Follow-ups: are imperative to establish a personalized health plan that effectively addresses your specific concerns, goals, and helping to get to underlying causes.
When do I need to follow-up after my initial health scan, appointment, etc.?
Why Follow up?
What if I don’t follow-up? Then Dr. Hartman cannot help you fully. You have to take responsibility for your own health and do the work, as with anything you do. You have to commit, decide you want to get better, lose weight etc. whatever it is you want to change. You need to be focused on your successes and moving forward.
Do I have to come in office to follow up? Yes, most of the time Dr. Hartman needs to see patients, just like your medical physician. However, on some occasions when a patient is doing well she may allow meeting online, calling or emailing for follow ups. Although, before 3months patients need to be seen in office and updated information taken.
Is it Dr. Hartman’s responsibility to follow up with me or am I solely responsible to follow up?
Dr. Hartman will follow up within a month’s time to see how things are going, what you’ve done, changed, decided to take etc. However, she cannot make patients come in office to follow up. Ultimately, it’s the patient’s full responsibility to follow up, decide to make lifestyle, health and/or dietary changes. Dr. Hartman can’t do everything for her patients, they have to want it themselves. She’s invested and wants patients to succeed but they have to put in the work, commit, follow up, and follow through in order to achieve health goals. There are no guarantees, medical physicians will tell you the same, however, when a patient takes full responsibility for their health, changes are made then health improves. Overtime, patients will see results but there is no quick fixes, magic pills, surgeries etc. with anything. You did not get where you are overnight and it will take TIME to undo imbalances, malfunctions, improve system functions, health, nutritional needs etc.
NOTE: it is NOT Dr. Hartman’s responsibility to continue to contact patients by emailing, calling, or texting. She’s more than willing to help but patients need to be reaching out to her, following up, and taking the initiative to improve their health, nutrition, lifestyle, etc. Likewise, it is not fair to Dr. Hartman or other patients who follow up regularly for her to spend extra time trying to get patients to take responsibility and/or follow up as they should.
How does this work?
What’s my next step? After any professional health services Dr. Hartman offers, patients should schedule while in office and/or call, text or email to schedule a follow up appointment within the parameters mentioned above. Your next step depends on how serious you are, how much you want something, etc.
Concluding, Dr. Hartman can only help you as much as you allow her to. It takes BOTH you and Dr. Hartman working together for the betterment of your health, especially at the beginning. If you do not do your part, nothing you do will work, e.g., diet programs, going to a gym, weightloss, physical therapy, medical situations etc. You have to follow-up and follow through in order to see results. Dr. Hartman is invested over 200+% and is eager to help those who come to her. She believes your time is just as precious as hers and she wants you to succeed!
To Schedule your follow up session contact Dr. Hartman 765-860-2144 (textable) or email Dr.Renee@comcast.net