Comments on: To Medical Professionals Lest You Forget

By: Paula J

Paula J — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:32:06 +0000

Hi Austin,
I am so sorry that you were not listened to by medical professionals. It is so frustrating to hear that those types of behaviors continue even with so much education and information available to medical professionals. There is a website that you may find helpful, it is Women Survivors and the Health Care System. It has some really good tips on what you the consumer can do. An example is that you are entitled to have an advocate accompany you to medical appointments. Your local rape crisis center or women’s shelter can provide this for you. Our agency provides training for the new interns and residents at our local family practice. I wish that we could train some of our er docs as well. Even with an advocate they sometimes do not listen. Anyway, sorry to ramble and hope this helps some.
Paula

By: Enola

Enola — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:45:12 +0000

Oh shudder. That sent a wave of panic over me just reading it. I’d have kicked her.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:53:10 +0000

Great points here. The medical professiona does not teach much about human kindness!

By: beauty

beauty — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:33:34 +0000

This was very painful to read. I could feel this with you, so well did you express this painful experience. I don’t know what else to say!

By: KatM

KatM — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:12:09 +0000

Well said. I flipped out once in the ER and the doctor yelled at me to calm down. He’s lucky he didn’t get decked.