tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post1509825433823020182..comments2024-01-03T23:52:48.751-05:00Comments on Ask An MD: Why Are Doctors Such Jerks?Doctor Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15967600225173640437noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-16074854905553431352014-10-27T18:32:24.075-04:002014-10-27T18:32:24.075-04:00I’m a nursing student right now; however I have an...I’m a nursing student right now; however I have an extensive history with the medical field. I have brother who has autism. Most recently, my brother has been diagnosed with a pituitary tumor that was medication induced. As a novice nurse, I knew more about my brother’s medications then did the doctor who prescribed them too him. I knew more about the complications of intracranial pressure, and hormone disturbances, then did my brother’s doctor. And the doctor was annoyed to answer our questions about the medication, and about treatment. (I want to say, that when patients are asking you questions, even if it’s frustrating that it’s because they have to go home, and live with an illness or condition). And I realized sometimes, doctors really don’t care. This doctor and most of the other doctors I have met in treating my sister, and in my clinical, just became doctors so that they could afford a lifestyle that would allow them do things like drive a BMW, and get a second house. I have no idea, how I’m going to work with doctors in the future. I’ve lost all my respect for them, and I think the worst, is that I’m really disappointed in doctors as a profession. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-49461439353943177432014-09-30T10:58:33.567-04:002014-09-30T10:58:33.567-04:00Sorry, not my job as the patient to provide a feel...Sorry, not my job as the patient to provide a feel-good lesson to an arrogant doctor. Arrogance wounds emotionally, especially when you are already ill and vulnerable, and *physician* arrogance kills. Better for *you* (physicians) to police your ranks and weed yourselves of those who don't belong in a caring profession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-86275346641905808902014-08-12T16:44:01.907-04:002014-08-12T16:44:01.907-04:00I think the specialists have the worst attitude.I think the specialists have the worst attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-23603902323149117902014-06-01T11:59:19.939-04:002014-06-01T11:59:19.939-04:00As a patient who is paying through the nose for in...As a patient who is paying through the nose for insurance which pays my doctor a lot of money, I have lost patience with being treated like a child. I would not allow a plumber, landscaper, decorator, auto mechanic, or other hired help to talk to me with disrespect, and just because a physician has more speciallized knowledge and experience in a field in which I request his advice, he does not have the prerogative to talk to me with disrespect. I treat my clients with the utmost in preferential and respectful courtest, and expect the same from an M.D. whose latest Lexus was partially purchased with my money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-69992817561609647902014-05-13T11:04:32.392-04:002014-05-13T11:04:32.392-04:00I agree. I agree. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-72898981263717729562014-05-13T11:02:50.316-04:002014-05-13T11:02:50.316-04:00Why do interns treat nurses well then turn jnto ar...Why do interns treat nurses well then turn jnto arrogant pricks once they become registrars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-41345306965326192942014-04-26T14:07:32.113-04:002014-04-26T14:07:32.113-04:00I'm a nurse, have worked in OR and primary car...I'm a nurse, have worked in OR and primary care. Most of the doctors I've worked with have been decent, kind, and the best ones...interested in teaching. But there have been some very "precious" ones. I do not see this much with veterinarians, there generally is less ego, less delusions of grandeur. If forced to work with a doctor who is precious, I prefer a consistent a$$hole. The worst are the ones with mood swings, who vacillate between being informal, funny and charming when they're in the mood, but can turn on a dime if the mood is bad. I don't know if there's a higher degree of personality disorders with doctors (lol) but god, there can be some self entitlement with these types. The funny/ sad part of it is that they can make their own lives so difficult...I recall one of these guys complaining that every time he had to respond to the ER, no RN would help him, all he ever got was an ER Tech. LMAO....<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-92108787062301808212014-02-07T21:36:56.811-05:002014-02-07T21:36:56.811-05:00I'm a survivor of domestic violence. I've ...I'm a survivor of domestic violence. I've been judged, blamed, and yelled at by some doctors just before I left and as a survivor with ongoing old injuries. I don't expect sympathy but a little understanding, non judging helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-23486886149388362732013-11-01T20:42:27.422-04:002013-11-01T20:42:27.422-04:00I have had pretty good luck with my physicians as ...I have had pretty good luck with my physicians as a patient. My family practitioner of more than a decade is particularly "human" and a talented doctor and my nurse friends who speak only well of him. But in my professional life I have had way too much experience with the other side of the coin - doctors who seem to specialize in greed, rudeness to patients, unethical behavior bordering on being criminal, abusive behavior to those who work for them directly or as vendors. I'm afraid I have no solutions, only observations. Since I can't fix the bad docs, let me instead thank the ones who manage to remain kind and professional, even on difficult days. You are appreciated by both patients and the medical community!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-29415414885664774952013-10-25T01:58:27.851-04:002013-10-25T01:58:27.851-04:00The "God" complex affects many doctors. ...The "God" complex affects many doctors. I know this from experience dealing with some truly ass-oholic medical doctors. Hello doc you're only human, capable of ERROR! Yes, HUMAN ERROR! You've studied long, you've worked damn hard to get your credentials, but that doesn't grant you immunity from making egregious errors on your patients from time to time. My dear mother paid the price with her life due to doctor's errors. I don't want to get into that.<br /><br />I once was one of those sheep-le who thought what doc said was the final verdict for a diagnosis and treatments. Whoa! That has all changed. Now I'm a mighty skeptic of western medicine. And for a very legitimate reason I am. It would be tremendously ignorant of me to discount western medicine altogether. I respect the doctors who save lives in emergency situations, but it's long term "treatments" of varying ailments that yield to such great skepticism of mine.<br /><br />I know that there are truly dedicated doctors out there. Finding one is like sifting through sand though. If you're fortunate to have a doctor who actually listens to you, the patient, and doesn't dismiss drug side effects, doesn't get all pissy if you question their diagnosis or medication choices, spends quality time with the patient and doesn't try to sell you on undergoing unnecessary surgeries, has knowledge in nutrition and alternative therapies and has an open mind. If you've got a doctor like that keep him or her for life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-52803446681729247832013-09-24T11:39:33.669-04:002013-09-24T11:39:33.669-04:00DRS. ARE JERKS BECAUSE PEOPLE ALLOW THEM TO BE. IF...DRS. ARE JERKS BECAUSE PEOPLE ALLOW THEM TO BE. IF MORE PATIENTS ETC. WERE TO SPEAK UP WHEN DRS. ARE BEING JERKS MAYBE THEY WOULD GET THE HINT THAT HIS PEDISTOOL IS NOT AS HIGH AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-74408391053165343842013-09-24T01:33:56.406-04:002013-09-24T01:33:56.406-04:00Drs. are jerks because they can be. Patients need ...Drs. are jerks because they can be. Patients need to fight back when drs. are jerks. I have had only 2 good Drs. in my lifetime.(and i've lived a long time). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-64890466523364360872013-09-12T03:19:30.501-04:002013-09-12T03:19:30.501-04:00I work for a wound clinic and have to deal with ph...I work for a wound clinic and have to deal with physicians from other hopitals and clincs calling (which is unusual because these calls usually are done by the RNs or other office staff) and these people are assholes! Call it God complex, call it what ever you want, absolutely no one has any right to treat another person with snotty, disrespectful and condescending behavior!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-49470692294039985892013-09-07T02:13:36.927-04:002013-09-07T02:13:36.927-04:00These comments are mindblowing.These comments are mindblowing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-54356514970283064902013-08-14T19:21:42.269-04:002013-08-14T19:21:42.269-04:00I have been an RN for years, and for covering up a...I have been an RN for years, and for covering up and basically doing physicians' jobs for them so they don't get fucked and thrown under the bus, I'm done with it, especially after having ABSOLUTELY no gratefulness and saving their lives and careers EVERY day. FUCK 99% of you egotistical "think" you know it all fucks and I hope there comes a day in time soon where the world gets to see how sick and twisted you stupid motherfuckers really are.....a good RN knows their shit better than any MD, PERIOD. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-24755602932260273922013-05-18T01:55:19.934-04:002013-05-18T01:55:19.934-04:00I agree that most doctors are unhappy and narcisst...I agree that most doctors are unhappy and narcisstic!Linda Elliottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-77019052278474526082013-05-18T01:53:23.701-04:002013-05-18T01:53:23.701-04:00I agree that most doctors are unhappy and narcisst...I agree that most doctors are unhappy and narcisstic!Linda Elliottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-44192215879570496632013-05-05T17:43:27.162-04:002013-05-05T17:43:27.162-04:00Ok, so wow!! I just returned from a medical missi...Ok, so wow!! I just returned from a medical mission in which one of the physicans I worked with was a total A hole. I am a health professional with 30 years of experience, and well respected. On our trip, he was difficult to work with. I left feeling frustrated. Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-83790982350950832792013-05-05T17:40:18.124-04:002013-05-05T17:40:18.124-04:00Wow!! so hearing all the above stories make me cri...Wow!! so hearing all the above stories make me cringe. I am a health professional who deals with physicians on a daily basis. I just returned from a medical mission in which one of the physicians I worked with was a total A hole. I am really looking for answers on how to work with such arrogant professionals. I would like to basically tell him how arrogant he is, and ideally he would change his approach. Any suggestions?anonymous RXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869734731951175225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-85914828298299365752013-04-10T13:17:08.110-04:002013-04-10T13:17:08.110-04:00I like that doctor!!I like that doctor!!mensajes para enamorar cortoshttp://frasescortasybonitasparaenamorar.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-28152365043773403242013-04-07T16:02:18.224-04:002013-04-07T16:02:18.224-04:00oh... and btw, it was two entirely different docto...oh... and btw, it was two entirely different doctors and two entirely different situations (years apart), so it's not like I deliberately call them off-hours for no good reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-89849045402310542972013-04-07T16:00:25.554-04:002013-04-07T16:00:25.554-04:00That isn't normal? Really? Because I've ...That isn't normal? Really? Because I've encountered it twice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-12737360117643934862013-03-31T08:10:25.926-04:002013-03-31T08:10:25.926-04:00That isn't normal.That isn't normal. Doctor Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967600225173640437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-31950617408491240242013-03-31T06:46:45.612-04:002013-03-31T06:46:45.612-04:00Just wondering if it's normal for a patient to...Just wondering if it's normal for a patient to be yelled at by the doctor on call for your primary care physican's office? He yelled at me because I woke him up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-83143610026644268862013-02-19T01:38:43.176-05:002013-02-19T01:38:43.176-05:00I appreciate the responses here and you are free t...I appreciate the responses here and you are free to vent, but any responses that name a specific doctor will not be published. Doctor Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967600225173640437noreply@blogger.com