Oddly, of all the doctors I've seen, the orthopedists have been the most robotic, have treated me least like a human who has a clue what's going on. [...] I wonder if there's something about certain personalities that drives people to the specialty.
Orthopedics is a surgical specialty, and I've definitely heard that some people choose ortho because they're not enthusiastic about dealing with conscious patients.
I remember when I saw a rheumatologist because I'd gotten some weird lab results. I was struck with how attentively he asked about every symptom I'd endorsed, and how careful and thorough his exam was. I'd never experienced a visit quite like that before. When I told my sister (the primary care doc) about it, she said, "Yeah, rheumatologists really pride themselves on their exam skills."
I hadn't thought that specialties would differ in how they valued that sort of thing.
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Date: 2004-11-11 06:30 pm (UTC)Orthopedics is a surgical specialty, and I've definitely heard that some people choose ortho because they're not enthusiastic about dealing with conscious patients.
I remember when I saw a rheumatologist because I'd gotten some weird lab results. I was struck with how attentively he asked about every symptom I'd endorsed, and how careful and thorough his exam was. I'd never experienced a visit quite like that before. When I told my sister (the primary care doc) about it, she said, "Yeah, rheumatologists really pride themselves on their exam skills."
I hadn't thought that specialties would differ in how they valued that sort of thing.