Got a new doc and I'm not impressed.

[steely]

We moved and I had to find a new one (2 and a half years ago).
He comes off a little cocky - no bedside manner at all.
I told myself it was just me, but this last visit was it.

Friday while waiting for them to open the office (I had an 8 AM), the first Dr. pulls up in a hummer - yecch.

I was finally seen at 8:20 by my doc - & I was his first patient.

In the past I have asked to see an ENT and was refused - he didn't think it warranted it. And I had my cholesterol Rx switched by him - no warning. The front office is ok, but this guy comes off condescendingly. He just makes these little statements. Trouble I have is that I don't take advantage of when I am healthy to find a new one. Maybe I'm just crabby when I'm sick and tired

[Skittles]

1. he is a condescending republicann prick

find another doc PRONTO - that bastard only cares about lining his pocket.

[steely]

3. it does have a "mill" feeling

I though they were just efficient.

I was even going to ask for the other doc, but not now since I've seen what He drives. Asshole even has Dcotor painted on his own parking spot - the only one in the lot that's identified. ( I got there before he did).

[Book Lover]

2. When this guy graduated from medical school

he was not given the Holy Grail; he was granted a license to help people and alleviate suffering. If he is not working the medical arts to suit your needs, dump him like the hot flaming bag of poop that he is.

[steely]

4. I love DU

Thanks BL - I'm going to ask the neighbors who they see.

[Book Lover]

5. Here to help!

:-)

[lazarus]

6. Yeah, I'm dropping mine

He's convenient, but does nothing to make me feel good, really.

The last straw? Last appointment I had, I got to wait for an hour in the waiting room with the TV fixed on Faux News. Blech.

[miss_kitty]

7. I don't like cocky docs

I fired one of my surgeons for being a total know-it-all ass clown. He acted as if he knew exactly what needed to be done merely by reading my medical records. No chat with me and no exam. Then the exam was the roughest, least sensitive handling of an area which was incredibly sensitive after a month of radiation treatment (which he would have known, had he PAID ATTENTION to my records as he read them). Totally gone after one visit "Oh he's the BEST!" they told me. uh uh. no he's not.

I hope you can get someone you like. I did. and all the docs say "He did the work? Wow, if I had been in your situation, HE'S the guy I'd want to do the work." So I didn't do so bad after all.

[BiggJawn]

8. God in a Hummer.

Guess ALL his money dosen't go to malpractice premiums...

I had a doctor that helped me understand which new drugs came to market every month, because he was always putting me on ANOTHER pill...

When I went to him because a cut on my leg hadn't healed in 4 months, he had his NP poke at it (yes, I said POKE. Ungloved, too)and prescribe a shotgun antibiotic. That was it. No concern that it wasn't healing. I found another doctor...Arrogant SOB, came highly recommended. Guess he was OK treating ear infections in kids, but he didn't know shit about the needs of the older patient.

[NC_Nurse]

9. Arrogance is a common problem

among physicians. Kick him to the curb and find a caring one; they're out there. Why donate to this asshole's next overblown ego purchase? Good luck! :)

[lukasahero]

10. Any suggestions as to how?

I've recently dropped my doc because he failed to identify two broken ribs (just "bruised" he said after not even checking them - "you're not big enough to break a rib") and sending me on my way to pneumonia. Problem is, I have no idea whatsoever as to how to find a doctor that will give me the time and attention I'm paying them for.

I noticed nurse in your screen name and thought you might have some inside info as to how someone can actually find a doc that's worth having. Thoughts? (Can you interview doctors? If so, what the heck do you ask?)

[Aristus]

11. Hummer? Ditch the bastard!

The doctor I work for is a right-winger, but he is kind, friendly, funny and a great boss. Plus, he drives a VW Bug. Kinda cool.

[steely]

12. Yeah, I gotta go find one - I lucked out with my dentist.

Maybe I'll ask him - I live in a predominantly repub area, so this could be a challenge.

That is cool about your boss/Dr.

The best doctor (now retired) I had was in my old neighborhood where I grew up - I remember him eschewing HMO's when they were first coming out (early 80's) - now that I recall, he would actually talk to you for a minute or 2. I can understand the pressures and all with the work they do, or if they're too busy to "get friendly", but to discount what I have to say just bugs me.

Thanks

[ProfessorGAC]

13. A Suggestion

I have MS, so i knew the neurologist was going to have to be a lifelong partner in this thing. So, i made my position, needs and demands very clear early on.

I told him very simply that i was extremely well educated, smart and that this illness was about ME! He was never to talk down to me or condescend, since that would cause me to find a new neuro. If that was a problem he should say so now, and i would just go find someone else. He said "That's not a problem for me."

So, the ground rules were clear from the very beginning, and he agreed to my requirments.

Don't treat the doctor as some superhuman. The skills they have are those that are trained in college just like anybody else. It's just a different set of disciplines. The person being treated is the one who must be satisfied, not the physician. Don't act like in your in the presence of greatness until you're 100% convinced the doctor deserves it.

If any doctor has a problem with a patient setting some ground rules, they are probably not the doctor for you.
The Professor

[steely]

14. Thanks Professor

I can see how special needs/circumstances would lead you to selecting a doctor in the manner you stated. But chronic illness or not, your method is very sound.

Caveat emptor.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. My Body! My Rules!

I think it's really that simple.
The Professor