Re: What an ordeal!!!!!!!!!!

August 28, 2003

Well, I am glad you don't have to take orders from her and GOOD FOR YOU for

standing up for what you know is right. Until these doctors have a thyroid

disorder of their own, I don't think most of them will ever understand that the

TSH is pretty much useless!! Good luck tomorrow!!

Angie

What an ordeal!!!!!!!!!!

Dick's kidney is not working yet (but it will!!!)....but, we had to go down

again yesterday for tests and stuff and his new nephrologist (and we sure hope

we do not have to deal this woman forever now!!!) came storming in the room with

her arrogant, flamboyant, intimidating way---shouting that he can not take so

much Armour (he takes 1.5 grains twice daily) as his TSH is suppressed and she

shoved that number in my face---I have no idea where she got it from as we have

gotten his labs everyday and did not see where they ever did any thyroid

testing---anyhow,....I calmly told her we did not care what his TSH is...it is

all about where his free 3 is......and she yelled she was the doctor!!!....and

sent her lacky out to get his free 3 numbers....and he comes back with the T3

uptake and she literally shoved it in my face and said " this is

normal " ---actually, looked above normal......I again, calmly said that is NOT

the free 3 and she backed off and said " do what you want, it is not

important!! " ....she then proceeded to carry on about all the supplements he

was taking and I told her we had all of them approved by the surgeons and the

pharmacists and she crossed off most of them and yelled.....Noooooo this, not

this, noooo this " in her strong Italian accent.....as she slashed them all off

of the

list....what a bitch from hell!!!!!!!.......she was the only doctor that we

had seen thru this whole experience that never introduced herself and she

dresses like a " star " and prances in with her " students " behind her and barks

this and that, then leaves with the same flare.....when she left the only other

time we saw her last week---we looked at each other and said " what the hell was

that???!!! " .......tomorrow he has to go back for a biopsy of the kidney --we

have no idea why, as she does not explain a damn thing....Dick did not even hear

her say that and did not know it until we were leaving and they were giving him

instructions.....I am NOT looking forward to seeing her again.........sue in TN

August 28, 2003

>his new nephrologist (and we sure hope we do not have to deal this

>woman forever now!!!) came storming in the room with her arrogant,

>flamboyant, intimidating way---shouting.........

Oh my gosh. The doctor from HELL! Sure seems like medical school

needs to teach Social Skills 101, Listening To Your Patient 101, How

to Speak Kindly and Softly 101, Explaining Information to Your

Patients 101, and You Are No Better Than Anyone Else 101!!!!!!

Janie

August 28, 2003

I say next time she comes in you look around behind her and address her

students. Let them know that it is not required to be a bitch to succeed in

this profession, in fact you would quite prefer it if she lost her attitude.

Or something similar, I think I would have stronger words. Then look back

at her and say " Yes, continue. "

I'm sorry but if you are rude to me you better hope there is not an audience

or you will get a firm dressing down.

in AZ......feeling fiesty today, perhaps I should make a doctors appt

and take out this frustration on her! LOL

> And Remember, the Patient Pays YOU, bitch!!! 101.....hahahaha....too

> bad she is their " teacher " ......sue

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> > >his new nephrologist (and we sure hope we do not have to deal this

> > >woman forever now!!!) came storming in the room with her arrogant,

> > >flamboyant, intimidating way---shouting.........

> >

> > Oh my gosh. The doctor from HELL! Sure seems like medical school

> > needs to teach Social Skills 101, Listening To Your Patient 101,

> How

> > to Speak Kindly and Softly 101, Explaining Information to Your

> > Patients 101, and You Are No Better Than Anyone Else 101!!!!!!

> >

> > Janie

>

August 28, 2003

And Remember, the Patient Pays YOU, bitch!!! 101.....hahahaha....too

bad she is their " teacher " ......sue

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >his new nephrologist (and we sure hope we do not have to deal this

> >woman forever now!!!) came storming in the room with her arrogant,

> >flamboyant, intimidating way---shouting.........

>

> Oh my gosh. The doctor from HELL! Sure seems like medical school

> needs to teach Social Skills 101, Listening To Your Patient 101,

How

> to Speak Kindly and Softly 101, Explaining Information to Your

> Patients 101, and You Are No Better Than Anyone Else 101!!!!!!

>

> Janie

August 28, 2003

> I say next time she comes in you look around behind her and

>address her students. Let them know that it is not required to be

>a bitch to succeed in this profession, in fact you would quite

>prefer it if she lost her attitude.

Hilarious!! I love it.

Janie

August 29, 2003

What a wacko. Way to handle her, though. Good job! She obviously

isn't in medicine to help people. She just wants to make money so

she can support her " star " look. I'm still prayin' for the kidney to

start working.

I had some bad news yesterday. My dad (one year ago) had stomach

cancer and they took out 3/4 of his stomach. He recovered

beautifully and has been doing really good over the past year. Well,

the cancer is back. The good news is that it is not malignant. He

meets with a surgeon next Tuesday. The only option is to take the

remainder of his stomach out. How terrible. Its such a let down

because he was doing to wondefully.

Anyway, keep us posted on Dick's progress!

Hugs,

Zina

> Dick's kidney is not working yet (but it will!!!)....but, we had to

go down again yesterday for tests and stuff and his new nephrologist

(and we sure hope we do not have to deal this woman forever now!!!)

came storming in the room with her arrogant, flamboyant, intimidating

way---shouting that he can not take so much Armour (he takes 1.5

grains twice daily) as his TSH is suppressed and she shoved that

number in my face---I have no idea where she got it from as we have

gotten his labs everyday and did not see where they ever did any

thyroid testing---anyhow,....I calmly told her we did not care what

his TSH is...it is all about where his free 3 is......and she yelled

she was the doctor!!!....and sent her lacky out to get his free 3

numbers....and he comes back with the T3 uptake and she literally

shoved it in my face and said " this is normal " ---actually, looked

above normal......I again, calmly said that is NOT the free 3 and she

backed off and said " do what you want, it is not

> important!! " ....she then proceeded to carry on about all the

supplements he was taking and I told her we had all of them approved

by the surgeons and the pharmacists and she crossed off most of them

and yelled.....Noooooo this, not this, noooo this " in her strong

Italian accent.....as she slashed them all off of the

> list....what a bitch from hell!!!!!!!.......she was the only doctor

that we had seen thru this whole experience that never introduced

herself and she dresses like a " star " and prances in with

her " students " behind her and barks this and that, then leaves with

the same flare.....when she left the only other time we saw her last

week---we looked at each other and said " what the hell was

that???!!! " .......tomorrow he has to go back for a biopsy of the

kidney --we have no idea why, as she does not explain a damn

thing....Dick did not even hear her say that and did not know it

until we were leaving and they were giving him instructions.....I am

NOT looking forward to seeing her again.........sue in TN

>

August 29, 2003

Yah, isn't she good?!!

Zina

> > I say next time she comes in you look around behind her and

> >address her students. Let them know that it is not required to be

> >a bitch to succeed in this profession, in fact you would quite

> >prefer it if she lost her attitude.

>

> Hilarious!! I love it.

>

> Janie

August 29, 2003

Or you can say something like - I thought they had a new emphasis on

beside manners and how to treat patients with respect. Wait a second -

isn't there a patients bill of rights and isn't one of the items

being treated with respect.

Or you can complain to her boss. Being in a hospital is stressful

enough without having to put up with that.

Louise

August 30, 2003

Good luck on the biopsy. As far as the attitude of the " grand Witch " hopefully

this will be the last you see of her!