Re: nice doctors with Nice office staffs

[Guest guest]

Robyn,

I have to agree with you. My ob/gyn has a not so great bedside

manner and is a wonderful surgeon (3 c-sections). The 1st time I met

her, I thought - she was a *itch! She has turned out to be just

simply amazing! Good luck! Just my 2 cents worth.

> Ok, I'm sure I'm gonna get jumped on here, but I've gotta get this

off my

> chest.

>

> There is absolutely NO correlation between how " nice " , " " pleasant " ,

> " friendly " a surgeon and his office staff are and the surgeon's

surgical

> ability...NONE! I know we all try to go on " gut instinct " and how

we " feel "

> about someone when we meet them, and those are valid things, and

certainly

> should be considered. But we need to remember that a surgeon with a

great

> bedside manner may not be the most qualified man (or woman) for the

job.

> It's the surgical skill that we are looking for.

>

> Just my humble opinion....Robyn

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Robyn,

I have to agree with you. My ob/gyn has a not so great bedside

manner and is a wonderful surgeon (3 c-sections). The 1st time I met

her, I thought - she was a *itch! She has turned out to be just

simply amazing! Good luck! Just my 2 cents worth.

> Ok, I'm sure I'm gonna get jumped on here, but I've gotta get this

off my

> chest.

>

> There is absolutely NO correlation between how " nice " , " " pleasant " ,

> " friendly " a surgeon and his office staff are and the surgeon's

surgical

> ability...NONE! I know we all try to go on " gut instinct " and how

we " feel "

> about someone when we meet them, and those are valid things, and

certainly

> should be considered. But we need to remember that a surgeon with a

great

> bedside manner may not be the most qualified man (or woman) for the

job.

> It's the surgical skill that we are looking for.

>

> Just my humble opinion....Robyn

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Robyn

I respectfully disagree and if my post sounds like an attack then I apologize in

advance.

I agree there is no correlation between how nice the surgeon or his/her staff is

and the surgeons surgical expertise. I would agree that a nice doctor or office

staff is unneccessary to have a successfull surgery. But surgery isnt the end of

the relationship between doctor and patient. After surgery comes aftercare. And

then there is the possiblity of complications. A good surgeon wants to perform a

flawless surgery. And yet also realizes that while this surgery is on the

stomach also wants us to be successful with the mental aspect of this surgery .

A good surgeon recognizes that he works with people and that being able to

relate to patients is important in after care. Being able to help his patients

deal with their new bodies and being able to adjust their programs to work with

the patients lifestyle. And by and large surgeons do this. I remember that when

I first started researching WLS that most surgeons said " no soda " . But surgeons

arent that out of touch so there has been a modified answer to the soda

question. " Drink flat soda " . Now if you say that the surgeon farms out the

aftercare work to another surgeon and only performs the surgery and has no

contact with the patient whatsoever than yup I totally agree with you surgeons

dont have to be nice.

Lisbeth

Dr. Macura

June 25, 2001

robynCarlew@... wrote: Ok, I'm sure I'm gonna get jumped on here, but I've

gotta get this off my

chest.

There is absolutely NO correlation between how " nice " , " " pleasant " ,

" friendly " a surgeon and his office staff are and the surgeon's surgical

ability...NONE! I know we all try to go on " gut instinct " and how we " feel "

about someone when we meet them, and those are valid things, and certainly

should be considered. But we need to remember that a surgeon with a great

bedside manner may not be the most qualified man (or woman) for the job.

It's the surgical skill that we are looking for.

Just my humble opinion....Robyn

[Guest guest]

Robyn

I respectfully disagree and if my post sounds like an attack then I apologize in

advance.

I agree there is no correlation between how nice the surgeon or his/her staff is

and the surgeons surgical expertise. I would agree that a nice doctor or office

staff is unneccessary to have a successfull surgery. But surgery isnt the end of

the relationship between doctor and patient. After surgery comes aftercare. And

then there is the possiblity of complications. A good surgeon wants to perform a

flawless surgery. And yet also realizes that while this surgery is on the

stomach also wants us to be successful with the mental aspect of this surgery .

A good surgeon recognizes that he works with people and that being able to

relate to patients is important in after care. Being able to help his patients

deal with their new bodies and being able to adjust their programs to work with

the patients lifestyle. And by and large surgeons do this. I remember that when

I first started researching WLS that most surgeons said " no soda " . But surgeons

arent that out of touch so there has been a modified answer to the soda

question. " Drink flat soda " . Now if you say that the surgeon farms out the

aftercare work to another surgeon and only performs the surgery and has no

contact with the patient whatsoever than yup I totally agree with you surgeons

dont have to be nice.

Lisbeth

Dr. Macura

June 25, 2001

robynCarlew@... wrote: Ok, I'm sure I'm gonna get jumped on here, but I've

gotta get this off my

chest.

There is absolutely NO correlation between how " nice " , " " pleasant " ,

" friendly " a surgeon and his office staff are and the surgeon's surgical

ability...NONE! I know we all try to go on " gut instinct " and how we " feel "

about someone when we meet them, and those are valid things, and certainly

should be considered. But we need to remember that a surgeon with a great

bedside manner may not be the most qualified man (or woman) for the job.

It's the surgical skill that we are looking for.

Just my humble opinion....Robyn