I'll do anything to save money: Patient testimonials for face-lifts

For Dave Gibson, 53, a New York actor, who had his Lasek surgery in May, posting a video on Facebook and YouTube was a no-brainer. He even added his own blow-by-blow narration. ("The first thing the doctor does is place a round apparatus in the center of my eye…") At the doctor's request, he also sent an email message to 100 of his closest friends, racking up a $1 credit for each one. As soon as the doctor had mentioned the rebate, Dave thought to himself, "I'll do anything to save money."

Another patient asked to remain anonymous because he is still undergoing treatment for an operation he had done about six months ago. Never mind that the video went up almost immediately, before he had time to heal. "Regardless of whether I'm happy – that's not going to stop me from posting," he said. "It's money in my pocket." As it turns out, he isn't satisfied with his results, but he hasn't taken down his glowing endorsement.

Advice: Take patients' testimonials with a grain of salt.

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Thanks to Abby Ellin for the source article in the NY Times of June 26.

Satisfied users of medication reminder watches: Patient compliance

These three testimonials appeared on a vendor’s web site, so take them with a grain of salt:

C.C.’s Testimonial:
Your company was very helpful in finding a good electronic reminder for my Mother. She is Diabetic and needed help in trying to remember to take her Insulin at the right time. Before she had the watch that we eventually bought from epill.com, we had experienced a couple of spells where her blood sugar required us to call 911 in the middle of the night. Needless to say, this caused my Father and the rest of our family great stress. Since then, she hasn't forgotten to take her Insulin and actually enjoys the vibrating watch that we got for her. With her hearing problems, she never would have had the same degree of success with an audible alarm. Your complete and informative website directed us to the right alarm for her.

Thanks so much! We will enjoy the watch and having my Mom around for hopefully many years to come.

K.P.’s Testimonial
The watch (e-pill MeDose) is a godsend. Prior to using the watch my grandson had approximately 64 seizures in a 2-month period. Since using the watch he has had only 2 seizures in a 2-month period.

T.M.’s Testimonial
Thank you for creating this product (MD.2). My mother is able to stay at home and take her medication thanks to this pill machine. She was recently declared cognitively unable to take her medications from a traditional pill box.

The visiting nurses have commented on how much better she is doing now that she is getting the correct medication at the correct time. Prior to having your specialized pill machine, my mother was inadvertently taking medication from the wrong day or time or getting confused and trying to put the medication back into the regular pill bottles and fill the pill boxes herself.

This machine has eliminated all of that confusion for her and allows her to live at home and take her medication without supervision.

Thank you for giving my mother additional days/months/years of independence. I know at some point her Parkinsons will get the best of her, but for today, the machine [e-pill Monitored Automatic Pill Dispenser] allows her greater independence. Thank you.



Advice to family members with a forgetful loved one on medication: Consider buying a device like the ones described above.

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