[gracielove]

Originally Posted by Evenflo09

Thanks so much for your kind words! I was so upset when I left out of his office that I was crying on the way home out of frustration. I have only one other time came across a health care professional who made me feel this way. I was seeing a doctor for my health condition and he was asking me questions and I was answering to the best of my ability, but when he asked about how a pain felt and where, I told him where it was hurting and all, and he said he thought it was my neck. I just said, I don't think it's my neck because it's not bothering me when I turn my head, etc,etc. He looked at me and asked me WHO WENT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL, ME OR YOU? I wasn't being ugly or anything, and this attack, out of the blue really hurt my feelings. I went and had the MRI done on my neck and there were NO problems at all!!! That was the last time I saw him as well. I felt like I couldn't talk with him and that he wasn't really hearing me. My husband was with me at the vet's that day, and he was so angry at how he treated us that I saw him making a fist!!! There are some wonderful doctors and vets out there, but there can be a few ugly ones as well. Turns out it was the cortisone shot that made him sick and he even lost bladder function temporarily that night. My new vet said it was due to the cortisone and being neutered just days before. I googled it, and yep! Sure enough, it happens sometimes when newly spayed/neutered and given cortisone. She also had to drain a knot on his neck where they had given him a series of shots and had a reaction to them. The first vet had already drained it one time, but evidently, it wasn't enough! He was so sick for days on end! We all make mistakes sometimes, but being rude to someone is never a mistake, and shouldn't be tolerated in a person's/pets health professional. It took me over 2 years to be properly diagnosed because doctor after doctor didn't hear what I was saying, I was too young to be having these problems,etc. I've learned some valuable lessons from these people though. A person should always speak up for themselves and/or pets. I used to be the kind of person who was silent and thought of the docs as GODS! I try not to go in with a know it all attitude, but nobody knows my body like I do, or my pet. I will not be bullied into silence by someone having a bad day or whatever. I have learned to politely tell my side and when people like that vet won't at least listen, I'm out the door!

I read the story of your job and your health problems. You and I have both been through some stuff. I actually have worked as a nurse for many years. I can tell you that a medical degree by no means makes a person a good doctor. There are people who can pass tests but do not pass the test of being a decent human being.

Your right when you say that a business usually has bad service because of the owner or management. The front and back staff in a doctor's office is run according to the owner or management's direction. Bad management = bad service. I guess because I worked in a large medical facility they figured I could diagnose myself when I started having medical issues of my own. It's a long story that does not end well but the lesson is: don't put your trust in anyone just because they have letters after their name like MD or DVM. The quality of care you receive can vary from really good to worse than poor. Check a person out and get several references and even then always oversee your own medical care. Check and double check and ask questions. If they don't give you answers that make sense ask again and if it still does not make sense get another doctor. They are humans and are not infallible. I am always amazed at the number of people who still think anyone who is called "doctor" is always to be trusted.