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All Reviews from Users
Column Headings: K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness
N = Nominated for Expert of the Month
| Date | User | K | C | T | P | N | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-07 | Sherry | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Dear Trisha, thank you for your timely response. The other person I asked never even bothered to answer me. I will investigate the info you sent me and follow up if it is warranted. Thanks again for a quick and informative reply!! |
| 2009-03-28 | Linda | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you, Trisha, for the quick and informative response. It is so nice to have help, to help one's self, in researching & making good decisions on health care! Again, thank you. |
| 2009-03-01 | KIMBERLY | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2008-11-26 | Victoria | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thanks for taking time to help me |
| 2008-11-24 | steven | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2008-10-16 | Christina | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you very much, I feel at ease now. I appreciate the prompt response. |
| 2008-10-15 | Donna | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks Trisha, I have bookmarked the sites you sent so I can go over them again. I am taking all this information to my neurologist on my visit in November. It seems that I have had to do alot of research on my own to get any medical results and your help is very much appreciated. Donna |
| 2008-10-08 | marc | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you for your help. |
| 2008-09-10 | Deanna | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you so much for your help and time to answer my question. This question has been bothering me for 7 years. I will beable to look at other avenues for the cause, like hormonal imbalance etc. It was always one of those unanswered questions that now has been answered. I am acutally very releaved. Thanks again. Keep up the good work. regards, Deanna |
| 2008-08-14 | Elizabeth | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Dear Ms. Torrey, Thank you for your very helpful website suggestions. I will read all of the information, and I may have a follow-up question. We really appreciate all of your efforts. Sincerely, Elizabeth and Maury |
| 2008-06-22 | robert | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thank you..it IS frustrating. robert |
| 2008-06-09 | Junie | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks very much Trisha, you have certainly given me some very helpful direction. I will take your suggestion one step further and try ask a few different doctors to see if their opinions vary. Cheers, Junie. |
| 2008-04-27 | Elizabeth | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Trisha, Thank you again for some valuable links and information. I appreciate all of your efforts to answer my questions. Good luck to you. Elizabeth |
| 2008-02-27 | Evan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you, very quick! |
| 2008-02-16 | Crystal McLaren | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2008-01-21 | randy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2007-12-13 | Etaya Fowler | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | thanks |
| 2007-12-10 | jem | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2007-11-30 | Jill | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | No | |
| 2007-11-24 | Richard | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Dear Trisha, Many thanks for your quick response. I think your answer must be the only "honest" one. No booze = no booze. I guess I just had to hear it from someone else. Thanks again. Richard |
| 2007-11-02 | ISABEL | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you so much Trisha, I really appreciate it, the topics you offered were great. Thanks! |
| 2007-10-20 | Arasu | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2007-09-13 | gemma | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2007-09-07 | Connie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank You :) |
| 2007-09-05 | Connie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you so much for your response :) |
| 2007-08-30 | Mary | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thanks |
| 2007-07-31 | Mick | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Yes | very quick and knowlegable response,did no pretend to know everything but had resourses for me to look into. thanks a heap. great to be in the USA |
| 2007-06-25 | Ed | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you so much for providing directions to pursue and resources I hadn't found. |
| 2007-06-23 | Jean | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | She was excellent, especially since I mistyped and used the wrong word. She got the answer anyway and knew what was needed. |
| 2007-06-11 | James | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | I think that she missed where i said that I had gone to another, well respected neurologist already, but aside from that a very timely, polite, concerned, helpful, response with several interesting thoughts and ideas; some of which, unfortunately are not available to me. All in all, a quick response for which I am very grateful; may God Bless her. |
Answers by Expert:
Trisha Torrey, Every Patient's Advocate
Expertise
When you want to learn more about your diagnosis, medical tests, prescription drugs, talking to your doctor, or just want to find credible and reliable health or medical information on the internet, I can help steer you in the right direction. I'm not a doctor, nor a medical professional. I'm a patient safety, consumerism and advocacy specialist who believes patients do themselves a favor by finding reliable information on the internet, then sharing it with their health care providers.
Experience
I am a consultant in patient advocacy and consumerism. I'm a newspaper columnist, radio talk show host, seminar leader, and owner of two websites to help those who want to learn more about their diseases or conditions: diagKNOWsis.org and EveryPatientsAdvocate.com
Organizations
Publications
EveryPatientsAdvocate.com, syracuse.com (Syracuse Post Standard -- daily newspaper)
Publications
About.com's Guide to Patient Empowerment (http://patients.about.com) EveryPatientsAdvocate.com, syracuse.com (Syracuse Post Standard -- daily newspaper)
Education/Credentials
Bachelors and Masters degrees in education. Marketing consultant for 25 years. This work, however, stems from a misdiagnosis I suffered in 2004 when I was told I had a rare cancer. I was able to do the necessary research to prove I had no cancer at all.
Awards and Honors
Named CNN's Hero of Patient Empowerment, 2008
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