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Once upon a time, my mother and I went to the same doctor. Many friends of our family also went to her and so we both felt assured she'd be a great fit for us, too. We couldn't have been more wrong.
Around the time that my mother had a string of worrisome medical complications and the doctor told her she was a hypochondriac and to please obsess less, she was very flippant about a pretty serious event in my own life that potentially had some big health ramifications. Fortunately for both of us, our health remained in tact and we could support each other in finding a new doctor, STAT.
I thought of that doctor with the terrible bedside manner when I read this article by a psychiatrist, in part on how doctors should be trained in patient etiquette. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (12) | Blog
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I need to preface this post by reminding you all how much I love my doctors (Hi Dr. Mauro! Hi Dr. Nimer!). That said, there are plenty of docs out there in the cancer biz--and some of their supporting casts--who are just not that cool. I have never understood this. They are dealing with people who... Read More »
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