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<blockquote data-quote="maril" data-source="post: 210911" data-attributes="member: 5937"><p>Thanks to Adrianne and Fran. Very good points. </p><p> </p><p>I think it is so important to try to not feel intimidated or discouraged by doctors and I will explain. I am referring to those who discourage questions from patients or patient input; or simply, when a patient just is generally afraid to speak up to a person with that level of education and expertise. I have more than once encouraged my husband, daughter, and son to be aware and, if necessary, to ask questions of doctors and staff. I work in the medical field and recognize that, yes, there are a lot of very, very good doctors -- however, in the whole scheme of things, everything being so fast-paced and with possibilities for errors in records documentation, etc., the public has to be ever-so-careful, to be conscious of their responsibility in the plan of care, and to advocate for those who cannot represent themselves. I didn't intend to get up on a soap box. This is just something that is very evident and important to me of late!</p><p> </p><p>I'll approach difficult child tonight, since I have some time in the car with him on the way to and from rehab. At times, I can barely squeeze a few words in with him -- lol. I will see what he wants to do as far as making a list, speaking up, having me speak up, etc., regarding his appointment with the psychiatrist tomorrow. </p><p> </p><p>As an aside, I have hearing loss, so that complicates things a bit, sometimes having trouble even with my hearing aid in (which is another story...). On the other hand, I have gotten better at understanding those with accents, since I deal with that and get practice on the job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maril, post: 210911, member: 5937"] Thanks to Adrianne and Fran. Very good points. I think it is so important to try to not feel intimidated or discouraged by doctors and I will explain. I am referring to those who discourage questions from patients or patient input; or simply, when a patient just is generally afraid to speak up to a person with that level of education and expertise. I have more than once encouraged my husband, daughter, and son to be aware and, if necessary, to ask questions of doctors and staff. I work in the medical field and recognize that, yes, there are a lot of very, very good doctors -- however, in the whole scheme of things, everything being so fast-paced and with possibilities for errors in records documentation, etc., the public has to be ever-so-careful, to be conscious of their responsibility in the plan of care, and to advocate for those who cannot represent themselves. I didn't intend to get up on a soap box. This is just something that is very evident and important to me of late! I'll approach difficult child tonight, since I have some time in the car with him on the way to and from rehab. At times, I can barely squeeze a few words in with him -- lol. I will see what he wants to do as far as making a list, speaking up, having me speak up, etc., regarding his appointment with the psychiatrist tomorrow. As an aside, I have hearing loss, so that complicates things a bit, sometimes having trouble even with my hearing aid in (which is another story...). On the other hand, I have gotten better at understanding those with accents, since I deal with that and get practice on the job. [/QUOTE]
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