I definitely agree. I guess I was saying is that I have had so many physicians, and although my surgeon in Phoenix was not all about making friends, talkative so-to-speak, he was pleasant. You got the sense that not only did he know what he was talking about with my condition, and he was very intelligent, he just kind of stayed his distance emotionally and personally. That did not bother me. On the other hand, the follow-up doctor I saw in Albuquerque most definitely came across as being arrogant, rude, and non-believing in my case. He had extensive training, even flew to China a lot to lecture...he was the chief neurosurgeon there and treated me as if I was some crazy woman. So sometimes credentials, in my opinion, don't always matter. If you do not feel comfortable with the doctor, see someone else. They may have just as impressive of credentials as the doctor before, but also possess better bedside manners and a caring spirit. The doctor who follows me here at Duke, Dr. Allan Friedman, is the chief neurosurgeon. He operated on Senator Kennedy a while back with his brain tumor. He is an amazing man. He never makes me feel like I am being rediculous with my symptoms and my concerns. He treats me like I am a person with a medical condition and spends quality time with me each time. There is a distinct difference in each doctor with their personalities and what one patient may consider good bedside manners, compassion, and understanding, another may think of them as rude and non-helpful. It is an individual's choice and preference as to what type of physician (or personality of a physician) that you choose and get a long with. I do think a lot of doctors lose their humanity. I think a lot of doctors start to view their career as just that, a career, rather than a field of helping others and the need for them to be compassionate and understanding. It's a fine line.
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I definitely agree. I guess I was saying is that I have had so many physicians, and although my surgeon in Phoenix was not all about making friends, talkative so-to-speak, he was pleasant. You got the sense that not only did he know what he was talking about with my condition, and he was very intelligent, he just kind of stayed his distance emotionally and personally. That did not bother me. On the other hand, the follow-up doctor I saw in Albuquerque most definitely came across as being arrogant, rude, and non-believing in my case. He had extensive training, even flew to China a lot to lecture...he was the chief neurosurgeon there and treated me as if I was some crazy woman. So sometimes credentials, in my opinion, don't always matter. If you do not feel comfortable with the doctor, see someone else. They may have just as impressive of credentials as the doctor before, but also possess better bedside manners and a caring spirit. The doctor who follows me here at Duke, Dr. Allan Friedman, is the chief neurosurgeon. He operated on Senator Kennedy a while back with his brain tumor. He is an amazing man. He never makes me feel like I am being rediculous with my symptoms and my concerns. He treats me like I am a person with a medical condition and spends quality time with me each time. There is a distinct difference in each doctor with their personalities and what one patient may consider good bedside manners, compassion, and understanding, another may think of them as rude and non-helpful. It is an individual's choice and preference as to what type of physician (or personality of a physician) that you choose and get a long with. I do think a lot of doctors lose their humanity. I think a lot of doctors start to view their career as just that, a career, rather than a field of helping others and the need for them to be compassionate and understanding. It's a fine line.
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