tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post2916172429543541719..comments2023-07-18T15:27:42.958+01:00Comments on A fortunate man: FailureDr Andrew Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858213625632400403noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-87616805673786262772010-07-31T18:20:11.402+01:002010-07-31T18:20:11.402+01:00I echo Sam's words - both to Dr Grumble and to...I echo Sam's words - both to Dr Grumble and to you and I feel privileged that you have shared those innermost thoughts here. <br /><br />In reply to Dr Grumble, I would like to add that patients possess skills of observation too! <br /><br />I'm aware that I've caused a scare or two in the past but you're not in a position to empathise with your doctor at the time as staying alive becomes your number one priority. I do feel it's important though to have a laugh about it, if you can, afterwards so that your doctor knows where you stand. <br /><br />But as Sam says, nobody's perfect!stephhttp://biopsyreport.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-74688554697730224692010-07-27T02:14:53.714+01:002010-07-27T02:14:53.714+01:00I never feel clever enough either. I feel like I m...I never feel clever enough either. I feel like I manage to be a halfway decent doctor only through being diligent and conscientious (and even then I am constantly worried I have 'missed something'). Maybe it is a characteristic of we 'A-type's?!<br /><br />In the end, I do the best I can, knowing that I can neither know everything, nor diagnose and treat everything perfectly. None of us can. Some days I can feel at peace with that idea and others not so much.<br /><br />I guess I just wanted to say that you're not alone.Jellyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344630172173199819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-60864576833791075262010-07-26T10:20:27.865+01:002010-07-26T10:20:27.865+01:00Yes we do Dr Grumble, this is why doctors are the ...Yes we do Dr Grumble, this is why doctors are the most trusted profssional of all.<br /><br />And Dr Brown, please always remember you're only human after all - and by definition, you are not perfect - no human is. I must say, it is very touching you decided to share how you feel inside with us. I wish other docs show their human side more often too because, this is not only soothing for when you feel as you do, but makes us patients more appreciative of the good effort you do - and that we are really all in the same boat.<br /><br />All the bestSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558370387772079822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-10407552731809790452010-07-26T08:01:26.823+01:002010-07-26T08:01:26.823+01:00One of our surgeons said to me recently, "Our...One of our surgeons said to me recently, "Our patients don't know how much we worry about them." He's right. They have no idea.Dr Grumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-29598254087510206662010-07-25T23:41:33.395+01:002010-07-25T23:41:33.395+01:00A lot of years ago I attended my GP and told him I...A lot of years ago I attended my GP and told him I have recently had a lecture at college about testicular cancer and I think one of my testicles is larger than the other one. He had a feel and told me no, one is meant to be bigger. A year later after an episode of excruciating pain in my lower abdomen I was dignosed with a mixed Teratoma/Seminoma which had metastasised into my lung. Did this make him a 'bad' GP? Of course not, I was at the extreme age range and had a slight tendency to hypochondriasis at that time, but it did mean I got exceptionaly good care in the future.GrumpyRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774717062401988853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-39765467010682852010-07-25T23:05:09.404+01:002010-07-25T23:05:09.404+01:00Dear xxxx (for I know who you are),
It is very sw...Dear xxxx (for I know who you are),<br /><br />It is very sweet of you to say all these things. And there was I thinking I had written a very positive blog entry!<br /><br />I have become aware lately of how much some of my patients appreciate me. And I presume that yet more appreciate me without saying so.<br /><br />But I do find being a GP difficult. You are one of the very important people in my life who keep me going.<br /><br />Thank you.Dr Andrew Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858213625632400403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-11820821727725306762010-07-25T22:53:47.659+01:002010-07-25T22:53:47.659+01:00My dearest dear of course you are good enough; of ...My dearest dear of course you are good enough; of course you are not a failure. Some of us limp along knowing we are really failing everyday and some don't know or care. You castigate yourself unnecessarily - the patent and his wife came back to you which surely is a sign you have not failed. <br /><br />You are almost unbearably too good to be true in your quest for perfection and so self-critical I fear you will either give up being the gifted doctor you are or worse, end up in self destruction as so many others have done.<br /><br />Please step outside your own shoes and read your whole blog. Few of us are as diligent and sacrificially careful as you are for your patients. If you were standing where I am you would feel an inadequate fraud with such an example of excellence before you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com