

Tim Evans •evanstj@gmail.com•(601)606-5177

I was in the bank opening an account. The banker who was helping me was chatting about different things and got around to asking me what I do for a living. I explained that I was a physician.

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8 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before You Decide to Have Surgery

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Let’s set the stage: Your doctor has just explained that surgery is an option to treat your condition. This surgery may make your life better. Your doctor feels that surgery is basically the only option you have and has explained Read the rest