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Stupid, insensitive doctors!
Comments (9)I dunno, the whole medical establishment is kinda rough, IMHO. There are a few caring people there and they make all the difference in the world, but it is a rough place to work I think. My dad's heart doc had the personality of a computer, just the facts, deadly serious all the time, not particularly personable. But he cut my dad open, messed about with his heart, and saved his life, so I managed to overlook the other! It was so hard being in the hospital, especially with the small posse we had. With all the folks out there struggling with these issues, I wish I could "be there" in person for them and just sit with them and give them hugs and a cup of coffee. That's the hardest thing for me about working such long hours that I do, there is no time to spare for others. I think that's what gets to the medical folks. I am so sorry that you had to go through what you did with your mom! I know how much you miss her and what she meant to you! Big hug from me to you. ((Duane)) Lpink...See MoreStrange visit to the doctor
Comments (20)I would have said something and would not go back. That is just me. Due to my chemo I did not go into the dental office to sit with dd during her cleaning. DDS had to speak with me. I asked if we could speak in reception area and he said no, because of HIPPA, even if I said it was ok. He was more than happy to chat outside so as to not compromise HIPPA or my health. My most recent situation brought about a visit which lacked privacy in a very similar way. I had to see the nuc med guy to have dye injected into my breast to light up the lymph nodes. We go into this large room with 4 tables and 4 big MRI/Xray machine thingys. There were curtains dividing the areas. I was taken to table 3, I could hear a man was in 4. As the tech worked on me, discussing my breast and exposing my chest I could hear everything going on with the man in 4. I had to listen to this poor man cough and cough and cough and gag and moan. Several times his tech pulled the curtain, almost exposing me to the man in 4. My tech kept telling him to stop and be more careful. It was very awkward having to have needles poked into my nipple, injecting me with nuc med that burned like acid. I talk through pain and it was awkward telling my tech outloud how much it burned. The whole time I kept thinking how my privacy was being invaded by this man next to me, even though his coughing was probably keeping him from paying much attention to me. That was the most painful part of any treatment I have had to endure both physically and mentally. I won't even dwell on the germs that were floating in the air from that man while a needle was being poked into me. Sherrmann, you might be right. Doubt any office would be that brazen, maybe they are set up like an ER and consider it ok. When I am getting chemo I sit 6' from the next chair and hear their stuff. That is not considered to violate HIPPA so there has to be some small print in the rules. I still would asked for a private room before the exam....See MoreMedical Doctors vs. Doctors of Osteopathy
Comments (18)My primary care physician is a D.O., my cardiologist is a D.O. and the guy who is going to perform surgery on my right eye in a couple weeks is a D.O. I also have seen a gastrologist who was a D.O. On the other hand, my Orthopedic guy is an M.D. and my opthamologist is an M.D. I feel I get good care from them all....See Moregallbladder surgery, a newborn and Doctors visit oh my!!
Comments (13)My husband and dd both had their gall bladders out in the past 4 months. You'll feel much better after the surgery. I will say this--dd's dr. didn't tell her not to eat for 24 hours after the surgery; DH had a different surgeon who insisted that he'd feel better if he refrained from eating until the next day. I don't know if that made the difference or not--but DH's recover was MUCH easier than DD's. Could have been other factors involved, of course, but I throw that out, just in case you're interested. In both cases, though, they recouperated pretty quickly. Another thing DH's dr. mentioned--which was helpful to know, was that the day after the surgery, he'd be feeling pretty good, because they sort of 'wash' your insides with an anasthetic solution (at least that's the way he explained it) and it's still helping the next day, but the day after that, you'll feel a little worse, then after that, you recover at a pretty rapid pace. That was true for both DH and DD (although her dr. didn't warn her about it). But it was interesting that the 2 surgeons didn't both tell the patients the same stuff. And neither of them needed the prescribed pain meds--both got by on the occasional tylenol (as approved by their drs.). Hope your recovery is just as easy as both of theirs. And that you feel as well afterwards as my DH has--he'd had stomach problems for years--which had been diagnosed as irritable bowel, but since his GB surgery, those have ALL CLEARED UP--he's been able to eat anything at all, with no problems. Good luck! and get better in time to enjoy the holiday....See More
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