Your thoughts on medical doctors

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  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    Now that I am older, sometimes a colonoscopy is the highlight of my week. Wish they'd take me out for dinner and a drink first, though.
  • Sivadee00
    Sivadee00 Posts: 428 Member
    edited May 2017
    There is some insight in this thread. It's nice to see a variety of views on the topic.

    Personally I am a very sensitive person when it comes to the health of my body. If I sense a physician is being a salesperson, unhappy, impolite, or not being consistent with their recommendations then I won't return.

    I also remember how the doctor's office and support staff treats me. I can have the best doctor in the world but if their staff is unhappy, indolent, or unorganized then I won't come back either.
  • canary_girl
    canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
    I trust doctors but not enough to not get a second opinion and a lot less than I used to.

    I went in once for a sharp, severe pain in my knee when I knelt on it. He put me on steroids to reduce swelling which I took and did nothing. Awhile later I picked at a bump that had been on that knee since the pain had started. It was a pimple. I was prescribed steroids for a pimple.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    J_Surita3 wrote: »
    gianna42 wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    They make way too much money

    Not sure I agree with this. Physicians go to school for 8 years, do a minimum of a 3 year residency (more for any specialty) - that's 11 years of training before they even "start". Compared to other professions that require less education, training, and responsibility, I'm not sure that they're overpaid.

    Agree! I think pro athletes are the ones who make way too much money.

    .... let the free market do it's thang.

  • thieambe
    thieambe Posts: 41 Member
    I absolutely adore good doctors. Same with cops, if they do their job right they should be making your life better and not worse. Every doctor will have their good and bad qualities but I haven't met one yet that didn't have my best interest in mind.

    I'm also a Healthcare worker, however, so I may be biased.
  • MrStabbems
    MrStabbems Posts: 3,110 Member
    You can always tell a good one from a bad one after a short conversation. The good thing is they show their colours very early,
    it's more noticeable when they're junior doctors (in the UK it's F1, baby doc's etc)

    Trust is the most important thing, get a good feel for their capabilites and realise that they use Google!
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