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When doctors don't listen to patients (inspired by MM's thread)
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 550335" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I'm jumping in here because I, too, come from a family with a sizable number of MD's and amongst our offspring there are alot of bright and caring MD's. This in my humble opinion is not a personal attack on medical care professionals. in my humble opinion, it is just scarey how often under educated or over worked medical care professionals miss the opportunity to help patients. I truly don't believe that there is any intention of providing "wrong" info but Marcus Welby only had a patient an hour and he was able to listen and explore and follow thru. In today's world even the most caring MD's are booked. Some are booked to the max.</p><p></p><p>Having raised three difficult child's between 1964 and 2012 with mh issures I "get it". I have lucked out locating a couple of really bright, energetic and informed listening physicians....MD's who have allowed my daughter, GFGmom and her two sons to survive. The help I have been able to locate I would not have been able to locate if I were on poverty level although as you guys know husband and I are just getting by in our old age. Yikes.</p><p></p><p>What I want to toss in to this thread (Lordy, I hope it doesn't depress or irritate you guys when I bring up cancer) is that I now have joined two health threads with cancer info. OMG I can't even tell you how shocked I have been that patients are often inadequately informed. This week I was moved to tears (not something that happens often, sigh) by a female post saying "yesterday was the fourth week since my color cancer surgery and the Dr. did not tell me what stage cancer I have but made an appointment for me to start chemo Tuesday at a nursing home a six hour train ride from my home". </p><p></p><p>The point of my post is this. IF you are truly needy...emotionally or medically or psychologically...there is a darn good chance that some sob will "tell" you what to do and you will say "ok" because you don't have the education or the training or whatever to say "wth?". It makes me sad realizing how many patients are vulnerable. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 550335, member: 35"] I'm jumping in here because I, too, come from a family with a sizable number of MD's and amongst our offspring there are alot of bright and caring MD's. This in my humble opinion is not a personal attack on medical care professionals. in my humble opinion, it is just scarey how often under educated or over worked medical care professionals miss the opportunity to help patients. I truly don't believe that there is any intention of providing "wrong" info but Marcus Welby only had a patient an hour and he was able to listen and explore and follow thru. In today's world even the most caring MD's are booked. Some are booked to the max. Having raised three difficult child's between 1964 and 2012 with mh issures I "get it". I have lucked out locating a couple of really bright, energetic and informed listening physicians....MD's who have allowed my daughter, GFGmom and her two sons to survive. The help I have been able to locate I would not have been able to locate if I were on poverty level although as you guys know husband and I are just getting by in our old age. Yikes. What I want to toss in to this thread (Lordy, I hope it doesn't depress or irritate you guys when I bring up cancer) is that I now have joined two health threads with cancer info. OMG I can't even tell you how shocked I have been that patients are often inadequately informed. This week I was moved to tears (not something that happens often, sigh) by a female post saying "yesterday was the fourth week since my color cancer surgery and the Dr. did not tell me what stage cancer I have but made an appointment for me to start chemo Tuesday at a nursing home a six hour train ride from my home". The point of my post is this. IF you are truly needy...emotionally or medically or psychologically...there is a darn good chance that some sob will "tell" you what to do and you will say "ok" because you don't have the education or the training or whatever to say "wth?". It makes me sad realizing how many patients are vulnerable. DDD [/QUOTE]
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