4 years ago
Two stars because it's on Metro Rail.
Two stars because it's on Metro Rail.
Doctors here are strangely always dismissive of patient concerns. "It can't be that because X" or "I don't think so because Y."
When a simple test can provide the gold standard and remove any bias in treatment, it is not done possibly due to the arrogance of the doctor.
On the other end of the spectrum, doctors here rerun the same exact tests another doctor does.
Example?
I went to the ENT over 2 years ago and was told that I needed tubes in my ear. Every time it rains, my ears clog, swell up, get infected, and can't drain.
Now, I had just been through a course of 3 broad spectrum antibiotics to eliminate a bad ear and sinus infection. So when the provider looked, there was a "clean ear" and they said that I didn't need ear tubes!
That's right, because at the time the condition was stable the provider made an assumption that I would not need any ear tubes because the ears looked clean at the time. You can guess now that it's rainy, exactly how those ears are feeling and whether or not they are infected again...! But if I want to see the provider, it will take a week to a month, and at that point the ears will be all clear again. Rinse, repeat. With a sprinkle of "has anyone ever told you that you might have anxiety?"
Frequently, the doctors here have made assumptions only to be proven wrong in the end.
UT Physicians needs to address the issue that patients cannot see specialists in a timely manner because it results in a waste of time and money for patients when conditions clear up and become undetectable.
You cannot wait until the damage is done and then go "oh there was a problem after all" because if you do so, then what exactly is the point of medical intervention?