Posted by Alan on November 18, 2002, at 21:32:44
In reply to Re: Not a top pdoc... » Alan, posted by Squiggles on November 18, 2002, at 20:38:02
> Heh,
>
> Another phobia i can think of that the DSM IV
> might include, is iatrogenic-induced iatrophobia.
>
> If a list of the 10% of the doctors you refer to as having
> the "magic touch" with some esoteric, astute
> judgement, is available, i strongly suggest that you do not
> reveal their names. As great as this site is for
> sharing information you would not be doing
> the readers a favour, nor the doctors. Because
> if you do, the number of patients that may
> start flocking to them, may actually throw
> them back into the sludge pile of the
> 90% mediocres, just from the surplus of patients.
>
> Squiggles
>
>
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Well I don't know about that but...Unfortunately, doc shopping from educated consumers is probably becoming more common these days now that we're sharing so much information freely amongst ourselves. I would have never thought to be inspired to wade through the muck of the mediocre docs that I was dealing with 5 - 10 years ago if it weren't for patient informational/advocacy sites like these!
I hear of many telling their docs what THEY want to do next. After all, the patient is the boss and the doc IS the employee...except on the psych ward.
Sadly, those that are disabled enough are not able to be assertive for their own care. All we can do is offer the best individual and statistical information that we can get our hands on rather than in the old days....nod approvingly to the doc acrooss the table because they were in sole possesion of the "interpretation" of the evidence.
It's a revolution really. That's the good news.
Alan
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