Posted by mattw84 on April 9, 2006, at 22:17:53
In reply to Blind Faith In A P Doc, posted by Phillipa on April 9, 2006, at 0:48:45
Why do we trust our doctors to such a great extent. This a great question you have posed. Could it be that they have the piece of paper that we don't, that says that they know more about how the body works than we? Possibly. . . Yet that is a fair argument against it, that we simply know our bodies better than they possibly could.
The difference being, that we know our symptoms, but it takes expertise to know what is causing it. Granted some of us believe that we have been through the hoops so many times that we just know it better by experience.
Often times we will request drugs, or specific treatments. This is insulting to a doctor, in any field. To imply that you have the solution and they weren't capable of coming to it. Other times it is likely just a great difference of opinion.
Bottom line, any good and caring doctor will be willing to see your point of view. If this is not the case then they have no business taking peoples lives into their hands. The point of a doctor-patient relationship is not for one person to run the show, if the patient runs the show who knows what could come of it. I don't think that is a chance any physician is willing to take. A balanced partnership, or team effort is what makes both parties satisfied. Unless the doctor has a "god" complex (which many do develop) you will find that more often than not, doctors are very open to suggestion. Just remember, that you are entitled to your opinion, but more importanly the doctor is entitled to his or hers as well. That is what they get paid for.
No doctor can force anyone to take a medication, or do anything for that matter. You are paying them, but it isn't for them to do everything you want them to do. Rather you are paying for them to help you, the opions on what course of action is necessary to help you may be different but clearly the goal is the same. Fighting a doctors opinion is more often than not counter productive. It will get you farther away from what you want, and leave you stuck with a half *ssed solution that only leaves you more pissed off about the situation. The key is to work with your doctor, not against. Otherwise you are just wasting time and money. Just my two cents.
Regards,
Matt
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