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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it just "vibes"? You don't click? Do they have to do something like screw up a procedure, overbook and keep you waiting, talk down to you/ignore your concerns?

Where do you draw that line? Does it differ by specialty?

For me, if I don't vibe with a counselor or therapist, I tend to move on. GPs could go either way; I probably stay longer than might be best just because it's a familiar face in a familiar environment I'm used to. My Gyn is chronically late, but the practice is a baby factory so I assume c-sections muck up the scheduling.

Right now, I need a surgeon and I don't click with the one I picked. She's got great reviews, and is okay in-office, but she pads my chart with allegations that we discussed things I know we didn't and it makes her hard to trust. That said, we don't need to get along. I need her to perform the surgery so I can move on with my life.

So I'm trying to suss out when I need to go shopping for a second opinion, and when it's okay to just say 'eh, we wouldn't be friends but they're good at their job'. Suggestions welcomed, but try not to be a dick. I spent the day in the ER and I'm already pretty stressed out. Thanks![/quote]
Interesting,  two of my doctors also write a lot of stuff in my portal  notes that were never discussed. 
One uses AI for the notes, the other does not.

It's happened at most visits lately.  Not happy. [/quote]

You should have them correct the notes.  Every time.[/quote]

I'm OP. Thanks for pushing this. I wrote to my doctor (again) to address the discrepancies in my chart. Ultimately, I think it's a dealbreaker for me. She may be a great surgeon, but the lack of integrity makes it impossible for me to trust her. It's one thing when I'm awake and alert and can counter the false narratives. But if I'm under general, the only way for me to know what happened to me during surgery is trusting that she will make an accurate record of what went on. If she can't do that for general office procedures and simple things like a biopsy, well, that's a whole statement about her integrity.

Whether she had an assistant write it up, or AI, or whatever, she signed her name to that mess. I'll give her the opportunity to explain why, but I'm pretty sure there's nothing she can say at this point that will restore my trust, and it matters to me. [/quote]

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