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he have more time to spend with me to thoroughly answer my questions.
When he's rushed I feel pressured and afraid to ask questions
or I forget. -Name withheld
For him
to listen to me, not just hear me. I've recently had to be
hospitalized, because he wasn't listening to what I was telling
him. I guess he thought I was just an old man with chronic
aches and pains, but I nearly died. -Na'Ho'Ka, NM
I would
send him back to medical school to learn more about chronic
pain and how to treat it. There are a lot of doctors out there
that are not getting adequate training in pain-management.
-Marsha, WA
For her
to desire to learn about what I have and treat it as a whole,
not individual symptoms.
-Leonie, Australia
That he
would understand that for me, doing procedures just to be
doing something, is not management of pain. -Name withheld
I feel
like one of a herd and he is just trying to get us all through
the line. He overbooks and is too busy to spend time explaining
what is causing my chronic back pain. -Shirley, AK
That they
believe chemical sensitivities exist, and that's it not all
in my head. I have a somewhat unique perspective as I am in
med school myself to become a doctor.
-Maxine, WA
For him
to write down things as I say them. Some times he doesn't
write anything down and it's frustrating. -Joni, CA
Her accessibility.
First I have to talk to a receptionist who decides if I can
talk to a nurse; then the nurse asks various questions to
decide if the doctor should be notified. She promises to "leave
the doctor a note and ask for answers." Nine times out
ten I do not actually hear from the doctor. -Christal, MI
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His work
schedule. He works too hard and long and then when he takes
a vacation it is not long enough for him to revive himself.
-Bonnie
For him
to be more willing to try treatments that I want to try rather
than just what is tried and true.
-Debra, PA
The amount
of time he has with patients. Many doctors schedule patients
every fifteen minutes and that is rarely enough time, especially
for those with chronic illnesses. -Nici, TX
I would change him into a man who listens most willingly with
his ears, his mind, his heart, his understanding. Most importantly,
he would listen to the Creator of us all who has all the answers.
-Judith Rose
For him
to trade places with me for one week. Then I believe I would
see a difference in his compassion and understanding of someone
who lives with constant pain. The off-handed remarks about
"now, now, it can't be all that bad" or "there
are others worse off than you" may just have a second
thought. His compassion may be more sincere and his willingness
to try another approach may be more open. -Karen, Ontario,
Canada
That she
would see her patients on time and not make them wait anywhere
from two to four hours.-Sheila, AR
His extremely
rude, non-empathetic staff. He's been my surgeon for seven
years and I have heard all the other "horror" stories
from patients sitting in the waiting room too. -Patty,
That he
understand I am losing weight as quickly as I can. After losing
100 pounds he is still at me to lose more. -Joann, MA
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