10 Nice Things to Hear From Patients

August 24, 2007

1. "It’s not bad enough pain to use one of those strong pain medications." - patients not wanting narcotics are wonderful (Narcotics make life complicated for physicians).
2. "Waaaaaaa……" - during a tense c-section. You are really fearing the baby will be really sick. As the pediatrician in attendance, the best thing to hear is that loud cry.
3. "I don’t want any antibiotics for this. Isn’t it a virus?" - This has actually gotten more common since I started practice. People understand much better than they used to.
4. "I feel Wonderful" - Treating a patient with prednisone for Polymyalgia Rheumatica - a muscle disorder. They get almost immediately better.
5. "She used to be scared to come to the doctor, but you make her laugh." - Mother talking about her 4-year old child.
6. "I just love that new doctor you hired." - having hired many doctors, it is really important to me that patients like our new physicians. We have had some bad experiences in the past.
7. "aaahww…..ggghhhhh" (2-Month-Old smiling and looking in your eyes).
8. "I’ve been sober for a year now." I have great admiration for people who overcome addictions. They really have to fight a hard fight.
9. "Wow, that didn’t take long." Comment when I walk into the room.
10. "My Urologist does my prostate exams." - no explanation necessary.

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