Awful doctor experience

stillundecided44 · October 16, 2022

On 10/12/2022 at 9:31 AM, ShoppGirl said:

Maybe once you get your surgery and you are recovered and all that you can send that other team an email. Not a rude one (even though he does deserve that a little) but constructive criticism. Thankfully this experience did not discourage you from surgery alltogether but for someone on the fence it could have. So if this doctor actually hears what you say and makes some changes it could help him to help more people. His bedside manner is definitely not your responsibility and you shouldn’t spend one more second thinking about this if you don’t want to but learning his actions cost him a patient may actually open his eyes. For now, focus on your surgery though. That’s the best way to ensure that this guy doesn’t get away with how he treated you.

That is very true, and a great suggestion! Thank you!

stillundecided44 · October 16, 2022

On 10/12/2022 at 9:08 AM, SpartanMaker said:

Don't know if that's quite a universal truth, but there is an important point here: bedside manner be damned, I want the best. I'd much rather have an a-hole that's really good at what they do, than a super nice person that's just an average surgeon.

Hopefully the OP won't have to make that choice. There are actually decent human beings that are really good surgeons as well. I hope you can find one

I actually agree with you 100%…idk, maybe I was just in my feels because the whole thing is a lot. I am glad I finally made the decision to work towards bettering my health, and I may need to get thicker skin. Hopefully this process will help with that. Thank you for your response!

STLoser · November 4, 2022

I'm lucky that my surgeon is really good AND had a great beside manner, but I can tell you as a nurse who's been around a lot of surgeons, some of them are great at what they do, but not at dealing with people. As long as they weren't egregiously rude, I wouldn't necessarily rule one out for not having the best bedside manner, but I would definitely get another opinion if someone made me uncomfortable. There are plenty of excellent surgeons who also have excellent besides banners out there.
Good luck to you!

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