Doctors are Humans. too

[Granbonny]

I had an 11 A.M. appointment with my PCP today.. the annual woman thingy...when we walked in, Hubby said, gosh, the waiting room is full.Didn't notice the first 15 minutes..but, no one was being called back. Finally after about 45 minutes..someone walked to desk to see what was going on. Nurse, said, the doctor had a bad food reaction.. and is trying to feel better...Everyone in waiting room heard her..I was shocked at their outbursts, ect. many left. some made other appointments. I stayed.........It was 99 degrees outside. no way, I was leaving...I saw him an hour later. Bless his heart..said, a nurse had brought some popcorn to work..and he had a bad reaction from it.... His nose/mouth looked a little bad..but, he was fine...The ones that caused the most outburst..looked like Medicaid people.The ones that probably come to see him often...He is a super PCP...Love him dearly, for he is the one that kept sending me around to other doctors that finally found my aneurysm. he never gave up on me... so, let's remember folks, our doctors are human too. Bonnie

 

[Wise]

We patients can get huffy and impatient. It isn't always warranted. I guess we should choose our anger for when it really matter. Thanks for the reminder that our docs are humans after all.

 

[Karlynn]

Even so, they should have made an announcement, without being asked by a patient, to all those waiting that something was causing the doctor to be significantly off schedule and give them the option of waiting or rescheduling.

 

[Blanche]

One would hope that all doctors are human. Sadly some think they are god. And, all patients, regardless of nature of illness, gender, or socioeconomic status should receive equal and courteous treatment. Sadly, there are times when this does not happen.

As a volunteer in a domestic violence shelter, one of my assignments was to accompany clients to doctor and other medical appointments. With 20 hours training, they called me a patients' advocate, which I wasn't...but that's another story. I saw so much ill treatment and discourtesy in doctors' offices that sometimes I had all I could do to keep from throwing up. Most doctors and medical staff were considerate and professional. However, there were doctors' offices that treated battered women very badly. It was also interesting to me that more than a few office and other staff members had negative things to say because the state of AZ was paying the bills. One woman used the term, "on the dole," which I have not heard in 40 years.

Blanche