Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy

Most people don’t realize that, generally speaking, primary care doctors and internists no longer take care of their patients when they are hospitalized.

The expectation that you will have a relationship with a doctor who is competent, caring, kind, and will be there for you in any medical situation is no longer a reality for most people.

First, you need a team of sound and reliable healthcare professionals, and that’s about their having more than board certifications and a decent bedside manner, although both are important. It’s also about convenience. If your doctors are hard to get to, you won’t go as often as you should. And you’ll be better served if your doctors know one anoth

The first step is to realize that the foundation of modern medicine was never built with you in mind. Women’s healthcare as a legitimate field of study did not even exist before the mid-nineteenth century, and it was deeply problematic from the start.

It’s neither easy nor instinctual to advocate for yourself medically.