Hi Haralee - This is quite an interesting post. I've worked with a lot of doctors over the years and there were very few that were deliberate liars. Doctors often are only in a position to make an educated guess. Sometimes those guesses are accurate, sometimes they're not.
In an Internet world patients have access to more information than ever before. If they choose to do so they can do a lot of their own detective work and find reports with probable lifespans for specific diagnoses. Doctors know this and know there's little reason to not provide complete information to patients.
Of course there will be some who aren't honest with patients. But there are also patients who hide their pain, deliberately hold off on scheduling appointments and play other games that end up affecting the doctor's ability to provide the best treatment. Honesty on the part of all parties is what's needed, no question about that! Take care, Pat
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Hi Haralee - This is quite an interesting post. I've worked with a lot of doctors over the years and there were very few that were deliberate liars. Doctors often are only in a position to make an educated guess. Sometimes those guesses are accurate, sometimes they're not.
December 29, 2009 - 6:56pmIn an Internet world patients have access to more information than ever before. If they choose to do so they can do a lot of their own detective work and find reports with probable lifespans for specific diagnoses. Doctors know this and know there's little reason to not provide complete information to patients.
Of course there will be some who aren't honest with patients. But there are also patients who hide their pain, deliberately hold off on scheduling appointments and play other games that end up affecting the doctor's ability to provide the best treatment. Honesty on the part of all parties is what's needed, no question about that! Take care, Pat
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