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What
is thyroid coaching?
What generally occurs
during a session?
What if I'm already
taking thyroid medicine?
If I sign up for coaching,
does that mean Dr. Shames will be my doctor?
Then who will order my
tests, and prescribe my medicine?
What does a
thyroid-coaching session cost?
Can Dr. Shames give
me a referral without me having a coaching session?
I notice that
Karilee SHames is available to do mind-body health coaching. What
is that? and what does it cost?
Are the Coaching
Sessions offered in another language besides English?
How do I sign up for
thyroid coaching?
Printable
New Thyroid Testing Guidelines to take to your
endocrinologist and
practitioner, or schedule a
Coaching Session with Dr. Shames to
have him interpret your thryroid tests.
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Special
Note from Drs. Karilee & Rich:
Thank you for your willingness to
keep an open mind and to explore new models of health care
and promotion. As a Doctor-Nurse team, we are dedicated to
supporting the deepest needs of thyroid patients, and to
empower them to live their fullest possible lives. It is
an honor and pleasure to do this transformative work, as
we believe that encouraging activation on the part of
health consumers will have enormous repercussions in our
current medical system.
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Q:
What is thyroid coaching?
A: Thyroid coaching
is when a person with thyroid-related concerns books time with Dr.
Richard Shames for over the telephone information specific to
his/her own personal situation. It is your time - alone with the
doctor.
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What generally occurs during a session?
A: Dr. Shames will go over
your pertinent health history, blood tests, other lab data like
basal temperature and scans, family history, associated conditions,
and previous recommendations from other practitioners. This
composite of your own individual health information is then
summarized by the doctor with an eye toward achieving the most
accurate diagnosis. If any further tests are needed, Dr. Shames will
then recommend them and tell you where they can be obtained.
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What if I'm already taking thyroid medicine?
A: If you are already
diagnosed and currently taking medication, either prescription or
over the counter variety, Dr. Shames can suggest to you ways in
which your present treatment program might be optimized. Many people
do better with a change in brand, dose, or type of thyroid medicine;
sometimes two or three medicines need to be combined for best
results. How and when to make such changes is a very intricate and
personal matter, also taking into account your personal belief
systems, and events and current stressors in your life that may be
contributing to your present symptoms.
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Q:
If I sign up for coaching, does that mean Dr. Shames will be my
doctor?
A: Dr. Shames can only be
a personal physician for those people that he actually meets and
examines - and sees face-to-face on a regular basis in his medical
office. Therefore, a coaching session is something different.
Instead of being your doctor, and ordering tests and prescribing
medicines, Dr. Shames is your health information source point and
answer person. He is someone who really listens to you, and
offers his best thinking based on 25 years of clinical experience
treating low thyroid patients. He will help you to create a thyroid
recovery plan.
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Then who will order my tests, and prescribe my medicine?
A: Dr. Shames will help
you learn to present his suggestions to your regular doctor in a way
that will ensure the greatest likelihood that the tests or medicine
you want will indeed be ordered. If your present physician will not
listen to you, or consider you as a therapeutic partner in your own
health care, then Dr. Shames will recommend a more appropriate
physician for you to see in your own locale when possible. He pulls
from a variety of databases from which he will choose several
"thyroid-friendly practitioners" who may practice near you
and help you proceed.
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Q:
What does a thyroid-coaching session cost?
A: The initial session (50 minutes time on the phone with the doctor) generally
costs $270 [with occasional special discounts]. Some people choose to have
further "full consults" after the initial one, in order to
better understand their complex health situation, and make further
inroads into successful management. The half-session (25 minutes)
re-consult is available at a fee of $170, generally reserved for
those who have had at least one full consult, and for their
practitioners, who may wish to consult with Dr. Shames as well.
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Can Dr. Shames give me a referral
without me having a coaching session?
A:
No. In some areas, Dr. Shames may be able to recommend a particular
practitioner, during and as part of the
Coaching session. At the end of your
coaching session Dr. Shames will know your case well enough to make
an appropriate referral. WE REGRET THAT DR. SHAMES IS NOT ABLE TO
MAKE ANY REFERRALS FOR PEOPLE HE HAS NOT PERSONALLY COACHED.
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I notice that Karilee Shames is available to do mind-body health
coaching. What is that? and what does it cost?
A: Karilee's work is
viewed as an extension of the more medically-oriented work of Dr.
Rich, wherein she makes herself available via phone for those who
wish to discuss emotional/spiritual/energetic aspects of being low
thyroid. As a low -thyroid person herself, as well as a Certified
Holisitic Nurse and Certified Clinical Specialist in Psychiatric
Nursing, Karilee has worked with this condition, and its many
ramifications on our lives, for almost 30 years. She is gifted in
helping people access their emotional blocks, even via telephone,
and in supporting assertive communications and healthy
decision-making that will enable thyroid sufferers to feel better
more of the time. Her work is related to self-care aspects and
empowerment.
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Karilee Shames is
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Are the Coaching Sessions offered in another
language besides English?
A: No. Though the website
can be translated into several languages to make it easier for you
to read, the Coaching Sessions themselves are in
ENGLISH ONLY.
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Q:
How do I sign up for thyroid coaching?
A: Please PREVIEW
entire Coaching Section of
www.ThyroidPower.com. There is a link to CLICK
that will bring you directly to a one-page Thyroid
Coaching Agreement. Please PRINT
this page, FILL it out completely, SIGN
and DATE with WITNESS,
then FAX over to us (415-472- 7636)***NEW
NUMBER***.
Then CALL 415-472-2343 between 9am-5pm to schedule
your Tuesday appointment.***NEW***
YOU WILL BE GIVEN A
PHONE NUMBER FOR YOU TO CALL DR.
SHAMES AT THE TIME OF YOUR APPOINTMENT!
IF you cannot
access the form for any reason, please call us toll free
866-468-4979 and we will
fax it over to you.
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GIVE YOURSELF
THE GIFT OF HEALTH!
WE'RE HERE TO HELP
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Harper Collins, 2001
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Harper Collins, 2002
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To purchase THYROID
POWER,
visit Amazon.com
or BarnesandNoble.com
or visit your local bookstore.
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disclaimer.
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January 12, 2004
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