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SDSue, I can't comment on INIM, but I can tell you I did at OMI. At the first appt, he took a detailed history, did an exam, ran all the tests, and we booked the date of my follow-up appt. I was able to do the follow-up in person but if this had not been possible, it would have been over the phone or Skype.
I made a list of all my questions (prior to even knowing my results) which I e-mailed to the doctor b/c he had said this would be okay and then he'd know the questions before I even arrived. At the follow-up appt, he started by reading me aloud his typed summary of my history b/c he wanted to make sure he did not miss anything and got it correct. After this, we went through my test results page by page and in the process of doing this, he noticed some discrepancies and a test the lab forgot to run, plus some tests he wanted to add (so I did some follow-up blood work after the appt which should be back in 1-2 wks.)
Then we talked about which anti-viral I would be taking, which other supplements, MTHFR stuff, and went through all my other questions. In my case, he wanted to talk to my cardiologist re: a test he strongly wants me to have so we talked about that as well. I am the kind of person with endless questions so I tried to prioritize them before the appt and do the most important ones first in case we ran out of time.
The information was overwhelming to me but but confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt that I have current, active EBV and my NK functioning is almost zero (in addition to all the autonomic problems.) He asked me to e-mail him the info to contact my cardiologist so when I did, I asked a few other questions and he answered pretty quickly. I do not have any follow-ups scheduled at this time (as it is a six hour drive to get there) so in about a month once I am fully established on his full protocol, we will talk on the phone.
I guess my best feedback is to write down ALL of your questions ahead of time and then prioritize them so you are really focused in the appt. Also, it will be a tremendous amount of info and impossible to take it all in at one sitting and it is normal to feel overwhelmed.