I recently read a comment that baffled me. Someone explaining about seeking more information said "I wouldn't be rude & insult her practice"... Why on earth would it be "rude or insulting" to tell your doctor that you've researched the medication and you're not interested in taking it? Speak up to your doctor --- lord knows a lot of them need to know that they don't know everything.
2006-09-07 06:22:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
They feel intimidated.
2006-09-07 06:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not covered by health insurance, so by the time I see a doctor, I usually have a whole stack of different problems. I still don't bring up most of them.
There's a bit of med school wisdom that if you tell your doctor more than three symptoms, he/she will stop looking for a diagnosis and dismiss you as a hypochondriac. If the doctor seems rushed or has already blown off the first thing I told him about, that increases my reluctance.
If I've done a lot of research and think I know what's wrong, then it's even more obvious when the doctor is just trying to get you out of the office. It might be a good idea for patients to write down all their symptoms before they see their doctor. That way if the doctor avoids diagnosis for something that could have been caught early, there will be documentation that the patient tried to seek help.
2006-09-07 06:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by anon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people see doctors as gods. I don't.
2006-09-07 06:27:35 · answer #3 · answered by A.Marie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's almost a parent - child relationship.
2006-09-07 06:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by justwondering 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋