Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed a Doctor? How was it? Did you think your doctor was a son of a bitch who just cared about money?
Do you happen to have any family members or friends that are Doctors?
You could say this is more of a Doctor-Thread, but still, I always wondered what kind of experiences people had with Doctors.
What a funny idea.
HOW CLEVR
I think this has happened before..
So if you mirror Mexico you get Canada?
What the…? Holy smurf am I slow! Until this statement of yours I never even realized that an octopus is actually serving octopusballs. Talk about not seeing the forest because of too many trees. facepalm
Doctors are pretty shitty. Normally corrupt money-grubbers who save the lives of blatant criminals. If only doctors were like they were in Trauma Center. If you've ever been to an emergency room, it's just a bunch of uptight guys throwing around tools for money. It's bitch-work, but damn is the pay good.
From what I've seen on Scrubs they're pretty funny.
And television is always 100% accurate.
I have never had trouble with doctors, but then again, the only reason I saw one was for the daily check-ups. The doctor had more trouble with me due to my distaste for needles.
Doctors?
I'm having flashbacks from Hare+Guu… Best doctor ever. (Dr. Clive)
Doctors and hospitals are crooked criminals that engage in activities that will only pad their wallets.
Dr. Clive and Chopper are pretty awesome. Wish real life doctors were more like them. Womanizing white/black haired or little furry doctors would be cool =/
I hate doctors I wouldn't let one check me if my life depended on it, one killed my uncle, it wouldn't have been so bad but he completely dismembered him and we couldn't have an open casket funeral, so even thinking about doctors brings up bad feelings.
Dr. Clive and Chopper are pretty awesome. Wish real life doctors were more like them. Womanizing white/black haired or little furry doctors would be cool =/
Guaranteed way to keep any woman permantly from going to the doctor's office.
Guaranteed way to keep any woman permantly from going to the doctor's office.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr.T%26_the_Women
giggle
Now I'll have to rent that movie.
Be warned: the title is misleading. B A Baracus is not in this movie. =P
(atleast I think he isn't.)
So if you mirror Mexico you get Canada?
No, you get finland, duh.
And I think some doctors need to return to kindergarden to learn to write properly. Seriously, how the hell can you understand their stupid letters.
Anyways, my crappy thread originated from my hopes of Greg answering my question of "How are doctors in japan?".
PS: Just a reverse avatar? You should have tried Barney, the anti-thesis of godzilla.
Be warned: the title is misleading. B A Baracus is not in this movie. =P
(atleast I think he isn't.)
But seeing your post with the giggle, makes me want to watch it.
! I am probably committing a sin in your eyes, but I have not heard of B.A. Baracus anyway.
The only doctors I have ever had issues with were the so called 'specialists' that bumbled over what was making me sick for six damn months before finally a frickin' Girl Scout Troup that one of my sister's friends was in ended up providing the correct diagnoses, Lyme Disease, and introduced me to a neighbor that was also dealing with the same thing. Only by that time the disease had already been allowed to incubate into a full blown chronic condition that I'm still dealing with five years later. You know something is wrong when the doctors aren't the ones to provide you with the correct diagnoses… Had those doctors not been so misinformed about the disease and how to spot it I might actually have been able to get on the necessary meds in time and would have probably been fine after three months. Now I honestly look back and laugh at how they handled things.. It's amusing how they can jump from diagnosing someone with MS, to pseudotumor cerebri (getting a spinal tap for this one was NOT fun), to a whole range of other things yet not even think about the one disease that is actually fairly common in my area (six people within two blocks of my house have Lyme as well) and also fairly common in the state of California itself. (I'm not mad at them so much as I'm mad at their ignorance in the matter.)
However my bad experiences with doctors pretty much ended after that and now I'm currently under the care of several doctors have nothing but my utmost respect. Which is good because I would have frankly throttled someone if I encountered anymore doctors that were so misinformed.
THE Doctor? He's my hero sparkly eyes the things he can do with his Sonic Screwdriver, AND he can travel through time and space and regenerate his body….
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This is a different Doctor topic.....isn't it?
But seeing your post with the giggle, makes me want to watch it.
I haven't really seen Doctor T. It was just so fitting with your comment about womanizing doctors that I had to giggle. 
! I am probably committing a sin in your eyes, but I have not heard of B.A. Baracus anyway.
B.A. Baracus aka "Mr. T." from the A-Team. (you know the one that says all the "I pitty the fool…" comments)
Sadly Gorlom, I must admit ignorance and defeat for I had to look him up in order to remember (mainly from seeing him in commercials).
I must be lucky, because I think the one disease that could have given me trouble was dyshidrosis (basically a skin condition were one develops fluid-filled blisters either on the hands or the feet), but the doctor I saw (if I remember right) had the same condition or knew a family member with it. Thus prompt diagnosis and treatment.
I've had no real problems with Doctors. Pharmacists are another story…
Do you guys live in Africa or something.
What do you mean Shigan?
white coats. big smiles. all friendly and warm. but…
the doctors can't mend the broken hearts...
@laila~:
white coats. big smiles. all friendly and warm. but…
the doctors can't mend the broken hearts...
and write properly…..
Anyways, I think the only person who could truly despise doctors in this forum may be Greg, or has anyone else here got nose-raped by one of them?....
Dunno about his experience with Japanese lawyers, tough...
Well as of late, kinda… When I lost my testicle the first two doctors I went to see didn't notice it was a torsion. HELLO, THAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ASSUME IN A CASE LIKE THIS, YOU FUCKING MORON. And then my surgeon, ugh, fucking snotty-ass bastard with a scottish accent and a "yeah, yeah, yeah, NEXT" tone of voice.
My family doctor is awesome though.
You guys keep linking Doctors with money and prestige, which is understandable but a wrong accusation. The grueling years you spend as an undergrad, med student, and earning your residency is by no way the best way to get rich. Even so, not all doctors make a lot of money, especially for how much work they do.
I am considering medical school and from what I have heard from doctors, they receive a lot different reactions. Some are thankful, some hate you, either way it dosent matter because your not being a doctor for praises. They warned us, if your doing for the money and prestige dont even bother because if you dont want to genuinely help people, your just going to overwork yourself and get sick of the profession. Its not easy being a doctor, especially when you have to work 20+ hours in the ER, and constantly being beeped by your pager. Also if your screw up on paperwork and so, your going to get hounded by your superiors. In addition there just isnt enough doctors at the moment.
I can understand why some of you despise doctors, Im not here to dissuade that. Im just trying to give light on their perspective.
In fact, there are plenty of doctors who just shouldnt be doctors, despite how smart they are.
Also the way a region regulates who gets into med school is different. For instance in Taiwan, its based soley on marks, which can create problems. In Canada, where I live, you are ranked equally on Academic qualities, and Non academic qualities. You have to go to several interviews, and they want to see if you are fit to be a doctor. Obviously there will be flaws but I think its much better regulated this way, (much harder for me though…)
Also as a side note, I dont know what the medical services are like in the States. I dont want to pass off bad judgment, but I've heard some horror stories. I saw the movie Sicko, and even though its biased, I would be lying if I said it didnt make me look down on the US medical services.
All I know about medical school in the U.S. is that if you want to be a doctor, plan on being in college for 8+ years.
As for horror stories, I am not surprised. There are so many diseases out there with very similar symptoms that it's no wonder doctor's have difficulty diagnosing the problem. Then they sometimes have to deal with cases that have no clear cause and requires an approach that is outside of the box. Plus doctors have to deal with the people who are hypochondriacs which must make it harder for them to differentiate when a patient is being genuine or overreacting to a trivial matter.
Although, I must admit, I have wondered whether some doctors who are "specialists" are too narrow-minded in their field to consider other options which would get the patient a faster and correct diagnosis.
Both my parents are doctors, my mom is an anesthesiologist and my father is a cardiovascular surgeon. the idea that some people have about doctors only caring about money makes me furious, because there is no way my dad works that hard and saves the number of people he does just for money. He wanted to be a doctor since he was twelve, and he is very good at what he does. I can't describe how proud I am to have him as my dad, not to mention the pride felt when a friend will send us a copy of a local medical journal with him on the cover for his work using off-pump bypass surgery. in houston texas, that's saying something. My mom retired when she had my youngest sister (who is now 11), but returned to work 2 and a half years ago. her medical license had expired, so she basically had to get recertified, work grueling hours for free for a year as a 'mini-residency' of sorts, and now she gives lectures in addition to working in the houston medical center as a cardiovascular anesthesiologist (no, my parents do not work together, my dad works at a different hospital). one of the top surgeons at Methodist who is extremely demanding of everyone in the OR with him prefers to have her as the anesthesiologist working on his cases because she is so good at what she does. She doesn't do it for the money or the prestige, she is the type of person that loves an intellectual challenge and loves to help others.
/end brag about parents
Now, that's not to say there aren't incompetent/evil/generally bad doctors in existence. I get to listen to my parents rant about them every other week. but saying that all doctors are money grubbing slimeballs is going too far.
/end rant
<3 hoffy for the sig
"You hold your future in your own hands. Never waver in this belief." -Sir Frederick Treves
there is no way my dad works that hard and saves the number of people he does just for money.
/end rant
But my father does. Are you saying my dad is a bad person? :sad:
Yes Kaimei, we are… =P
Most of mine have been pretty awesome.
A lot of them seem to be extortionist douche bags though apparently.
Why the hell is this thread still active?
because people didnt spot the irony. you were too subtle tony-kun.
Well, thanks to this thread, I found out how much people truly hate lawyers.
It wasn't that pointless after all.
