Welcome to Harrisonville Family Medicine! We are dedicated to providing comprehensive and personalized care for you and your family. To ensure your first visit is as smooth and informative as possible, we’ve prepared some guidelines to help you get ready, especially concerning any necessary lab tests.
If your visit includes lab work, it’s important to remember that lab tests will require you to be fasting for 10 hours. This means avoiding food and caloric beverages for ten hours prior to your test. However, it is perfectly fine to drink water and take any prescribed medications on the morning of your testing. In fact, we encourage you to drink plenty of water the day before your appointment to ensure you are well-hydrated. Hydration is key for successful blood draws and overall test accuracy.
To make your appointment as comfortable as possible, we recommend wearing comfortable clothing. Additionally, to expedite the process, if you are able, please avoid wearing any metal on your clothing and refrain from wearing jewelry. This simple step can save a little bit of time during your appointment.
Following your initial consultation with Dr. Holden at Harrisonville Family Medicine, we schedule a follow-up appointment for you in approximately two weeks. During this visit, Dr. Holden will thoroughly discuss all your test results with you. This is when you will receive his personalized recommendations and a detailed treatment plan tailored to your specific health needs.
The frequency of your subsequent visits will depend on the treatment plan that is recommended for you. For example, patients who are focused on weight loss management may be seen more frequently to monitor progress and provide ongoing support. Conversely, patients undergoing hormone replacement therapy might have appointments scheduled less often, depending on their individual needs and treatment stability. After this results and recommendation session, you are welcome to decide whether to continue your healthcare journey with Harrisonville Family Medicine or to take Dr. Holden’s recommendations and pursue your health goals independently, with no further commitment required from our practice.
As you approach the one-year mark of your care with Harrisonville Family Medicine, we will offer you the opportunity to extend your commitment for another year of comprehensive healthcare. Should you choose to continue with us, a complete re-evaluation will be conducted to assess your progress towards your health goals. This re-evaluation includes a repeat full body scan and antioxidant screening, along with a comprehensive physical examination. These results will be carefully compared side-by-side with the results from your very first visit, providing a clear picture of your health journey and progress. This thorough re-evaluation allows us to collaboratively determine the best way to proceed in supporting you on your continued path to optimal health and wellness with Harrisonville Family Medicine.
We at Harrisonville Family Medicine eagerly anticipate the opportunity to partner with you in achieving your health and wellness objectives and look forward to welcoming you to our practice soon!
