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When you go for your next visit take note . Does the doc enter the room and greet you with a hello my name is---------. Or does he or she enter the room looking at your chart and not you ? Does he or she enter and want to shake your hand ? Does he or she stay accross the room when interviewing you ? Does he or she act like you have cooties (no touch ) Looking at the eyes ,this is a real killer once you know what to look for you can read them like someone talking to you . "i dont know what shes doing here ? " man who sent this person here ? Or you'll get the one thats rude on purpose to get rid of you making sure you wont come back . Someone that doesnt want to touch you, dont go back ,they dont want you there . Someone that is hands on is a friendly person , will pat you on the back or not mind shaking your hand . someone you feel is rushing you out the door doesnt want you to come back . our movement is not too hot but our other scenses are Keen . Geo 8)
Micheline_h
10-08-2009, 08:18 PM
so true Geo, I experienced that the other day with the surgen
lydia
10-08-2009, 10:04 PM
This is why I can't bring myself to go back to my first neuro. On second visit she entered the room with some man, didn't introduce him, he didn't look me in the face, neither did she, she read my test results while I sat there like a doofus, made some comments to him, and then basically backed out of the room while I looked at her, incredulous. And then she had the gall to write in her report that my reflexes were normal, that my cogwheeling was gone, there was no evidence of fasciculation, tremor, weakness, etc etc....despite having not touched me or even looking in my direction. All this from the same doctor who contacted my GP with a differential dx of MND or PD after my first visit. Did she even know it was ME in the room? Gosh just thinking about it I get all worked up again. Grrrrrhhh....
BarryG
10-08-2009, 11:57 PM
Lydia, she must be really good to figure out what was wrong with you by just being in the same room with you!
tdamess
10-09-2009, 02:28 AM
next time come straight out and ask her why she can write the information down without checking you for it.... put her on the spot and she can feel like the fool
these so called specialists are to be respected...................respect is a equal two way thing.
i have no respect for people who dont respect me,this has been the situation with some doctors over the years.
they are there to do a job,they take a oath in med school to help and do there best for the patient......................sadly some forget this,develop an ego and bury there heads up there arses.:twisted:
my neuro of 10yrs is very friendly and respectfull,though we have had some communication problems with me once walking out after bad words several years ago.
if a doctor shows you disrespect tell them,speak out. they are only human like us and are not better than you.
they are being paid to give you a good service,if its not complain.
i am a placid person but some things really get my goat up:mad:
Zaphoon
10-09-2009, 09:38 AM
Caroline,
I respect you! (just wanted you to know)
Zaphoon
KeeKer
10-09-2009, 01:25 PM
Me too!!!Me too!!!
these so called specialists are to be respected...................respect is a equal two way thing.
i have no respect for people who dont respect me,this has been the situation with some doctors over the years.
they are there to do a job,they take a oath in med school to help and do there best for the patient......................sadly some forget this,develop an ego and bury there heads up there arses.:twisted:
my neuro of 10yrs is very friendly and respectfull,though we have had some communication problems with me once walking out after bad words several years ago.
if a doctor shows you disrespect tell them,speak out. they are only human like us and are not better than you.
they are being paid to give you a good service,if its not complain.
i am a placid person but some things really get my goat up:mad:
OOOOOOOOK Caroline ,add the score up ,whos been a Nice Doc. and whos been a bad one . My bet is 1% good and 99% bad . Im not far off on these . Maybe one out of how many . Your suppose to be a Professional ,act like one . First you know the patient is in real distress or they wouldnt be there . Now do you not approach them fearing they may give you what they have ? Do you stay accross the room ,or do you go up ,put your hand on their shoulder and try to give some reconciliation or just maintain your distance
You know Body language goes along way in saying what you are really like . For Instance a smile goes along way and a hand shake does also . Eyes are a Big one, some people can read alot into eyes or eye contact or lack thereof . My friends always say you look like you are going to laugh all the time . I smile, even though im not feeling well . Why should my friends feel my pain . When i go to a Doc. i want to see someone who is Compassionate ,not an Educated Blob . Or an Errogant snob . Geo
joelc
10-09-2009, 05:49 PM
You know Body language goes along way in saying what you are really like .
Exactly! Did you know that 93% of communication is non-verbal?
Just an interesting statistic.
GlenBrittle
10-09-2009, 05:54 PM
You know Body language goes along way in saying what you are really like .
Exactly! Did you know that 93% of communication is non-verbal?
Just an interesting statistic.
Yes , but 47% of that non-verbal communication is lost in just one finger on my left hand. :(
Some of my best friends are now a permanent part of the Vietnam Landscape because of some Placid Politicians who tried to run a war from Washington DC . My theroy is Kick some As- and take names, TOOOOO many nice people are dieing ,enough of the Mister Nice Guy crap . Time for the Incompetant to step down . Its sad and unfortunate that you can now get a Medical Degree and still be more incompetant than a 6th Grader . Shows you what goes on in those Educational Establishments . Geo and yes i stand behind what i state .
joelc
10-29-2009, 06:15 PM
In all fairness to those in the medical field. Our bodies are very complex and I can understand why they have trouble diagnosing ailments, especially something like ALS.
t34gib
10-29-2009, 08:26 PM
I must be a lucky patient. My first Neuro was very pleasant and agreed I should go to Mayo in Jacksonville. My Neuro at Mayo, is very connected. Always shakes my and my husbands hand and smiles. Answers and questions i may have no matter how silly or basic. I did not have a regular Dr. to go to local but a friend of ours sent me to a friend of his who happens to be in oncology and hemotology. He said I could not keep going to every other specialist and did I want him to be my general Dr. I said yes and he has been wonderful. Always gives me a hug and tells me how proud of me he is. I have been blessed
But there are other Dr.'s who I have left and never gone back to. I guess they are human. My daughter put it this way. Mom, the only differnce between them and us is that they went to school longer.
hopingforcure
10-29-2009, 09:09 PM
That is so true. We all put are pants on, one leg at a time. We are all the same at the core. I like your daughter already. I am glad to hear you have a good doc. that is always good news.
Theres only one Big Flaw to your Thinking . These People are In charge of your Health or Death which ever you would like to think of it . So with your thinking we can have an Oil Changer in charge of what happens to your health or death . Which ever comes first .
So next time you or your family member is in Dior Need of good Medical advice and this person dies because of Incompetance due to the Hospital hiring Incompetant People so they can increase thier profit Margin ,HMMMMMMMM . I see alot of Problem with your way of thinking . Dear . You better do some rethinking of Priorities on whats important to you . I wil ltake Quality Health Care over BS any Day Sweety . I had to be a Professional Everyday ,I expect the same of all . We are not Slinging Hamburgers here are we ????? Geo
hopingforcure
11-01-2009, 11:40 PM
Geo, I think her daughter and I both meant that we treat doctor's like they are better than we are, and that is not the case at all, they are human and make mistake's and are not perfect and all knowing, and some of them are good and some are sure not. trust me I have had both kind.
hi geo :smile:
some who are experts in there field and of higher education think they are better than others,its also down to the type of person they are.
if a doctor is a naturally friendly person it will show in how he treats his patients,the not so friendly ones have a cold nature about them.
this can be said of anyone not just proffesionals.
that is why i love animals so much,you know were you are with them and they are great judge of character.
daisy loves everyone except a man who lives two doors down,hes a slimey weasel and she knows it and will run in if she see's him.
no one is better than anyone else,we are all equal in gods eyes and thats what counts.
When i make a Comment ,i have no intention of attacking someone . If you know where im coming from, you can have a better understanding of why i make the comments i make . So going back to 1974 my very best friend and brother inlaw came down with a very rare disease (Wegeners Granulomastosis ) he lasted 6 months ,if he would have gotten the right care he would have been here today . Being he got very bad care he died . Mayo Clinic told my Sis if we could have gotten him sooner we could have saved his life . The Doctor in charge did not read his chart which had he is alergic to Penicylin
they Administered it and this started a Roller coaster affect ,he spiralled down hill after this . The doctor Said sending him to Mayo was overkill .So he killed him instead . Which brings us to me ,my second Doctor after 1/2 hr. of exam told my wife and i I was going to die within 2 years ,this is before running any tests ,only to find out later the next week after tests ,i do not have ALS . we saw him after tests on the elevator and said well the tests say im fine and dont have ALS ,at that he says I know you have it and i stand behind what i said . I called the Hospital Administrator and said do you always tell patients their going to die before tests are done . He said at that what do you want us to do ?I said what did you say ? And yes i do want him fired or i will press charges against this Hospital . At that the next week i went to Mayo ,where i was treated like gold . I have no intention of upsetting anyone here, but i will always tell the truth ,im not a Politically correct person . Geo
hopingforcure
11-04-2009, 12:37 PM
Geo,
Hi guy. We know you, and we know you only want the best for all of us. How are the family? your granddaughter doing? how about that Kitty cat of yours?
hi geo.
i never take anything you say the wrong way,i always know exactly were your coming from. your a really nice man and a friend.
i can write many stories of people who have died at my local hospital over the years from medical blunders.
my own,i have a disabled left arm from an accident i had aged 10.
they said it was not broken and i suffered for 6yrs,then aged 16 they looked at the origional xrays and said sorry it was:roll:
they said i would loose the use of my arm but i still have some use in it,its horribly difformed though.
aged 23 i was dx with early cervical cancer after 8months insisting something was wrong.
the doctor thought it was nothing,irritable bowel or hormones.........she was in a worse state than me when the results came back and she realised her mistake.
they like us are only human,yes they should take some responsibility when there mistakes cause mental or physical injury.............but sadly they do get away with it.
chin up buddy,we all love you:)
My Ellie Belly is just fine ,has an ear infection . Her mommy(Ang) called crying the other night to her Mommy (Connie) Ellie is sick .We see her on the Web Cam as many nights as possible ,of course not Grandpa hes in Bed trying to get some sleep toooooo late for Me . MY Baby is fine ,Spoiled But Fine ,got to go give her some Ice cream (little bit )then she gets some Whisker Lickens(treats) before bed . Geo
hopingforcure
11-04-2009, 06:57 PM
The picture is so cute. I called my mom when my guy was young, you always need your mom. I think technology is so awesome, so neat how we can communicate. Hope your little gal is feeling better. It sounds like you spoil all the ladies in your life. Keep on doing that you OLD SOFTY.
