Please recall that the doctor contacted ME and told me to come in for the exam. I did not seek her services. During the exam, she also asked ME if there was anything else I wanted to talk about. Unprompted, I would have ended the exam prior to that question, and I was certainly ready to get out of there. I had to think to come up with anything else to talk about. I think she was fishing for extra charges.
And yes, this wasn't the only time something went awry. Several years prior to this incident she had gravely misdiagnosed a red, painful wrist as an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection. She told me I had to go to the hospital immediately upon leaving her office, check in and get an IV put in. She literally told me I had a 50% chance of dying if I did not follow her orders immediately -- pretty alarmist conclusion. I sought a second opinion, which revealed I had a condition that was inexpensively healed with a splint and some anti-inflammatory medication. She never apologized for her gross error. Another time, she diagnosed me with a cellular irregularity. She referred me to a specialist who told me I was completely normal and suggested that my doctor had accidentally switched my slides. I relayed the specialist's comment to my primary doctor. Apparently she didn't like hearing it, and I got the brunt of her anger over it. So there was more to the story, but it only reinforces that she is a poor doctor who is essentially an alarmist, that she is likely an egotist always believes she is right and who opportunistically fishes for extra charges.
Anne Landman
Here's what I wonder, what happened to PR Watch? Oh, that's right, it changed leadership to a silly ninny who blindly supports Barack Obama.
So before, during the Bush years, we had a real watchdog looking out for us and calling out the government but today we've just got a distraction from one half-baked fool after another.
How brave you must feel going after the disenfranchised.
The Center should just pack up shop and close down. It's a joke today and it will remain because it is unable to take on the government in the way it did prior to 2009.
Interesting piece. Considerably different than the one posted on
realclearpolitics.com
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/04/19/tea_parties__the_inconvenience_of_truth_105223.html
As a primary care doctor I sympathize. The response from the doc was heavy handed but appropiate. Day in, day out I have patients that mention the dreaded "By the way" as we are concluding our visit. Or the similar "While I am here..." "My wife says I have to mention...." at the end of the visit. Many of these are addressed in a professional manner but some...!
Imagine going to your mechanic for an oil change (routine maintainence) and while the car is on the lift say hey while your in there check the brakes -They make a horrible sound (problem based symptom).
Ethically you don't want anyone to get hurt so you do the service and CHARGE for it. You don't give it away. I'm always pissed at the labor change for the mechanic, washer repair man (Really 60 min minimum for service call) but I accept that I am not trained to do these things or do them right.
As a physician my skill is my ability to sort out illness/disease and treat as needed or possible. If you ask me at a cookout to look at something or about your particular case then you are stealing my livelihood. Kind of.
FYI- My guess is that the writer was not discharged for this one occurance. Many of my pain in the ass patients are tolerated for years before a straw breaks the camel's back. You just iced the cake that day.
I will try this new concept on my employees first. "SInce you are already here I am going to have you work an extra hour and I don't want to pay you any extra for it." "It would be unethical for you to leave and deny care to my patients."
I will also ask my dentist while he is pulling my tooth that he go ahead and pull the other one for the same charge and that then point out to him it is is unethical to charge me more for doing so.
In fairness I will put a fresh fish market white board out front to advertise my daily rates. Sore throat $40, Physical exam $80, Fibromyalgia $750. Listening to all your whining about health care costs, drug cost, gas prices-still seeing you (beyond your scheduled time)-foregoing a paycheck when my office can't meet payroll---Priceless. No really, no price-It was probably given to you by me for free.
This 'snus' just sound disgusting. I stopped smoking 12 weeks ago after smoking for 20years, and the last thing I could imagine is taking this stuff...quit smoking and look after your body, you will feel amazing.
This 'snus' just sound disgusting. I stopped smoking 12 weeks ago after smoking for 20years, and the last thing I could imagine is taking this stuff...quit smoking and look after your body, you will feel amazing.
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