tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128825766062874728.post2664755877184973421..comments2023-06-20T02:33:54.930-07:00Comments on Following Lasagna: On surgeons and being niceRicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08669064320435636029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128825766062874728.post-13478172541697914332011-01-05T20:23:26.114-08:002011-01-05T20:23:26.114-08:00Ha- you're right, there is something romantic ...Ha- you're right, there is something romantic about the "don't worry, I'll fix you [*and whoosh, I'm gone*]" sort of patient interaction.<br /><br />It's totally baffled me that some people seem to love it when doctors are brusque with them, but, well, the customer is always right.<br /><br />Let's see how I do with a full 8 weeks of surgery! That post was written after 2 weeks of sub-specialty. Aaaand, go. Hope you're well!Ricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669064320435636029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128825766062874728.post-19204237002164033472010-12-29T20:59:21.951-08:002010-12-29T20:59:21.951-08:00i love this reflection, and something on my mind a...i love this reflection, and something on my mind a lot during training. I don't have an answer, but i have gotten to maybe some similar conclusion (1) it is really important to do the right thing (clinically, ethically, and as a human being who connects to other human beings) (2) some people can do this while being nice, and others by being cantankerous fart faces (3) but point 1 and point 2 appear to operate independently of each other. Some patients even really like cantankerous fart faces! Admirable master clinicians seem to come in lots of flavors. None of them are totally abusive, but its ok to be nice and its also ok to not* be charming. Being authentically dopey smiled/fart faced while working so hard on point 1 is really challenging. the dream is they some day reconcile to be you, future awesome doctor. (for some reason i looooved the surgical culture. although abrupt there is something very romantic in that warrior no-nonsense approach to things. it felt oddly comfortable, maybe bc it was so clear to read everybody)D Moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238422479725172282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128825766062874728.post-60525730621520655892010-07-09T15:16:41.997-07:002010-07-09T15:16:41.997-07:00That's awesome... good to keep in mind that th...That's awesome... good to keep in mind that that's possible. Maybe "nice AND competent" should be my new mantra, to be repeated a few times before walking into the patient's room.Ricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669064320435636029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128825766062874728.post-43228116247962451692010-07-08T06:46:06.607-07:002010-07-08T06:46:06.607-07:00I wish that the surgeon who I used last winter wou...I wish that the surgeon who I used last winter would be a preceptor - he was SO GREAT at being nice AND competent. He was sort-of abrupt, but not rude. I mean, he certainly didn't have the time to sit and chat like my doctor at the headache clinic does (ha ha... 'cause sitting and chatting is TOTALLY gathering clinical information when you're a neurologist, but not when your a urogyn surgeon!), but he explained the procedure thoroughly, and he calls patients at home after surgery to see how they are, and make sure pain control is good, and all that. He wasn't that old, maybe early 40s, so, you know, it's not like it takes a lifetime to find the balance :PChehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842973139733434862noreply@blogger.com