Doctors

Have you ever noticed that TV doctors are nothing like their real life equivalent. They are kind, empathic, caring and tend to go out of their way to help their patients even when it means breaking the rules.

This is not true of real life doctors. Real life doctors are often arrogant, ignorant, care very little and have hardly any time. Of course, there are the rare few who do care, but it has been my recent experience that doctors are useless and a waste of space, who think they know so much more than you because they have a few letters after their name.

Some doctors can't deal with mental health, but are good with the physical. Some aren't great with the physical, but excel in the field of mental health, some can do both, and recently, I had the displeasure of meeting one who could do neither.

My grandmother is very sick right now. She was ill on Monday, and so we called the doctor. He came out, told us at the very start of the consultation that he was late for lunch with the district nurses (well, I'm sorry that my sick Grandmother is interfering with your schedule oh great Doctor). He then looked at her feet, as she has gout, and said "oh yes, I see". Then he listened to her heart and said that it was a nice, steady rhythm. Then he said that he was going to do nothing. He said she was old and that her body was old and worn (no shit sherlock). He said that if he had his way, doctors would not prescribe any medication, people would live until 6o and then die of a heart attack, rather that dying a slow death due to the body failing. (How sick is that?) He said that she was old about twelve times. (Is it just me, or is this not only wrong, but very disrespectful). He wasn't interested in the fact that she hadn't been well for three days and that she hadn't passed water for over 12 hours. He didn't care that she was confused and not really with it. He put it down to old age. So, hold on, folks. If you're over 60, you don't pass water for days at a time, get confused all the time and aren't really worth bothering about. (Are you looking forward to it?) This doctor couldn't get out of the door fast enough. He left my grandmother feeling worse than before. She is now in hospital with a severe infection, which has caused complete delirium. (Malpractice? Methinks so.)

Why is it that doctors become doctors when they don't care about people's welfare and wellbeing? This doctor clearly doesn't take his hypocratic oath seriously, and is merely a hypocrite!

Come on people! If you're that disillusioned by your chosen career, then change it. If you're in the caring profession, then you need to CARE first and foremost, above everything else!