I've had Crohn's disease for about 35 years, and my experience makes me agree strongly with the article. I have to go see my GI doctor a couple of times a year

I've had Crohn's disease for about 35 years, and my experience makes me agree strongly with the article. I have to go see my GI doctor a couple of times a year[1]. He's the department head at a teaching hospital, and so my appointments with start with a first-year resident examining me. After that, the "real" doc comes in, and the resident presents to the doc his findings and conclusions. While I guess that some folks might object to an examination by "only" a resident, I find that this helps me because of the interchange between the resident and the teaching doc. At the same time the doctor is teaching his resident, he's also leaking that teaching to me. As a result, I come to understand my condition better than I would if were just going to a regular GI practice. And because management of a chronic disease like Crohn's is all about understanding its effects specific to your own case, getting this kind of feedback is invaluable. [1] I moved recently, and need to find a new doctor with whom I can relate to like this. But it's easier to talk about in the present tense.