There is peace that radiates from becalmed plaques of Caribbean Sea decorated with happy families bobbing and weaving in its cool waters. That calm is not mirrored when forced to examine the Jamaican healthcare landscape. On several occasions I have found it difficult to find a doctor or locate and access medical services. I have also had difficulties to find the best available doctors that specialize in patients with autism. Laboratory and diagnostic testing, general practitioners, dentists, chiropractors, nutritionists, physiotherapists, rheumatologists, audiologists, speech pathologists, pediatric neurologists, bio quantum therapists, you name it- I’ve had a problem to finding it!
A few years ago I suffered an injury to my back , that’s when I realized that the general listings in the yellow pages was not a comprehensive database. It gave little idea of specific services offered.
I had to call to find out availability of appointments, general fees, accepted insurance providers, or even general customer reviews. Calling led to waiting and waiting and waiting. Did I mention waiting?
The frustration of finally getting connected and the all too familiar click of that automated voice reminding you to ensure you have enough call credit to make this call.
After a number of those frustrations, I did what most people do- visited my general practitioner and hoped that he would have some advice.
Luckily, after preliminary examinations my general practitioner referred me to an orthopedic surgeon he knew well. Now, I am grateful he knew him because he turned out to be really good and was further able to refer me to a physiotherapist he knew well.
But the condition persisted and the trauma of being injured and the uncertainty of what was wrong made not knowing who to consult, painful.
I wanted to consider alternative therapy and technique practitioners; as a patient you have a right to obtaining a second, third, fourth, and even a hundredth opinion, but, unless
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