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What Our Doctors Actually Think About Some Patients

14th February, 2009 - Posted by health news - No Comments

Reader’s Digest recently asked two dozen doctors to talk about what’s really on their minds. The result: a plethora of complaints, opinions and observations about patients and medicine.

Here is just a few of their thoughts:

I am extremely sick of being your mother. Every time I see you, I have to say the obligatory, You need to lose a few 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 Yo Yos. Man, 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 prescription for a medicine than to explain why the patient doesn’t need it.
Cardiologist, Bangor, Me.

Twenty years ago, when I started 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 procedures, which barely cover my overhead.
Ear, nose, throat and facial plastic surgeon, Dallas/Fort Worth

Stay away from Friday afternoon surgery. 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 cumbersome because doctors’ offices are closed.
Heart surgeon, New York City

In a lot hospitals, the length of the white coat is related to the length of training. Medical students wear the shortest coats.
Pediatrician, Baltimore

Often the biggest names, the department chairmen, are not the greatest 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

Most Everyone thinks all doctors are familiar with one another. But when we send 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.

Though we don’t cry in front of you, there are moment we do cry about you at home.
Pediatrician, Chicago

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