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This is a posting on the allergy list about Doctor satisfaction I agree with 100%. I thought some of you might be interested since we have recently had a similar discussion on the PD list. Emphasis on the part that talks about taking responsibility for your own health. Hope everyone is having a Great Thanksgiving Weekend!!! Nancy Walker [log in to unmask] >>I hate it when a doctor will not share the information with you. Who do they think is concerned about it anyway?? As soon as I find a guy like that, I'm outa there pronto!! > >Doctors that have the attitude that the patient doesn't need to know are >definately a pet peeve of mine too. However, I can't say that the patients >are completely without fault. A mojority of people are very passive in >their health care. They go to the doc feeling bad and then basically give >the doc carte blanche to make them fell better. I would bet that few >patients really understand what their problem is or what the doc is doing >about it. If a doc sees enough of these types of patients, eventually he or >she may develop the don't tell policy. Still, some people enter med school >with the almighty attitude that carries over into their practice. > >People need to understand that their health is _their_ business and not >someone elses. They also need to get the attitude that the doc is working >for them and not vice versa. We pay good money to get a doc's advice. If >you were paying the same money to an auto mechanic, carpenter, what have >you, you would expect to be able to get answers to your questions and to >know what is going on. So, why not docs. > >Some docs on the other hand have to stop thinking of people as being autos. >That the patients are just like an auto driving into their repair bay to be >fixed and then sent on their way. Personally, I do not like being treated >like I am an auto or some other inanimate object when I see a doc. Docs >have to realize that instructing a patient about what is going on and >answering their questions goes a long way toward helping them. This >interaction helps to calm the patient so that the drug or other therapy will >work better. It also helps to educate the patient so that they understand >what is happening and what needs to be done. The education helps the >patient know how to handle his or her problems, what to look for, and when >it needs treatment. In reality, this actually cuts down on the doc's work load. > >I think you did the right thing Rosemary. You weren't happy with the >service, so you fired the guy! You would do the same thing to an auto >mechanic who didn't give good service, so why not a doc who doesn't give >good service. >************************************************************ >Matthew Klein,PE >Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Solutions >PO Box 7 >Bethel, OH 45106-0007 >VOICE: 513-734-6868 FAX: 513-734-6860 >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >************************************************************ >Wouldn't it be nice if common sense was really common? > >