Annoyed with Pre-op for Gall Bladder Interview - rant

Monica M.
on 7/9/13 1:26 am - Penetanguishene, Canada

ah, phooey on her. good for you for explaining to her what the deal is.

        
libra1
on 7/9/13 1:33 am - Canada
VSG on 09/17/13

What an ARRRSSSSS!! and she calls herself a health "professional".

I applaud you for staying calm  angry

Patm
on 7/9/13 1:34 am - Ontario, Canada
RNY on 01/20/12

She really needs training on customer service. She sounds like a smart ass who thinks she knows everything. I would not have been as calm as you.

  

 

 

 

Diminishing Dawn
on 7/9/13 1:53 am - Windsor, Canada

Calling you a smart ass is extremely unprofessional.

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kellybelly333
on 7/9/13 2:26 am - Toronto, Canada

I know! I was very shocked!

Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!

Julia P.
on 7/9/13 2:02 am - Canada
RNY on 10/16/12

Wow, her questions were extremely invasive and unprofessional.  She should stick to asking the questions she needs for your pre-op - she has no right to ask you any personal questions about your surgery and if it was worth it.

 

Referral - December 2011 * Orientation TWH - March 13th, 2012 * Nurse Practitioner - April 17th, 2012 * Nutrition Class - April 17th, 2012 * Social Worker - April 24th, 2012 * Dietician - May 1st, 2012 * Psych - May 1st, 2012 * Surgeon - August 17th, 2012 * PATTS - Sept. 12th, 2012 * SURGERY TEGH, Dr. Cyriac - October 16th, 2012

Starting Weight - 320 lbs   *   Current Weight - 178 lbs  *  Goal Weight - 165 lbs 

                           

 

kellybelly333
on 7/9/13 2:28 am - Toronto, Canada

Exactly. And as much as i'm getting kudos for keeping my cool, well it's strictly because i'm at work, and I didn't need the office listening to me telling off someone about my surgery, lol.

Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!

(deactivated member)
on 7/9/13 2:59 am - Straford, Canada

All the best on your surgery!  Its strange but the "you coulda done this on your own" statements seem to come in fits and spurts!  I have had three people say that to me in the last two days!  Seriously!  I immediately think, yeah, the almost four decades of being morbidly obese were about to come an end all on their own...  NO!  (If only I had tried the Atkins diet one more time.)  And how did she know you were a smart-ass?   JK    Ah, thanks I haven't had a chance to use the laughing devil in a long time!  

 

kellybelly333
on 7/9/13 10:53 pm - Toronto, Canada

LOL Ian. Perhaps you got on the phone before and told her?

Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!

Gabygee
on 7/9/13 4:00 am - Canada

At first I kind of chuckled at your story and thought how good you were at keeping calm and reasonable with her.

but the more I thought about it the more I realized that she needs more thn an education in customer service.

She needs a slap upside the head.

 

HOW DARE SHE??????

 

I think if your life weren't already complicated enough, it would be a good thing to report her.

She needs to learn that a healthcare professional is exactly that - and there are rules. In fact the rules are very strict where I work. She could get in so much trouble if she lands with someone who is not as calm and forgiving as you ...

Her opinion, and whether she "gets it" or not is completely immaterial.

She MAY NOT speak to any client in that fashion. Period.

        
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