At Sun, 25 Sep 2011, Desie wrote:
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>I can't say that I have had them "laugh" at me. I have had them
"disregard"
>or "talk down" to me. I don't care for that in any area of my life,
>and I especially don't like in in physicians and surgeons. If you
>choose to purse that career, you have to realize that you are caring
>for sick, scared people who have little or no knowledge of what's going
>on in their body or what is going to be done to try and repair it.
>Health care is a very specialized field and it's my personal opinion
>that you have to have a special "calling" and be able to develop a
>rapport with any type of personality.
>
>I had to have an emergency explatory surgery and had an ovary with a
>cyst removed. I was handed a paper on my discharge and in very small
>print it said not to strain or pick up heavy objects for 6 weeks. The
>surgeon never discussed the healing process with me. Well six months
>later I herniated (the internal stitches tore loose). I had to have a
>hernia repair and scar repair. While this surgeon did tell me not to
>pick up anything heavy, use stool softeners, etc., he did NOT ask me
>before the surgery if it was ok to put mesh on my entire stomach. Nor
>did he ever explain adhestions caused by repeated surgery.