New Here, need some answers guys

[Justin]

Sandy,

Sorry for your appointment--too bad you can't ask for a refund. Someone have an ego??? Stories like this (sorry it happened to you) motivate me more to be everything opposite of this doc.

I agree with Terry: find a compassionate physician. Make sure you mention how awful your experience was with the old physician and the reason for seeing the new physician--it will be dictated in your new letter. The old physician should receive a copy of it.

[ImpOssibleOne]

Though it may not suit our needs as ADR seekers/patients, there's nothing inheritently wrong with practicing medicine conservatively. But this guy sounds like he could use a bedside manner refresher. After you get your new Doc, write to the A-hole's office stating why you left. It'll likely go unheeded by Dr. God but his office staff will probably get a kick out of it. I'm sure he treats them likewise.

I was a medical social worker, worked many years in a hospital. If you want a take on a persepctive doc, call the nurses station on the floor where his post op patients are admitted, probably Ortho or Neuro. They'll likely be glad to dish and are the best reference. For the most part, they've no agenda and they see him, his patients, their outcomes, etc. on a consistant basis.
Try to call at a downtime, maybe late evening on a weekend.

I always used to wonder why people didn't do this. Oh, did we have stories to tell!