Doctors, what would you like to tell your patients, but can't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That my daughter used a pacifier until she was 3 years old.

That I rocked my daughter to sleep with a bottle and that she slept on her stomach.

That even after all these years, I still think every baby that comes into my office is amazing.

I hope you are my pediatrician. I love you!

[Anonymous]

My kids don't get flu shots, but they get every other vaccine.
My dc used a pacifier until 5.
Why do you quit smoking when you get cancer?
Smoking will kill you.
Why do your family members blame doctors when you smoked and got cancer?
Petty law suits are petty.
We understand why some people sue for the big things.
Drawing blood does hurt, suck it up.
Not all surgeons are jerks just looking to operate, but many are. They were trained in nightmare combat like circumstances, you would be crazy too if you went through what they did.
Surgeons don't get paid enough, so they have to make it up with volume.
They are not making Metformin and insulin so you can eat everything in sight.
If you weigh 300 pounds, you will die early (very earl).
They are not making Prilosec so that you can be obese.
If you have sleep apnea, you will likely die early.
Don't buy your child a skate board.
Politicians want to scare you about health care. They make you think you will die w/o it.
Try to get health insurance.
Stay out of trouble if you have no health insurance, pay for your mammo and pap out of pocket.
Don't scuba dive or climb rocks.
Never jump in head first.
Don' ski a lot.
Gall bladders go bad in obese people.
When you doctor send you on to someone closer to where you live, it is because you are wearing him/her out.
You might have to live with some pain.
When hospital staff members are tried, they don't smile much.
Hospital workers work VERY hard.
Hospitals are not Disney Land.
Say thank you.
We don't care if you are fibbing, we just document.
If you are obese, it is because you eat too much.
After about 20 years, we are wiser, more efficient, but more dismissive, feel less guilt, and care less.
Don't have too many allergies.
Don't think orthopedic surgeons can make you like the six million dollar man.
Put sunscreen on you nose.
Get sun, calcium, and vitamin D by age 20.
Marry good genes.
You are likely to get what your parents have and some.
There is MRSA in hospitals, stay out unless you have to be there, don't bring the kids, don't touch anything.
I don't want to shake your hand if you just scratched your nose.
We wash our hands.
We don't like yukky things either.
When one surgeon says no to surgery, be careful about the one who says yes.
Don't let you parents out of the house when it is icy.
We understand why some people have body odor, it is OK.
Don't walk in the road in black in the winter with rain coming down.
Alcohol does increase your chances breast cancer.
You do not need to drink red wine to reduce you chances of a heart attack.
Milk is over rated (the dairy folks are the ones pushing it).
Wear the mouth guard.
Don't trust teen drivers.
If you have glaucoma, take your drops, if you can't afford them, find out where you can get them free.

[Anonymous]

Oh, I forgot...sugar does not make kids hyper, we just don't contradict because we don't want to see them get heavy or get cavities.

[Anonymous]

You, with the rocks on your fingers, your kids all in private school, better not give me $#i! about my bill.

[Anonymous]

Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at my eye doctor today for a follow-up on some minor surgery I had a few weeks ago. After examining me, he said that my eyesight was now nearly 20/20 in the affected eye. I told him that I found my x-ray vision was still a little weak in the eye. Without missing a beat, he mimed picking up a bottle of eye drops and handed it to me and told me to use the eye drops and my x-ray vision would be better in two more weeks. We then both laughed. The only time a doctor has every laughed at one of my jokes.

Ha! I was once getting a wart frozen off. I asked if it would hurt and he nodded. Into the second round, it really hurt and I said "bad words! BAD WORDS!!!" (not edited, that's what I really said). He was laughing so hard he had to stop spraying for a moment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop getting medical diagnosis from the internet?

I wish we would know what kind of MDs think like this so we could avoid them.

All of them should. Last May I was out of breath when I walked up stairs and tremendous pain between shoulders, heart was pounding, and I was out of breath walking ten feet from bed to bathroom. I consulted Dr. Google, but I didn't list all of the above, and Doc. G said I was dehydrated and to drink more water. Didn't help. Finally, I had a black, tarry stool and then I knew I had internal bleeding. Was in ICU getting blood transfusions. My Doc. suggested that next time I shouldn't self-diagnose because I might not be as lucky.

Get medical diagnosis from your M.D.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop getting medical diagnosis from the internet?

I wish we would know what kind of MDs think like this so we could avoid them.

All of them should. Last May I was out of breath when I walked up stairs and tremendous pain between shoulders, heart was pounding, and I was out of breath walking ten feet from bed to bathroom. I consulted Dr. Google, but I didn't list all of the above, and Doc. G said I was dehydrated and to drink more water. Didn't help. Finally, I had a black, tarry stool and then I knew I had internal bleeding. Was in ICU getting blood transfusions. My Doc. suggested that next time I shouldn't self-diagnose because I might not be as lucky.

Get medical diagnosis from your M.D.

No one is advocating avoiding doctors entirely. The point is that doctors are fallible too and they don't have the time to do the kind of research many of us do. The doctor/patient relationship should be a partnership. Doctors who are threatened by this shouldn't be doctors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And yikes on the surgeon bashing. my FIL is low-intervention. He works on children and goes out of his way NOT to cut. He lead his industry in developing a non-surgical fix for a problem that normally required surgeon. Not all surgeons are crazy misanthropes who just want to cut people open. Most were drawn to their trade because they care about people and health.

True. I don't mean to bash ALL surgeons, just pointing out the reasons why they as a whole have a reputation for not liking people. One of my friends is a surgeon specializing in surgery using robots and a camera (don't know what it's called. . .) and she even told me the reason she chose her particular field is because she doesn't want to interact with patients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids don't get flu shots, but they get every other vaccine.
My dc used a pacifier until 5.
Why do you quit smoking when you get cancer?
Smoking will kill you.
Why do your family members blame doctors when you smoked and got cancer?
Petty law suits are petty.
We understand why some people sue for the big things.
Drawing blood does hurt, suck it up.
Not all surgeons are jerks just looking to operate, but many are. They were trained in nightmare combat like circumstances, you would be crazy too if you went through what they did.
Surgeons don't get paid enough, so they have to make it up with volume.
They are not making Metformin and insulin so you can eat everything in sight.
If you weigh 300 pounds, you will die early (very earl).
They are not making Prilosec so that you can be obese.
If you have sleep apnea, you will likely die early.
Don't buy your child a skate board.
Politicians want to scare you about health care. They make you think you will die w/o it.
Try to get health insurance.
Stay out of trouble if you have no health insurance, pay for your mammo and pap out of pocket.
Don't scuba dive or climb rocks.
Never jump in head first.
Don' ski a lot.
Gall bladders go bad in obese people.
When you doctor send you on to someone closer to where you live, it is because you are wearing him/her out.
You might have to live with some pain.
When hospital staff members are tried, they don't smile much.
Hospital workers work VERY hard.
Hospitals are not Disney Land.
Say thank you.
We don't care if you are fibbing, we just document.
If you are obese, it is because you eat too much.
After about 20 years, we are wiser, more efficient, but more dismissive, feel less guilt, and care less.
Don't have too many allergies.
Don't think orthopedic surgeons can make you like the six million dollar man.
Put sunscreen on you nose.
Get sun, calcium, and vitamin D by age 20.
Marry good genes.
You are likely to get what your parents have and some.
There is MRSA in hospitals, stay out unless you have to be there, don't bring the kids, don't touch anything.
I don't want to shake your hand if you just scratched your nose.
We wash our hands.
We don't like yukky things either.
When one surgeon says no to surgery, be careful about the one who says yes.
Don't let you parents out of the house when it is icy.
We understand why some people have body odor, it is OK.
Don't walk in the road in black in the winter with rain coming down.
Alcohol does increase your chances breast cancer.
You do not need to drink red wine to reduce you chances of a heart attack.
Milk is over rated (the dairy folks are the ones pushing it).
Wear the mouth guard.
Don't trust teen drivers.
If you have glaucoma, take your drops, if you can't afford them, find out where you can get them free.

This is a great list--thanks for posting.

[Anonymous]

Not a doc, but have worked in a doc's office for years - my advice to patients (and parents) - be kind. I am MUCH more likely to help you get those papers signed, get those forms filled out, squeeze you in if you are pleasant and appreciative. If you call and are rude, disrespectful, and demanding I am much less likely to drop everything to help you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop getting medical diagnosis from the internet?

I wish we would know what kind of MDs think like this so we could avoid them.

All of them should. Last May I was out of breath when I walked up stairs and tremendous pain between shoulders, heart was pounding, and I was out of breath walking ten feet from bed to bathroom. I consulted Dr. Google, but I didn't list all of the above, and Doc. G said I was dehydrated and to drink more water. Didn't help. Finally, I had a black, tarry stool and then I knew I had internal bleeding. Was in ICU getting blood transfusions. My Doc. suggested that next time I shouldn't self-diagnose because I might not be as lucky.

Get medical diagnosis from your M.D.

Sorry, but it should be pretty obvious that if one is suffering serious symptoms as you describe they should indeed see their doctor immediately, not google and self treat. Google does not replace your physician, as you learned.

However, I will indeed google to learn more about what I've been told or if what my doctor has prescribed is not resolving the problem.

[Anonymous]

18:43 I have no appetite, no energy, mild depression, I'm anemic and obese.

My OB asked me to be patient it will all go away when I wean my baby.

I called it BS, spent nights on google and looked for a PCP who would just ask for the freaking blood work I wanted.

Guess what? yup, hypothyroidism!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids don't get flu shots, but they get every other vaccine.
My dc used a pacifier until 5.
Why do you quit smoking when you get cancer?
Smoking will kill you.
Why do your family members blame doctors when you smoked and got cancer?
Petty law suits are petty.
We understand why some people sue for the big things.
Drawing blood does hurt, suck it up.
Not all surgeons are jerks just looking to operate, but many are. They were trained in nightmare combat like circumstances, you would be crazy too if you went through what they did.
Surgeons don't get paid enough, so they have to make it up with volume.
They are not making Metformin and insulin so you can eat everything in sight.
If you weigh 300 pounds, you will die early (very earl).
They are not making Prilosec so that you can be obese.
If you have sleep apnea, you will likely die early.
Don't buy your child a skate board.
Politicians want to scare you about health care. They make you think you will die w/o it.
Try to get health insurance.
Stay out of trouble if you have no health insurance, pay for your mammo and pap out of pocket.
Don't scuba dive or climb rocks.
Never jump in head first.
Don' ski a lot.
Gall bladders go bad in obese people.
When you doctor send you on to someone closer to where you live, it is because you are wearing him/her out.
You might have to live with some pain.
When hospital staff members are tried, they don't smile much.
Hospital workers work VERY hard.
Hospitals are not Disney Land.
Say thank you.
We don't care if you are fibbing, we just document.
If you are obese, it is because you eat too much.
After about 20 years, we are wiser, more efficient, but more dismissive, feel less guilt, and care less.
Don't have too many allergies.
Don't think orthopedic surgeons can make you like the six million dollar man.
Put sunscreen on you nose.
Get sun, calcium, and vitamin D by age 20.
Marry good genes.
You are likely to get what your parents have and some.
There is MRSA in hospitals, stay out unless you have to be there, don't bring the kids, don't touch anything.
I don't want to shake your hand if you just scratched your nose.
We wash our hands.
We don't like yukky things either.
When one surgeon says no to surgery, be careful about the one who says yes.
Don't let you parents out of the house when it is icy.
We understand why some people have body odor, it is OK.
Don't walk in the road in black in the winter with rain coming down.
Alcohol does increase your chances breast cancer.
You do not need to drink red wine to reduce you chances of a heart attack.
Milk is over rated (the dairy folks are the ones pushing it).
Wear the mouth guard.
Don't trust teen drivers.
If you have glaucoma, take your drops, if you can't afford them, find out where you can get them free.

This is obviously NOT posted by a doctor.

[Anonymous]

Can we clip the gigantic quotes? They take up half the page.