tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post700839786946954994..comments2023-11-05T04:05:03.588-08:00Comments on A Chronic Dose | A blog about chronic illness, healthcare, and writing.: So Speak Up AlreadyLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392908564921877962noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-27628980503003024282007-08-29T20:37:00.000-07:002007-08-29T20:37:00.000-07:00This is an issue all Chronic Situationers deal wit...This is an issue all Chronic Situationers deal with. It's the old "doctor is god" mentality. I'm working hard at being more assertive without being angry and frustrated. Dealing with the medical community in a whole can make you that way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-61361265947730921392007-08-29T08:43:00.000-07:002007-08-29T08:43:00.000-07:001st - I like your writing style. It is sophisticat...1st - I like your writing style. It is sophisticated w/o excessive weightiness.<BR/><BR/>As to the content, I share your comments. As I reflected on your words, a phrase came to mind from the crime shows 'Exactly who is the Victim?'. Very often crime victims and patients receive the same kind of treatment. In both cases, a person with knowledge of the problem (think Asst DA & Resident/Attending)proceed to lead the victim through a series of steps that are confusing, half hearted, of no real purpose, limited, and most of all generalized. Seldom do you hear of either professions focusing on the individual factors that should determine how to best proceed. Add to that the often dismissive, 'I’m the expert' attitude that discourages questioning. Over and over I see medical personnel casually lumping the patient into a category w/o judging the individual. In yesterdays WSJ, a columnist spoke of the first doctor her mother met versus the 2nd. One was dismissive and the 2nd was both hopeful and helpful. In another article, the author spoke about the critical need for the patient not to accept but to question. In two family instances, i saw the real benefit of not just one 2nd opinion but rather 5 opinions; and why the first answers were wasteful and incorrect.<BR/><BR/>In any event, please keep writing.Get It Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837791356215609615noreply@blogger.com