Re: My Cat-Doc Fired Me

On May 15, 9:21 pm, Don W <dwil...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In 2007 few people perceive their doctor as an "all-

knowing" figure whom they blindly trust.

Could we skip the "blindly trust" in the last sentence.

Don W.

It's a new age, Don -- the age of the Internet. More and nore people
research their issues, seek and find information, and are no longer
puppets in the hands of the know-all doctor. Not all doctors like
it. For one, it's an obstacle in their pursuit for profit. I receive
in my Inbox newletters for eye doctors on a regular basis and I read
the advice they share with each other on how to make more money.

Often we are offered procedures that are designed to increase their
income, and we should not trust them blindly.

I can assure you that I did not misbehave with my cat-doc. He
rejected me only because I wanted to ask questions, which his consent
form expressly state that I have a right to, and apparently because I
refused the money-making Crystalens implants -- a reason that he did
not state, but is not hard to figure out. I am a patient with a need
of treatment (the cataract is getting worse and my vision in the
affected eye is very poor), and IMO his action is unethical.

Unfortunately I don't know if all of them are not this way. I "fired"
the first cat-doc who did not want to hear any of my concerns or
answer any of my questions. Even if I was a horrible person (which I
am not), it's not a reason to deny me needed medical treatment. I am
now in search for the next cataract surgeon. I have now less
questions (thanks to the kind help I got from this group and other
information that I gathered on the internet), but I am not sure that
my next find will be any better.

.

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