Doctors that SUCK

[Hashime]

I was 10 and had crashed with my Go-Kart into a wall. I was rushed to the hospital, and when they had done all they had to, and I was going to go to sleep, they told me that one nurse will every 30 minutes, measure my waist. It doesn't sound so bad, but I was in so much pain throughout my entire body, that I couldn't even move a finger. So I didn't get any sleep during the night, and 4 days later when they let me out of the hospital, they said that all I really had to do was rest, and the measuring (Which they did every night for 4 days) was just to be sure about the situation.

My guess is that the measuring was a simple check for internal bleeding / hemorrhaging.
It would need to be done for a long period of time because the consequences of the trauma may not occur immediately.
I does sound like it sucked though.

 

[Legendairy314]

Doctors around here are usually very nice and give a good service. For some reason I always found the place immensely relaxing. That is if there's no needles...

 

[Dogstile]

But even after cathing had been proven unnecessary, he STILL wanted to do it just to satisfy his curiosity. Seriously, that's what he said. I switched doctors after that.

And if any of that made you uncomfortable, just think about how I feel.[/spoiler]

That wasn't for curiosity, it was for money. Needless expensive operations make them extra dosh.

See, I get my healthcare for free here being a student, and my doctor gets curious too. Sometimes he catch's problems I have that he wouldn't have if I refused the treatment and went with his initial diagnosis.

You get it for free, but the hospital still gets paid. They get paid more for more expensive procedures.

Although I won't go so far as to assume that I know more about the personality of your doctor than you do, I will wager that the above point was at least part of his decision.

Aha, that makes sense. Thank you.

 

[Jaded Scribe]

I was having severe breathing problems a couple years ago (doing simple tasks, like walking across the room) would leave me wheezing and short of breath.

I went in to one of the on-campus doctors, they saw that I'm asthmatic and I smoke. With nothing more than a cursory check, they said "Take an inhaler and quit smoking".

The problem continue for another two months before I ended up in the hospital and learned I had walking pneumonia. GG.

But I agree, a few bad doctors do not reflect on a bad healthcare system.

I do have to say their diagnosis is defensible. Considering what smoking does to the bronchial tubes of an asthmatic it is not an illogical verdict. They would have given you an x-ray if you had come back saying the inhalers were in effective (most likely).

I disagree. I made it entirely clear that I was using my inhaler and nebulizer without success, that this isn't how my asthma usually behaves, and that it was a sudden change. I also told them I have a history of chronic bronchitis, and that I felt that I had an illness, not just smoking+asthma problems.

 

[DanielBrown]

Once when I was going to get a wax plug fixed I got an awful doctor.
It started with me hearing someone yelling. I didnt react first, but then I noticed it was my name being shouted down the hall. I yelled back and was told to come. Dont know how it might be in other countries, but here in Sweden it's custom that the doctor or an assistant comes to the waiting room and then leads you to the room.
After some localisation I made it to the room where he sat and stared at his computer screen. I said hello, but didnt get an answer... Well, he told me to sit down and started checking my ears, constantly moaning and sighing while doing so, then he sent me to get my ears sprayed with water. I got a new appointment, but I couldnt be arsed to come back. The plug went away eventually.

I'd also be pissed if I were an ear doctor that had to stare into filthy holes on other people for a living, but he could've acted a bit more professional.

 

[EllEzDee]

I was really hoping for a thread on good looking nurses and doctors who su-
Never mind.
I don't really see much discussion value here, but i'll leave by saying health care is free over here, so we don't have that problem. ZING!

 

[Hashime]

I was having severe breathing problems a couple years ago (doing simple tasks, like walking across the room) would leave me wheezing and short of breath.

I went in to one of the on-campus doctors, they saw that I'm asthmatic and I smoke. With nothing more than a cursory check, they said "Take an inhaler and quit smoking".

The problem continue for another two months before I ended up in the hospital and learned I had walking pneumonia. GG.

But I agree, a few bad doctors do not reflect on a bad healthcare system.

I do have to say their diagnosis is defensible. Considering what smoking does to the bronchial tubes of an asthmatic it is not an illogical verdict. They would have given you an x-ray if you had come back saying the inhalers were in effective (most likely).

I disagree. I made it entirely clear that I was using my inhaler and nebulizer without success, that this isn't how my asthma usually behaves, and that it was a sudden change. I also told them I have a history of chronic bronchitis, and that I felt that I had an illness, not just smoking+asthma problems.

Okay, with that level of input I agree with you. A sudden change should have tipped them off.

 

[unicron44]

The doctor's office I attend is actually really good. The doctor whose practice it is is absolutely amazing. Since I'm not a total mitochondriac (is that the word I'm thinking of) he's really helpful and cool. The nurses aren't great, but they get the job done. There is one doctor though who kind of soured my experience.

I had mononucleosis over the summer and after it was diagnoised and then it went away I started having these really bad chest pains so instead of going to the E.R. and paying hundreds of dollars I went to the doctor's for a $10 co-pay, isn't health insurance great? So I go in and said doctor walks in. I tell her what's up and she really can't find anything so I get an EKG. The doctor who performed the EKG said my concerns were legitimate since I'm only 16 and chest pains are nothing to screw around with because of my family's history of heart disease. So I only missed one day of school and my EKG found nothing but my chest still hurt so I go back to the doctor who I went to first and she talked to me in a really smug voice telling me I'm overreacting and need to get back to school and deal with it. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Her.