I'm Sick & Tired...Pun Intended

I really don't like going to the Doctor. Don't get me wrong though, I like my yearly checkups, prescriptions when I'm sick, and health advice from a Doctor I trust.

However, none of these things outweigh the displeasure I have in actually going to the Doctor. Yes, I'm talking about getting in my car, driving to his office, signing in, sitting in a room full of sick people, small talk with the nurse who has a freezing stethoscope on my chest, and then, more waiting in a secluded room while reading ESPN the magazine from 2003. All for what? So that he can tell me I'm in good health, write me a prescription, and then bill me/my insurance company a crazy amount of money. I'm over it.

To help combat this undesirable dilemma, I have gone to the internet. I have found a variety of different sites out there, some like Sermo in that people like me, can get there own health analysis from professionals in the medical field. Sites such as Sermo.com are becoming more and more popular for individuals that just want a straight answer without the outdated magazines, small talk, and interruption to ones daily routine.

There are also other new technologies that I've found that could be very useful, if not to me, then to others out there without a care in the world for waiting room purgatory.

One of these new technologies, the EPI Life phone , is a great little way one will be able to use their mobile phone. Did someone ask if there was an app for that? In the world of instant gratification, applications that can help, catch, or even diagnosis patients aliments are a must have.

I see a future in which the uses of applications like Facetime, Tango, Skype, and other technologies the like, help patients like me talk to a physician while at work when simply not having the time to visit the Doctors. With applications like these, and new laws that have been put into place making patient records easier to access, it is easier and easier to put your health in your own hands.

One thing that can be worrisome however is the legitimacy of the information you are in fact getting. With the abundance of information out there, and alterer motives up the wazoo, there is strong possibility that the cure you really need could get lost in translation somewhere. It will always be important to leave important health decisions to professionals.

I am excited about the health care horizon that lays ahead. I do see more freedom of choice for the patient which is always good when it's coupled with the correct knowledge to make that choice.