Posted by antigua3 on July 18, 2008, at 10:40:33
In reply to Re: Question on Therapy Types (long/sorry) » antigua3, posted by Dinah on July 17, 2008, at 18:54:22
I think I'm going to break the three post rule here because everyone has such interesting and different things to say.
Dinah, my pdoc instilled some trust in me when he was there for me (as a "Doctor") and looked out for my best interests when I had surgery. He said the drug they were going to give me for pain wouldn't work for me because it's blocked by the antidepressant I was taking. My surgeon had never heard of such a thing, but he was right. At first they gave me the right drug, I was fine, but when they switched drugs, I could prove to them I was wrong because I had a lot of pain.
So that inspired a lot of trust in him as a Doctor, which has carried over.
You make a good point. And he & I have argued over this at times. I can trust him to be himself, but if I demand something different, he won't give.
Let me make it clear too, that he said he "cares." He didn't say I care about YOU, but just that he cares about our treatment. I had to work hard to get that out of him. Once when I was very angry and said "I could walk right out of here and you could care less." His response? "Yes, you could, and we'd both know how much better you have become since you've started comng here." He was right, I couldn't argue with that.
I trust my instincts, and I can speak up if I think he's wrong, or headed in the wrong direction.
I take that leap of faith, and then back off, which he says is common.
So thanks, I appreciate your insights.
antigua
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