I Don’t Want X Rays

So, a new patient calls the other day and they spoke with Haley, my assistant,
0:044 secondsand they told her as they scheduled to be a new patient, they do not want X-rays. So, what does Haley say to that? Well,
0:1212 secondsI’ve I’ve trained her to just say, “Okay, I’ll let the doctor know.” But,
0:1717 secondsof course, when they come in, I’m going to determine if they need X-rays or not. the idea that they don’t want X-rays.
0:2424 secondsSometimes someone comes in, they’re 87 years old and they have lightning bolts shooting down their leg, okay? They’ve had a series of injections, okay? And
0:3333 secondsand they don’t want X-rays. And what do I tell them? I won’t work on you without X-rays. Don’t you want me to see your spine? You want me to work on your
0:4242 secondsspine, but you don’t even want me to see it? So, in my office, many times we take a set of digital X-rays. To see is to
0:5050 secondsknow and to not see is to guess. And we don’t guess with your health.