MatthewLaSon Apr 6, 2010:

Drmanu49 is correct "Retrouver" is about "returning to/going back to". It's the same thing as saying "les patients reprennent le chemin du médecin"

Another example:

J'ai retrouvé le chemin du clavier après 2 semaines = I'm back on the computer again after two weeks (literally, "I found my way back to the keyboard)

Drmanu49 Apr 6, 2010:

retrouvent definitely suggests that patients had stopped consulting for weight problems and have come back to doing this.

Stephanie Ezrol (asker) Apr 6, 2010:

@Paula. Yes, I agree being too literal is a nasty problem. I accepted a job before breakfast on a deadline that was a bit tight for me to get done before lunchtime. So that's why it is really great to be able to ask for help and get such a quick response from so many people. The problem with this sentence, I think, is the double negative. But I came up with a solution after stepping back and thinking some more as you suggested.

Stephanie Ezrol (asker) Apr 6, 2010:

C’est une première en France, je ne doute pas que d’autres mutuelles ou compagnies d’assurance emboîteront le pas à xxx. Je ne doute pas non plus que, grâce à zzz, les patients retrouvent le chemin du médecin pour leurs problèmes de poids

XXX is the insurance company now willing to pay
zzz is the diet plan

Desdemone (X) Apr 6, 2010:

Yes, complete sentences would help enormously. Also, in many of the questions you've asked today, it would help if you tried to avoid being so literal. Step back and ask yourself what they're saying.

philgoddard Apr 6, 2010:

Yes, I agree.

Glen McCulley Apr 6, 2010:

context how about a little more context - as in, the phrases leading in/out of this one?