tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post1034727255769329551..comments2023-07-18T15:27:42.958+01:00Comments on A fortunate man: RelationshipsDr Andrew Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858213625632400403noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-20287571699572233382007-05-22T23:06:00.000+01:002007-05-22T23:06:00.000+01:00Thanks, Mom!Thanks, Mom!Dr Andrew Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858213625632400403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-28424731436510994342007-05-22T02:23:00.000+01:002007-05-22T02:23:00.000+01:00Dr. Brown,Perhaps you would like to review my post...Dr. Brown,<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you would like to review my post, <A HREF="http://momswhothink2much.blogspot.com/2007/05/deconstructing-dentistry.html" REL="nofollow"><BR/>Deconstructing Dentisty</A>, which discusses a similar topic to this one---namely, the communicative subtleties of the doctor-patient relationship.<BR/><BR/>I am impressed by your examination of the issues!Your Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182456406888139759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-52892743011835077902007-05-20T12:34:00.000+01:002007-05-20T12:34:00.000+01:00A. Don't worry, I didn't really think you meant me...A. Don't worry, I didn't really think you meant me. :-)<BR/>What you say about your job is interesting, because sometimes we seem to assume that health professionals are the only people who know anything about communication. But of course it is essential (or at least helpful) in many walks of life. And I sometimes have difficulty making clear my level of expertise when talking to computer people.<BR/><BR/>Janeway: What you say is absolutely true. When I was in my early twenties I went to see a lawyer about buying a house, and he treated me rather like prosecuting counsel facing a particularly unpleasant felon.Dr Andrew Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858213625632400403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-49836615614870825752007-05-19T06:24:00.000+01:002007-05-19T06:24:00.000+01:00Doc and a., I think that arrogance, real and per...Doc and a.,<BR/> I think that arrogance, real and perceived, is a trap that those known as 'professional' can fall into very easily. What a. says about doctors can be applied to engineers, architects, lawyers, and yes - in the US anyway - IT people. It is, I suspect, because they (you) are a much smaller subset of the general population, are highly educated and/or experienced in a particular field, have skills that the general population needs, speak a jargon, seem to be most comfortable with others in the same profession, etc. This isn't a criticism, just an observation. And my experience with both doctors and IT professionals has been uniformly good :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-32524434418986742542007-05-18T18:16:00.000+01:002007-05-18T18:16:00.000+01:00Oh no, I wasn't at all thinking of you, not in the...Oh no, I wasn't at all thinking of you, not in the least. I did sound bitter and twisted, sorry.<BR/><BR/>The final straw that day was a young dentist telling me that I wouldn't know about galvanic shock. I refrained from telling him that I had learnt about galvanic cells before he was born, because he was about to stick a large needle into me.<BR/><BR/>I find your comments about the different roles people play very interesting because I tend to be very conscious of the way I interact with people at work. I am in IT, and trying to decide the level of support an individual might need can be difficult. It's often like being on a tightrope - offer too detailed instructions and you risk offending some, not detailed enough and you could be perceived as unhelpful. And then there are the ones who don't read instructions at any level.<BR/><BR/>As for mother-son relationships, I told my two they wouldn't be allowed drive my car until they were 35 years old, and that is approaching far too fast for my peace of mind.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.com