Reader’s Digest recently asked two dozen doctors to talk about what’s actually on their minds. The result: a litany of complaints, thoughts and observations about patients and medicine.
Here is a small amount of their thoughts:
I am very exhausted of being your mother. Every time I see you, I have to say the obligatory, You need to lose 20 pounds. But you swear you don’t eat anything or the weight just doesn’t come off, and the subject is dropped. Then you come in here complaining about your knees hurting, your back is killing you, your feet ache and you can’t breathe when you walk up half a flight of stairs. So I’m supposed to hold your hand and talk you into backing away from that box of Twinkies. Oh, do I get tired of repeating the stuff most patients just don’t listen to.
Cardiologist, Brooklyn, N.Y.
A lot of times it’s easier for a doctor to write a script for a medicine than to explain why the patient doesn’t need it.
Cardiologist, Bangor, Me.
Twenty years ago, when I started up my practice, my ear, nose and throat procedures financially supported my facial plastic surgery practice. Today, my cosmetic practice is the only thing that allows me to continue to do ear, nose and throat surgeries, which barely cover my overhead.
Ear, nose, throat and facial plastic surgeon, Dallas/Fort Worth
Don’t do Friday afternoon procedures. The day after surgery is when most problems happen. If the next day is Saturday, you’re flying by yourself without a safety net, because the units are understaffed and E.R.’s are overwhelmed because doctors’ offices are closed.
Heart surgeon, New York City
In many hospitals, the length of the white coat is relative to the length of training. Medical students wear the shortest coats.
Pediatrician, Baltimore
Often the well known names, the department chairmen, are not the really good clinicians, because they spend most of their time being administrators. They no longer primarily focus on taking care of patients.
Heart surgeon, New York City
Everyone thinks all doctors know one another. But when we refer you to specialists, we often have no clue as to who those people are. Usually, we only know if they accept your insurance plan.
Pediatrician, Hartsdale, N.Y.
Although we don’t cry in front of you, we sometimes do cry about your situation at home.
Pediatrician, Chicago
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