Semi-Charmed Life

Bad Doctors

In this day and age, it surprises me that customer service is not what every professional lives and dies by. Some people can get away with sub-par customer. I've been to plenty of rude mechanics before, but as long as they fixed whatever was wrong with my car for a reasonable price, I was happy. Doctors should be above that.

I was extremely upset in how I was handled by a doctor I went to this past weekend. When the doctor came into the examination room, he asked me what my problem was. I told him and also told him how the previous doctor treated it, which I wanted to do. He ignored me, so I repeated myself, at which point he told me how he has had several publications and has done extensive work at Mt. Sinai. He told me that if I come to him, I do things his way.

I would have been much more open if he had simply explained what he was doing. The doctor took zero time in explaining to me my condition, as well as what medication he was putting me on. He also performed a PAINFUL procedure on me which took me by surprise because he did not tell me what he was doing. He had his assistant take out a tool which was shaped like a screwdriver that and proceeded to zap the shit out of me. I had to google what the medication he prescribed for me does (imiquimod) as well as the procedure he performed on me in the office (electrocautery) because he left me in the dark about both. It was just a "trust me and let me do my thing" kind of thing. Looked like he was in a rush to leave or something.

Now don't get me wrong. He might be a really good doctor, but this is not how you treat patients. Patients are not cars to be worked on. A good doctor takes the time to inform their patients about their condition and what their options are.

It seems like this is always the case with Chinese doctors. Chinese doctors are THE WORST. I have so much more to write but I can't think straight right now. Sigh. Mondays. =/