tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post116244653935656333..comments2024-03-01T04:58:03.785-05:00Comments on Doctor Anonymous: Quid pro quoDr. Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05207266669522973903noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162707137667827332006-11-05T01:12:00.000-05:002006-11-05T01:12:00.000-05:00It isn't just antibiotics. Most people feel cheate...It isn't just antibiotics. Most people feel cheated if they leave the doc's office without a prescription. And doctors seem to have fallen right in line to oblige. The truth is, if a patient does NOT get a prescription, he'll probably find a different doc for himself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162516124690333162006-11-02T20:08:00.000-05:002006-11-02T20:08:00.000-05:00My children have this nasty habit of getting strep...My children have this nasty habit of getting strep. <BR/><BR/>I'm on immunosuppresion therapy. <BR/><BR/>Doctor's are unavoidable. <BR/><BR/>I am EVER so grateful when a doctor tells us that it is NOT strep and therefore does not NEED antibiotics. <BR/><BR/>I go in praying that we are leaving empty handed. <BR/><BR/>But then, there were too many years where everytime we stepped foot in the doctor's door it was with positive strep test and antibiotics on the way out. It's such a relief to not get them. <BR/><BR/>I'm not usually as lucky as my kids.Dreaming againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717590226520457326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162514833424807962006-11-02T19:47:00.000-05:002006-11-02T19:47:00.000-05:00I just go to the doctor to get the free lollipop t...I just go to the doctor to get the free lollipop they give away at the front desk. Who knew I could get antibiotics too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162509314226329922006-11-02T18:15:00.000-05:002006-11-02T18:15:00.000-05:00*whew*I'm really glad you understood what I was ta...*whew*<BR/><BR/>I'm really glad you understood what I was talking about, and that you also had the "big words" to put with it.<BR/><BR/>;+)<BR/><BR/>Client education is a very time consuming process. And as we all know, the client doesn't always remember everything they were told in the office visit anyway. Which leaves a lot of room for improvisation concerning what the doctor said during the visit.<BR/><BR/>I think printed handouts are very handy and informative. They also give the patient time to aborb the information. Mostly because they are able to read it over several times, or even share it with family members if necessary.<BR/><BR/>Nurses and other medical support staff can be leveraged as well for helping in these important matters, and can also free up the doctor's time so that he can see more patients. <BR/><BR/>I think that all doctors should have an office web page that has a basic Q & A page with things like:<BR/><BR/>*Sometimes your doctor will not give you a prescription for antibiotics. Why is that?<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>(This one is a pet peeve of mine.)<BR/><BR/>*Why should you take all of the antibiotics that your doctor has prescribed, even after you have started feeling better?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>BTW...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link Dr. A.<BR/><BR/>later...It's me, T.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17835558639653389651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162503050602171172006-11-02T16:30:00.000-05:002006-11-02T16:30:00.000-05:00Send them on their way with a few Vitamin C tablet...Send them on their way with a few Vitamin C tablets or a Flintstone's chewable. Whenever I go to the doc--er...health care provi--dammit, the DOCTOR, and he prescribes an antibiotic, I ask if it's really necessary or if it's just going to be the difference between feeling better in 3 days or 5 days. If it's really necessary, I'll take it. Otherwise, I decline. Why put shit in me if I don't have to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162498393670920952006-11-02T15:13:00.000-05:002006-11-02T15:13:00.000-05:00The problem goes back to the 1930s, when resistanc...The problem goes back to the 1930s, when resistance to sulfa drugs was noted as a growing problem within a few years of their discovery (before penicillin was widely available). If only people had paid attention then, we might have staved off MRSA and other resistant bacteria -- as it is, we're in big trouble. Tom Hager<BR/>www.thomashager.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162497163907782162006-11-02T14:52:00.000-05:002006-11-02T14:52:00.000-05:00Hmm, I'd like to see the actual study. I wouldn't...Hmm, I'd like to see the actual study. I wouldn't think that the average patient who went in with the idea of needing an antibiotic would be satisfied if s/he didn't walk out of the office with a script for something. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162484607908835782006-11-02T11:23:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:23:00.000-05:00My late mother didn't think you'd been to the doct...My late mother didn't think you'd been to the doctor unless you got a prescription. If her doctor didn't give her a prescription, the doctor's wife (who doubled as the receptionist and was a friend of my mother's) would give my mother a handful of samples of one sort or another.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I know it's not right -- but there's a lot of people out there who feel just like my mother....The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1162474955744079082006-11-02T08:42:00.000-05:002006-11-02T08:42:00.000-05:00Maybe there should be a placebo antibiotic.. ;) It...Maybe there should be a placebo antibiotic.. ;) It should be really cheap, so the patient can be happy that the doctor is not only giving them what they need but saving them money as well.. ;)<BR/><BR/>My doctor always takes the time to explain but really he doesn't have to talk for long - all he says is this is a viral infection and antibiotics won't do any good, but I can tell you you some other stuff to use treat the symptoms of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com