Virtual Appointment

It was a day in the life of a tele-visit

Venue: Livingspring Medicals virtual room

Her: Hi Dr Oh-lah-been-tahn

Me: Hi “you”

Her: “glowing”

Me: “seeing the glow”.. you look good!

Her: oh thank you!

Me: so I see your vital signs have changed

Her: yes, I did what you said

Me: what exactly was that? You know we said a lot 

Her: I switched my rice and I’m actually eating more veggies and lean protein…

I also watched video with your friend Dr. Catherine Toomer

(I had shared the link)

And I started back walking for exercise

Me: awesome!!! Great job!
Proceed to doing a dance and gave her a virtual 

Her: (laughing)

Me: I’m so proud of you!

Pause

More importantly though … how do you feel?

Her: I feel better
I have more energy Doc
I wanna lose more weight

Me: please remember that when it gets tough or you feel tempted to give up! 

Her: yes doc 

Conversations continue,

Dr. Olabintan

Author

Dr. Tolulope Olabintan MD, AAHIVS, FAAFP, dipABLM Dr. Tolulope Olabintan is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Livingspring Family Medical Center. She is a Christian, Family Physician, writer, mentor, mother and wife. She takes joy in empowering her patients and readers to live their fullest lives possible. She helps patients live long and well as she believes that the quality of life is just as important as the quantity of life. She is also a foodie and loves the colors teal and orange. Dr. Olabintan completed her medical degree at UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School in 2007. Dr. O went on to finish her Family Medicine Residency from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Family Medicine residency where she also served as a Chief Resident. She then went on to complete a women’s health/surgical obstetrics fellowship at St Francis hospital in 2011. She is a board-certified Family Physician, Lifestyle Medicine, a HIV specialist and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.