Evaluation Procedures
Functional Medicine Evaluation Process
1. INITIAL CONTACT
After contacting us, by phone or email, you will get a call to discuss your desires and expectations. We will begin the process of learning more about you. We’ll need your name, DOB, email address, and ZIP code to get things started.
2. YOUR PART
Then we can start building your health profile, starting with questionnaires. These documents are private, and are stored in your personal chart, accessible only to you and me. We need the information to develop a framework of your history, then use it to dig into your details, searching for clues of the root cause(s) of your concerns. Hopefully we can get copies of your past medical records prior to your doctor visit.
3. DOCTOR VISIT
Next is an in-person visit with Dr. Freeman which will last about 2 hours, which will include examination of important physical findings. Your health profile will be reviewed in depth, giving you a chance to make sure that our information is well understood and corrected, as necessary. We will discuss appropriate lab tests and costs, and schedule them, which usually requires some preparation, such as fasting. You may be given some therapeutic advice based on what is learned so far.
4. LAB TESTS
After your doctor visit, lab studies can be scheduled. These will be different for each individual patient; the cost of the labs are dependent on which tests are done, and are in addition to Dr. Freeman’s fee. Sometimes your lab results may raise questions that require additional labs
5. FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PRESCRIPTION
After the lab results are available, usually 3 weeks, you will be scheduled for a visit that can be in-person or remote. This is planned for 1 hour to provide you with an explanation of my findings and recommendations for lifestyle factors, including a nutritional plan. Sometimes nutritional supplements are recommended. Sometimes a consultation with a nutritionist is advised.
6. FOLLOW-UPS
About 3 weeks, and again at 6 weeks, after you have your Functional Medicine prescription, we will schedule 30 minute online Zoom visits. It is assumed that you will have questions. We recommend that you write down your questions to have them available for this visit. This completes our initial evaluation. All of the above are included in the initial fee.
FURTHER FOLLOW UP
We highly advise that you connect with us again periodically to monitor and track progress. We find that 3 month and 6 month intervals are ideal. These will be at additional cost. Then some folks return annually; some more frequently depending on their concerns.