interesting article about doctor-patient relationship
meloukhia.net/2012/06/breaking_the_doctor-patient_relationsh ip.html
Thoughts?
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Doctors lying about prenatal diagnoses, well that is just awful. A mother should be fully informed of what is going on with her child, and should be able to decide what avenue is best for what she decides to do about it, not given NO choice because she is unaware. It defeats the purpose of prenatal care to lie about conditions, and does add to the stress an expecting mother endures.
Something needs to change, but as long as the government is making decisions like this , its going to be hard to overcome.
Not to mention that I find the idea that a doctor needs to lie to me in order to get me to do the "right thing" insulting. Like I can't make good decisions for myself. Since I am the one that has to live with the consequences of my decisions, I am the one in the best position to know what is right for me. But of course I have to have accurate information in order to make good decisions.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
That said... I've fired doctors for talking to me like I'm an uneducated, brainless twit. And will continue to do that.
Teri
Lapbanded 9-16-08 revision from Lapband to RNY on January 11, 2011
HW 273/ 1st surgery 243/Lapband removed 260/ Current 172/ Goal weight 169
I've had that happen to me too, and have switched doctors b/c of how i've been treated. Its awful and infuriating. The law is twisting its legalities onto doctors too much, and binding their hands so they can only do so much. Gagging them from telling the real truth as to why they (patient) may be ailing--in fracking cases in particular--is disgusting. Fracking came to PA and wants to do anything to get a product, apparently at any cost (people, wildlife) , no expense spared.
