Comments on: Should you question your doctor? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/should-you-question-your-doctor.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robin http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/should-you-question-your-doctor.html/comment-page-1#comment-87944 Robin Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:45:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/should-you-question-your-doctor.html#comment-87944 I disagree with Matthew Mintz, for the most part. If I had followed his advice,I would be dead now. There are a lot of zebras out there that die because of this attitude, I believe. <a HREF="http://survivethejourney.blogspot.com/2008/10/marthas-story.html" REL="nofollow">Martha</a> comes to mind.<br/><br/>Dr. Mintz does say "the notion that your doctor has no clue...is an unwise suggestion". That is true sometimes. It is not true other times and even my PCP admitted that to me. Sometimes one's PCP does NOT have a clue. <br/><br/>And communication is often tough with a hurried doctor. How many times is the patient supposed to call the doctor to say "I'm not getting better"? <br/><br/>Dr. Mintz, I'm sure your advice is good for a lot of folks, but there are a lot of us out here who would not be here if we had followed it.<br/><br/>Regards... I disagree with Matthew Mintz, for the most part. If I had followed his advice,I would be dead now. There are a lot of zebras out there that die because of this attitude, I believe. Martha comes to mind.

Dr. Mintz does say “the notion that your doctor has no clue…is an unwise suggestion”. That is true sometimes. It is not true other times and even my PCP admitted that to me. Sometimes one’s PCP does NOT have a clue.

And communication is often tough with a hurried doctor. How many times is the patient supposed to call the doctor to say “I’m not getting better”?

Dr. Mintz, I’m sure your advice is good for a lot of folks, but there are a lot of us out here who would not be here if we had followed it.

Regards…

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