It reminded me today after speaking with a patient who had been doing fantastic and then took a dive, that this work is very much a partnership. And, no matter what good work we do, or any doctor/practitioner for that matter-the person who is receiving that assistance really needs to be paying very close attention to everything he or she is doing in order to help the process go as smoothly as possible.

Today, in speaking with this person, she had correlated after several months of not doing well, something that I would have skipped over and not been able to connect without her help. As many questions as Boaz and I ask, it is impossible to ask every single one. And, we depend on our patients to be certain they have reported all of the necessary facts. This isn't easy on either end-so no judgement!

What was interesting that came up for this particular person, is she had started waxing. I actually had forgotton that I had said it was OK to try, and she thought I remembered. What is also interesting is that she got a wax that is organic thinking it was better-however, it has lots of essential oils in it and, I think this could potentially actually be much worse, as essential oils have very strong medicinal effects.

The long story short of all of this, is when she stopped waxing, she went back to feeling great again. Over the years, I have seen many examples of small things that have gotten in the way of progress and when discovered, cleared the path for smoother sailing. Of course, this is not always true, but, when it is, it is pretty incredible. So, I thought I would use this post to underscore the importance of both communication and waxing ingredients!

Dr.M