cowboy357

doctors & communication

Posted on 08/01/09, 01:18 am

most docs have a "I know it all attitude" and make you wait for hours to see him/her then not listen to the patient & rush patient out not giving a damn if everything was covered or believe that the patient just possibly might know their own body. I've fired many docs. I've had about 3 good docs out of at least 20 docs.
they get upset if you're a few min. late but will put you in a little room to wait for them to come in an hour later n see you for 4min 32 seconds, I've had better service from fast food restaurants & auto parts stores.
the doc me n my wife have now gets mad if my wife listens to the specialist surgeon instead of her, she's not even a doc legaly, she's a nurse practitioner. we can't find a doc here who's taking on new patients so were stuck with this lady.!, I could go on for hours talkin about bad experiences with ppl in the med field.
we have to be on the verge of dying before we'll go to a hospitol here in owensboro ky. the wait to get into the 'EMERGENCY' room is usualy 6 to 10 hours unless u go in an ambulance & you still wait about 3 hours after you're on the bed with your EMERGENCY,
for many yrs I avoided the medical field cause of all the BS.
docs insisting I get a 'flu shot', lol it's been quite a few yrs since I had the flu, why should I waste my cash on it? I'm better off buying $25.00 in lottery tickets than payin same price for a shot I don't need, anyways whiskey is a cheaper shot & it works better than the flu shot!
communication with doctors? it's easier talking to a drunk on the street!!!!!!!!

• Reply #1 08/26/09  6:10am
  
  Countrygrandma
  I have a local doc that is really good at listening to you. he spends time talking to you but of course you do have to wait for him to get there. You always have to wait at least an half hour or so befor eyour appointment. But wa all avoid our hospital. It is a joke.
• Reply #2 10/21/09  3:24am
  
  cowboy357
  last week after waiting 45 minutes in this little room (I'm claustrophobic) & 1/2 hr out in waiting room
  my pt doc walks in n says hi I hope the wait wasn't too bad , I said it sure was awful he lost his smile.
  being in pain n not being at home makes it worse & after seeing him for 6 months & still no relief from the pain
  doesn't help either. he keeps trying different non working things on me & last time I saw him he sent me to my surgewon to see if my neck needed surgery & he wanted me to see him after that.
  I'm not sure how but the dates got screwed up n I had to postpone my time with pt doc to see him after the surgeon & the receptionist @ pt doc sent me a letter saying I'm fired cuz of canceling an appointment . geeze I did what I was told to do.
  maybe it's for the best , maybe I'll get a doc that will do more than make a buck off me n help for a change.
  I do always have a positive attitude with docs while I'm with them.
  gramma I don't mind a reasonable wait if doc is going to listen n not try to slide me out like a greasy cheeseburger,lol.
  does yor doc ever come to n. midwestern ky?lol

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