Re: OANDP-L Digest - 17 Jan 2000 to 18 Jan 2000 (#2000-1
Kimberley & Marco Barreda
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Title:
Re: OANDP-L Digest - 17 Jan 2000 to 18 Jan 2000 (#2000-1
Creator:
Kimberley & Marco Barreda
Date:
1/23/2000
Text:
The problem is with prosthetists who think they are doctors and would not like their customers to know the real nature of the relationship.
It seems the only ones who have a problem with realizing the fact that we are customers and want to push amps back to the stone age are prosthetists who dont want to be questioned about anything - especially their judgement which in some cases is questionable - as made VERY obvious from some of the posts on this list.
The bottom line and the fact of the situation is that prosthetists do not provide medical treatment - they provide a product and a service which we pay considerable amounts of money for
there is no guarantee that anything will fit or even be what was originally ordered - see the note from the prosthetist that doesnt order from certain companies because he himself doesnt like the sales rep - and at no time does the prosthetist make any physical adjustments to our bodies
you are a provider of expertise - not medical care.
The correction of the misconception is crucial for amputees to take back the control over their purchases and their lives from people who think we should be kept in the medical model for the benefit of someone other than ourselves.
And I ALSO am an amputee.
*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
On 01/22/2000 at 11:22 PM JEFFREY MCDONALD wrote:
>Paul,
>I agree, what gives? The problem seems to be with some older prosthetic
>patients who obviously have no sutures or no wounds being treated. They
>apparently wish to be thought of as customers or shoppers. Then don't
>come to my office. New clients are usually dealing with a lot more than
>labels. They come to see me when they are at their most vulnerable. Many
>have been through hell. They allow me to see a part of them that very few,
>if any other people see, both figuratively and literally. Over time I
>develop an intimate relationship with them. They trust me to serve their
>needs and our relationship is that of PATIENT & PRACTITIONER. Sorry if it
>rubs anyone wrong.
>PS. I'm an amputee.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Paul Meyer, CPO < <Email Address Redacted> >
>To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
>Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 10:26 PM
>Subject: Re: OANDP-L Digest - 17 Jan 2000 to 18 Jan 2000 (#2000-1
>
>
>> What's the problem with us calling amputees our patients?
>>
>>
It seems the only ones who have a problem with realizing the fact that we are customers and want to push amps back to the stone age are prosthetists who dont want to be questioned about anything - especially their judgement which in some cases is questionable - as made VERY obvious from some of the posts on this list.
The bottom line and the fact of the situation is that prosthetists do not provide medical treatment - they provide a product and a service which we pay considerable amounts of money for
there is no guarantee that anything will fit or even be what was originally ordered - see the note from the prosthetist that doesnt order from certain companies because he himself doesnt like the sales rep - and at no time does the prosthetist make any physical adjustments to our bodies
you are a provider of expertise - not medical care.
The correction of the misconception is crucial for amputees to take back the control over their purchases and their lives from people who think we should be kept in the medical model for the benefit of someone other than ourselves.
And I ALSO am an amputee.
*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
On 01/22/2000 at 11:22 PM JEFFREY MCDONALD wrote:
>Paul,
>I agree, what gives? The problem seems to be with some older prosthetic
>patients who obviously have no sutures or no wounds being treated. They
>apparently wish to be thought of as customers or shoppers. Then don't
>come to my office. New clients are usually dealing with a lot more than
>labels. They come to see me when they are at their most vulnerable. Many
>have been through hell. They allow me to see a part of them that very few,
>if any other people see, both figuratively and literally. Over time I
>develop an intimate relationship with them. They trust me to serve their
>needs and our relationship is that of PATIENT & PRACTITIONER. Sorry if it
>rubs anyone wrong.
>PS. I'm an amputee.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Paul Meyer, CPO < <Email Address Redacted> >
>To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
>Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 10:26 PM
>Subject: Re: OANDP-L Digest - 17 Jan 2000 to 18 Jan 2000 (#2000-1
>
>
>> What's the problem with us calling amputees our patients?
>>
>>
Citation
Kimberley & Marco Barreda, “Re: OANDP-L Digest - 17 Jan 2000 to 18 Jan 2000 (#2000-1,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213475.
