tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post7782689020551021574..comments2023-07-20T05:30:32.466-07:00Comments on In My Humble Opinion: Why Come To The Doctor In The First Place?Jordan Grumethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566078305685946261noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-76680763842533743462014-08-18T13:43:24.212-07:002014-08-18T13:43:24.212-07:00What Jimbo said....exactly. Wouldn't there be ...What Jimbo said....exactly. Wouldn't there be notes about all of this that some doctor on call could read? It's the 21st century, it's all computerized. Listen, I hear you and sympathize about the crazy lady and her dad...some (many) people are just difficult. If he'd bothered to read about the man from your notes he never would have prescribed the antibiotic at least not without speaking with you first. But nobody reads anything it seems to me. MY cardiologist told me last year when I was in the hospital for my 4th cardioversion (had to wait for insurance for an ablation) that it was time for me to go on a blood thinner. I said I'm ON a blood thinner! You put me on xaralto last year! I know he didn't have my records in front of him but come on! What if I were a dumb ass and said "duh okay" anyway, there are just too many pages and not enough people on the same one.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933384094579696509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-80740519861312180992014-08-13T13:49:33.334-07:002014-08-13T13:49:33.334-07:00I think this daughter had an experience that has c...I think this daughter had an experience that has caused her to mistrust health care professionals. She now feels the need to check on and control everything to avoid another mistake. This must be very frustrating for the good doctors who are trying to care for her father.Sara Buscherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323922471965299451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-6295824872531762052014-08-13T08:03:41.384-07:002014-08-13T08:03:41.384-07:00I haven't commented to you in a very long time...<br /> I haven't commented to you in a very long time, just wanted you to know how much your writing means to me.<br /><br /> Thank You.tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121763456161256252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-80601779772292726172014-08-12T23:50:36.887-07:002014-08-12T23:50:36.887-07:00Wouldn't the other Doctor look at his notes be...Wouldn't the other Doctor look at his notes before prescribing ?jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-62061706712720987032014-08-12T20:19:33.615-07:002014-08-12T20:19:33.615-07:00Jordan, I'm in the trenches with you. Hang in ...Jordan, I'm in the trenches with you. Hang in there. -a family doc in TXTrishaGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098770434177196270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296669137299786155.post-64680455442489747062014-08-12T16:37:36.093-07:002014-08-12T16:37:36.093-07:00Here's the problem patients face:
talking abo...Here's the problem patients face:<br /><br />talking about doctors is suppressed in a number of ways. We have no way to say this doc has common sense, or this doc is willing to read medical research, or this guy practices according to guidelines. <br /><br />So what happens is those of us who are educated (and I don't mean by Oprah but UpToDate/ClinicalKey types), do tend to tell some of these docs what the story is. Lets face it if you have a doc who isn't "on his game" and you are, um there are things we have to have you all for. So that's why we show up. We're not your enemy. Actually we can be your best if you let us. <br /><br />I can tell you having experienced a number of different docs, that the reason why about 1/2 or so of us dictate is past bad experiences with doc screw ups or we truely are on a good par in terms of medical knowledge with some and the docs are threatened by it. <br /><br />The other is not listening. If I have a history of a certain type of problem, and a doc goes off on a tangent ... I'm much more likely to question them. <br /><br />I've seen some diagnostic skills needing serious help. The worst? Not knowing bloodwork and interrelationships. I have one MD/PhD who when it comes to that, can equal me. I've seen some docs quote me stuff that I can pull out research from the last 10 years and call them out for being wrong. <br /><br />Seriously ... not trying to be nasty but just realistic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com