Re: Real vs.non-productive discussion and ridicule

Dan Abel wrote:

In article <1144956798.205376.75860@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Neil Brooks" <neil0502@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Quick wrote:

> I'm on the downhill side of old. When it comes to
> medical matters I'm of the opinion that bedside
> manners are highly overated.

And Bev replied:

> I'm not sure which side of the hill I'm on, but I'd be much happier to
> find snarling competent docs who could actually fix me. I have family
> and friends to hold my hand.

I feel comfortable that she can speak for herself.

To chime in: I quite agree: I'd rather deal with a churlish Dr. Grant
than an affable but insane Otis Brown any day of the week and twice on
Sunday.

I'm going to throw in my disagreement here. Certainly competence is important, but if you don't trust your doctor, you aren't as likely to follow their advice.

Absolutely, but "nice" doesn't necessarily equal "competent". The jerk I blame for not catching my mom's retinal problems in time to repair them in spite of quarterly visits was a really nice little old man, but he should rot in hell.

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Cheers,
Bev
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While you can't fool all the people all the time, you can fool
enough of them most of the time to make the rest impotent.
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