Posted by kazoo on August 30, 2001, at 1:22:51
In reply to Diane - pay no attention to kazoo, posted by Mair on August 29, 2001, at 21:19:15
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> > Diane - let's remember here that you did not solicit the information you got from the investigator and were hardly in a position to dismiss it or ignore it once it was given to you. Raising it with your pdoc was the responsible thing to do and alot of your uneasiness seems to stem from his reaction. Whether the investigator was out of line or incorrect in his assessment has nothing to do with the fact that this guy showed little enough concern for you that he "dismissed" you (in a way) without making sure that your meds needs were covered. Enough said.
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> MairWhat are you talking about?
Did I *say* Diane solicited this information from this moron? No, I did not, because *she* did not. She says this herself.
This investigator, by his own free will, volunteered IRRELEVANT information that had NOTHING TO DO with the ORIGINAL COMPLAINT for the SOLE PURPOSE to besmirch someone that proves, if nothing else, the DOCTOR'S claim of a "vendetta."
Let me tell you something: if this sort of information were given as "testimony" in a court of law, it would be deemed "immaterial" and THROWN OUT, because it is NOT CONNECTED to the issue being decided; i.e., the THERAPIST complaint. It's a NON-SEQUITUR, my dear.
RECAP: Diane J. went in with a complaint against her THERAPIST, not her DOCTOR, and that is the primary issue. The INVESTIGATOR'S malicious remarks about her DOCTOR, and not her THERAPIST, would not, and could not, be in any way helpful, or useful, in making a decision about the THERAPIST. In addition, whether or not the charges against the THERAPIST are true, he is now AUTOMATICALLY GUILTY by reason of association, and this is not ethical, legal, moral or fair and courts DON'T LIKE THIS SORT OF CRAP.
And not forgetting you, Diane J. (if you're reading this): that so-called INVESTIGATOR did you NO FAVOR in telling you this rotten stuff, because now he has involved you in a possible personal injury lawsuit for damages incurred against the DOCTOR'S practice via the "unfounded" disclosures he so casually spewed with great glee against him. This is why the DOCTOR dropped you as a patient. I have no doubt that he will sue this VERY STUPID INVESTIGATOR (and he DESERVES it), and, I'm afraid, you will be very much a part of it. And don't be surprised if the THERAPIST slaps you with one also, since this INVESTIGATOR effectively POISONED THE WELL by bringing in this other, unrelated information.
However, I really don't really blame you for any of this, Diane: your only mistake was one of gullibility. You LEAPED BEFORE YOU LOOKED in listening and believing the "dirt" (without confirmation) from a total IDIOT who should have known better, but inherently did not (Who trains these people anyway?). And then, my dear, you compounded the fracture by confronting the DOCTOR with this stuff, which was probably the cruelest, coldest and heartless thing anyone could have done. What did you expect him to say? How did you expect him to answer other than the way he did?
But I want you both to know something: I am NOT in any way defending the actions, or behavior of the DOCTOR of whatever he did (if he did anything at all), but I do know that nobody, even professionals, should shackled to a dead, rotting albatross for the rest of their life (or career) based on the ramblings of a small-minded twerp who has no idea of what the word "sensitivity" means. I thought this sort of thing happened only in gossipy, New England towns. Apparently I'm wrong.
Good luck, Diane J.
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