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Have you ever been "fired" by your doctor?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Dec 22, 2019 | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
@sueinmn I know how you feel, us MAC people do have alot of questions and my Dr also has been impatent and told me to get a second opinion, that would be useless as all Kiwi Drs go by the british guidelines, I feel some USA Drs in research hospitals are more open to thinking for themselves.
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@heathert, I agree with you there.
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@heathert My two pulmonologists are part of the same group, not too different in age, but worlds apart in attitude and willingness to listen! I had a similar experience some years ago when I had complications from a hip transplant and revision - in that case, I fired doctor #1 for a lousy attitude that nearly cost me my life, and certainly caused me a great deal of trouble, and got extremely lucky with doctor #2, who is actually part of the same group and was recommended to me by the hospitalist ended up treating the post-surgery complications.
But I understand how fortunate we are - many of my friends live in sparsely populated areas and have few to no choices of providers unless they are willing and able to travel many miles. In my case, I simply had to travel a few more miles (less than 10) to see the new providers.