Firing a Dr
Well I didn't fire him but I have made the decision to drop Dr W from my health care team. Dr W recently opened an obesity clinic here in my home town. There is definitely a need for it and when my PCP referred me I had great hopes of working with a specialist who would be able to monitor and guide me as I move through this journey of mine.
What I got instead was a man who seems more intent on developing his business than in understanding my particular needs. I can honestly say that in the first three visits he has added no value to me. There are lots of little things that make me question
1. his nurse measured my height incorrectly. I mentioned it. She still entered the wrong height into the system.
2. he had no idea as to what we had discussed last time. He asked me.
3. he asked me to come back in a month. There is no reason other than he can send another charge through to OHIP
4. he has no concept of how to calculate calorie consumption in a post surgical patient. Calories are not all equal for the DS patient. We absorb so little fat that an adjustment needs to be made. I tried to explain this to him when he was going through his explanation of basal calorie consumption. He wouldn't listen. I mean what would I, lowly fat person, know?
5. it irks me that for those patients that go onto WLS they will all get the RNY spiel. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with the RNY, I think it's a valid option for some people, but I do have an issue with the fact that he is not presenting balanced information so people can make informed choices. The last time I was there, there were several people in the waiting room who were much bigger than I ever was. For these people the RNY is not the best option. For the super morbidly obese the best medical solution is the DS. This is not about surgery preferences it's about the tool that is most likely to help these people to succeed. It does not sit well with me that they will be sold an option that may not get them to where they want to be. Having been miserable for so long I feel for these folks.
Right from the very beginning the whole process didn't sit comfortably for me. So I have made the decision to cut him from the team. I do not want to be party to unnecessary billing to OHIP. I would prefer my taxes be used for legitimate need.
What I got instead was a man who seems more intent on developing his business than in understanding my particular needs. I can honestly say that in the first three visits he has added no value to me. There are lots of little things that make me question
1. his nurse measured my height incorrectly. I mentioned it. She still entered the wrong height into the system.
2. he had no idea as to what we had discussed last time. He asked me.
3. he asked me to come back in a month. There is no reason other than he can send another charge through to OHIP
4. he has no concept of how to calculate calorie consumption in a post surgical patient. Calories are not all equal for the DS patient. We absorb so little fat that an adjustment needs to be made. I tried to explain this to him when he was going through his explanation of basal calorie consumption. He wouldn't listen. I mean what would I, lowly fat person, know?
5. it irks me that for those patients that go onto WLS they will all get the RNY spiel. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with the RNY, I think it's a valid option for some people, but I do have an issue with the fact that he is not presenting balanced information so people can make informed choices. The last time I was there, there were several people in the waiting room who were much bigger than I ever was. For these people the RNY is not the best option. For the super morbidly obese the best medical solution is the DS. This is not about surgery preferences it's about the tool that is most likely to help these people to succeed. It does not sit well with me that they will be sold an option that may not get them to where they want to be. Having been miserable for so long I feel for these folks.
Right from the very beginning the whole process didn't sit comfortably for me. So I have made the decision to cut him from the team. I do not want to be party to unnecessary billing to OHIP. I would prefer my taxes be used for legitimate need.
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