Comments on: The Doctor Will See You Now

By: k

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:58:04 +0000

I think that they should respect that she is a child who needs her privacy and rest

By: Erna

Erna — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:09:21 +0000

Ah yes, a difficult thing to navigate. My daughter has Marfan Syndrome and is always subject to such “teachable moments” when an intern happens to be in. Right now it doesn’t bother her to have these doctors check her out (she’s 5) but in the future it may. We’ll play it by ear as we go along. I’m glad you were able to stand up for Ashley and her need to rest and recuperate.

By: Checking In With The Sisters

Checking In With The Sisters — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:34:55 +0000

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By: TiffandIvy

TiffandIvy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:04:38 +0000

We get this all the time with Ivy, especially last year when she had methaemoglobinemia. Every man and his dog came to see her and tell us how rare Ivy was. They even focused an exam around her! They talked over her about slight dysmorphic features. That was the end for me.

It gets exhausting and I get the feeling that you had when Ashley’s care was compromised when you stuck up for her privacy. It’s hard to balance all of that out. Hugs xx

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:37:16 +0000

I vote for protecting your child as you did, Deborah.

The ‘teaching hospital’ is another systemic feature that is not easily resolved. Most medical schools do include ‘bedside manner’ courses. Alas, education does not cure this system illness.

By: Kristen@nosmallthing

Kristen@nosmallthing — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:43:23 +0000

Sometimes they must forget that while your daughter is someone they can learn from, she is a person. She is not just science. She is a human being. I think some doctors have a great bedside manner, and they get the whole human being concept. Some doctors don’t, and I think those are the doctors that tend to look at their patients as case numbers, and not as people that need their care.

They oughta teach a class about THAT at the university.

By: Maddy

Maddy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:44:33 +0000

Good grief! A little sensitivity training should be mandatory! She’s not a specimen in a jar for goodness sakes.