Posted by Dave A on June 6, 2000, at 20:23:44
In reply to Anybody been fired by their pdoc?, posted by Snowie on June 5, 2000, at 21:03:43
> After 5 years, the receptionist in my pdoc's office told me today that my pdoc would be discontinuing his services to me. In a word, I was shocked, and after I hung up the telephone I began to cry, probably from the fear of abandonment more than anything else. Actually, I should have fired him years ago, but I didn't because of our long association. It's strange, but I never felt like he really understood me nor cared ... obviously, I know now that he didn't. I've heard of people firing their pdocs, but I've never heard of a pdoc firing a patient. I know this too shall pass and he probably was doing me a favor, but I'm feeling extremely vulnerable right now. Was the fact that I research the internet really so imtimidating? He was so nasty toward the end, and every question of mine was followed by some sarcastic "ask your internet friends" type response. Paul, I certainly understand what you went through now. I guess surviving and doing well is the best revenge, but first I have to find a replacement. It's also a little awkward since my sister still uses him, and I don't want to jeopardize her relationship with him. At the same time, I don't want him to know anything further about me, and I don't want to know anything further about him. Anybody experience anything like this before?
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> Snowie
Hi:I have had this dismissal experience several times in the past, although in a more subtle, nicer manner.
Mainly, the doctor is too dumb to understand how
to treat my situation which I believe is fairly
straight forward. One thing I've learned is that the two main things most important things to a doctor are getting paid and not getting sued.
They really don't care if you get better or not.There are exceptions, of course, and these are the
doctors you should try to find. Also, I think
psychiatrists are a better bet than psychologists.
It is much easier to become a psychologis,
and thus psychiatrists are more likely to be
intelligent, and understand how to treat your
problem. I mention this because, once I went to
a psychologist, and he greatly exacerbated my
problem because he didn't know what he was doing.Luck,
Dave
poster:Dave A
thread:36199
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