Comments on: 10 Things Doctors Hate to Hear

By: whatever

whatever — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:42:09 +0000

What about doctors who instruct their students (who have a naturally great bedside manner) to become tactless and rude. my doctor always says, “so, what’s the matter this time?” and i don’t see him more than once a year. He’s instructed the student to state my mental condition loudly (OCD).

By: Mary High Blood Pressure Remedy

Mary High Blood Pressure Remedy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:26:39 +0000

Oh oh oh, as a nurse here’s a favorite of mine “can I get that vicodin/ percocet/ oxycodone prescription refilled early? See I’m going out of town/ knocked them in the toilet/ the dog ate them and died and I just need a few”

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:34:10 +0000

Diana–if you’ve been a doctor for more than two years, you’re sick of treating the sick. We all are.

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:29:06 +0000

Joe, it sounds like you might want to change your profession. While I sympathize with your having to deal with “grandma’s aches and pains” type of patients, I don’t appreciate a doctor who is sick of treating the sick. Move on.

Oh wait, I forgot, you have all that time and money invested in your mishap. Sorry, what was I thinking!

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:59:42 +0000

I hate being a doctor more than you will ever know. Do you remember talking to your grandma about medical problems? How long could you hold conversation with her about her problems before being overwhelmed? high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes–oh even better how about fragility, can’t walk weak and dizzy and sudden pain all over? Now try to figuer her medical problem out but through 3 sets of lips of your relatives?How about doing that 24- 30 times per day? Not with same person but with 24-30 different person?
You get the picture.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:08:17 +0000

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By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:01:07 +0000

I am sure being a doctor is tough work. Try being a parent of a patient with chronic, but difficult to figure out autoimmmune problems. I feel like we see 5 blind doctors and our daughter is the elephant they are all trying to describe (old joke about the 5 blind men and they all describe only one part of the elephant, but think they see a whole animal). The Neuro, says it is epilepsy, the Endo says it is Hashimoto’s, the Rhumo says she has hypermobility and hypotonia, the GI says she is lactose intolerant and has chronic constipation, the Dermo says she has psoriasis and our primary doctor is totally out of his element. While she has all of these, we still don’t get why.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:13:48 +0000

How about this one: “I want my shoulder, blood pressure, cholesterol, depression, or whatever to get better.” Then after discussing the treatments for the condition, “I don’t want to do physical therapy, take medication, go to counseling, or do any of the treatments you’re recommending.” Well, I forgot my magic wand today, so you’ll have to pick one of the options we just discussed!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:54:15 +0000

As a patient, I hate to hear “boiler plate” or “blanket” comments, like “get some exercise and watch your diet”. This kind of non-specific catch-all begs for a non-specific response.

If it is important enough to my care to address at all, perhaps it would be more productive to say, “What kind of aerobic exercise do you do 3 times a week for thirty minutes?” Or, “I want you to write down EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth for the next week and bring it in.” (Not that the doctor would have to spend a lot of time looking it over, but it could serve as a useful tool, even if it just made the patient more aware of their eating habits.) Then I MIGHT feel like the doctor was talking to ME, addressing MY health concerns, and not just covering his/her bases.

By: epador

epador — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:00:24 +0000

Add to the list, bumping off “I DO exercise”

“I just can’t loose weight. I watch what I eat and I keep gaining weight. It Has to be my thyroid/my insulin resistance/my metabolism [etc]. Please do these tests/prescribe these medicines/recomend a surgeon [or fill out these forms for one] for a stomach stapling/banding/resection, etc.”

And then seeing these folks at the local Burger King or Hometown Buffet with a 3,000 kcal meal and a Diet Coke.