Thanks to all who read my other er thread re: strep throat. I was wondering about something that happened while I was at said ER for the allergic rxn to the abx I was given. So the doc who came in to see me was a little odd, slightly twitchy, and I thought maybe he was at the end of a really long shift or maybe an odd duck in general. At one point we were discussing the original throat infection, and okay, I was being a little whiny about how much it hurt. I told him that Tylenol, ibuprofen, and Vicodin had had little effect. Okay, fine, maybe he thinks I'm drug-seeking, even thought I never asked for any pain meds, he asked if anything worked, and I honestly said no. Then he says "Well, have you done anything bad you think you're being punished for?" WHAT? I asked him if he meant he thought I was on drugs/drug seeking, and he said no, he just wondered if I thought I was being punished with this awful pain. I'm thinking about mentioning this in the pt survey the hosp sent me afterwards. It made me really uncomfortable. Was this as inappropriate as it seemed???
Thanks to all who read my other er thread re: strep throat. I was wondering about something that happened while I was at said ER for the allergic rxn to the abx I was given. So the doc who came in to see me was a little odd, slightly twitchy, and I thought maybe he was at the end of a really long shift or maybe an odd duck in general. At one point we were discussing the original throat infection, and okay, I was being a little whiny about how much it hurt. I told him that Tylenol, ibuprofen, and Vicodin had had little effect. Okay, fine, maybe he thinks I'm drug-seeking, even thought I never asked for any pain meds, he asked if anything worked, and I honestly said no. Then he says "Well, have you done anything bad you think you're being punished for?" WHAT? I asked him if he meant he thought I was on drugs/drug seeking, and he said no, he just wondered if I thought I was being punished with this awful pain. I'm thinking about mentioning this in the pt survey the hosp sent me afterwards. It made me really uncomfortable. Was this as inappropriate as it seemed???
There was an interventional radiologist who once cared for my family member. The FM had a problem while in the OR, as related to me by the anesthetist - it really freaked her out. I was praying while he was in there and he is just fine. But I kick myself because I had a bad feeling about this "doctor" from the start and wish I'd never let him near my FM.
We need to trust our instincts.
Do report it. And not just in a survey. Call up the hospital administrator directly. It is serious. Was he asking about oral sex? Or thinking STD? Or ??? Weird. Tell the brass.
I have a weird sense of humour myself, so I probably would have laughed and told him "But I thought sacrificial goats were supposed to me get better, not make me worse!"
"Well, have you done anything bad you think you're being punished for?"
If the doctor had said that to me I probably would have said "I killed a smart *** doctor earlier today becaue he asked me the same stupid question." He sounds like a HUGE weirdo. I would call the administration office and tell them that you didn't like the tone he took with you and you were offended. I don't think they will fire him over it, but hopefully he will learn not to make dumb comments like that to someone he doesn't know well.
I have a weird sense of humour myself, so I probably would have laughed and told him "But I thought sacrificial goats were supposed to me get better, not make me worse!"
Thanks to all who read my other er thread re: strep throat. I was wondering about something that happened while I was at said ER for the allergic rxn to the abx I was given. So the doc who came in to see me was a little odd, slightly twitchy, and I thought maybe he was at the end of a really long shift or maybe an odd duck in general. At one point we were discussing the original throat infection, and okay, I was being a little whiny about how much it hurt. I told him that Tylenol, ibuprofen, and Vicodin had had little effect. Okay, fine, maybe he thinks I'm drug-seeking, even thought I never asked for any pain meds, he asked if anything worked, and I honestly said no. Then he says "Well, have you done anything bad you think you're being punished for?" WHAT? I asked him if he meant he thought I was on drugs/drug seeking, and he said no, he just wondered if I thought I was being punished with this awful pain. I'm thinking about mentioning this in the pt survey the hosp sent me afterwards. It made me really uncomfortable. Was this as inappropriate as it seemed???
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