tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post691958719064162266..comments2024-03-12T07:48:29.712+03:00Comments on Stories from the trauma bay: ImpactDocBastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-70274396377666747892014-08-03T02:07:03.824+03:002014-08-03T02:07:03.824+03:00My neurologist's assistant was super critical ...My neurologist's assistant was super critical in helping me get the pain medication that I needed when my rheumatologist (who I am no longer seeing due to various issues and unprofessionalism) totally dropped the ball and screwed me over. I deal with intractable pain, and require consistent pain medication to keep me even minimally functional. Anyway, I sent the neuro's assistant a thank you card, praising her for going above and beyond her duties and telling her how much I appreciated all of her help and what a difference it made to me. I didn't really think anything of it, because expressing gratitude is just what you DO when someone helps you, right? Well, after reading your thoughts on the matter, her reaction makes more sense now. She thanked me profusely for the card at my next appointment, but I was surprised she had even remembered. I thanked her then, too.<br /><br />The pain specialist that I'm seeing now is one of the first to take my intractable pain seriously, and he is doing a tremendous job of helping me. My mom asked for his address during a recent phone conversation of ours so that SHE can send him a thank you note for helping her daughter so much, even though she lives entirely across the country and will never meet this man. She's just so tired of seeing me suffer needlessly and intensely that her gratitude is swift and overwhelming toward anyone that can and has helped me.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407466438773284596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-50435168724522489972014-03-30T05:35:42.136+03:002014-03-30T05:35:42.136+03:00with them. I did the same for the Doctor's and...with them. I did the same for the Doctor's and their staff.<br /><br />I received the kindest letter back from the C.E.O. giving me his personal cell phone number in case we were ever in need of anything. <br /><br />Thank you goes a long way. <br /><br />Forgive any of my writing errors...lol. I had a T.B.I. some years back and my writing skill are horrid.<br /><br />P.S. I should have mentioned I did it for the Oncology Unit, and E.R. Shiobhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869287956047726035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-66600438360590236512014-03-30T05:27:58.773+03:002014-03-30T05:27:58.773+03:008 years ago my Mom was diagnosed with Lung Cancer....8 years ago my Mom was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. We were referred to an Oncology practice that was truly incredible. After every round of Chemo she'd become so sick she'd be hospitalized. <br /><br />Sadly she passed away at the hospital. We are truly Blessed with a great hospital system in our area. Everyone from Doctor's, their staff, hospital, and their staff couldn't have been kinder, nor more comforting to us.<br /><br />After her passing I was thinking of a way to say "Thank you" but there really is no way to thank them enough.<br /><br />I sent a letter to the C.E.O. of the hospital along with gift cards for each shift, hoping they'd use them for meals one day, or towards their Christmas party, whatever they cared to doShiobhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869287956047726035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-33257371307936201642013-10-02T03:23:55.096+03:002013-10-02T03:23:55.096+03:00Write the thank you. When I was a student teacher...Write the thank you. When I was a student teacher I wrote a thank you note to each staff member at the school (8 teachers, principal, secretary, & janitor) even though I knew several would be on the hiring board at the end of the year & would be interviewing me. You know what? It never hurts to thank someone in writing! 5 years later & many of the teachers still talk about how I did that! (I also made homemade treats for everyone.)*~*Zann*~*https://www.blogger.com/profile/05097431179704724669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-36702634728836188272013-09-26T05:57:29.320+03:002013-09-26T05:57:29.320+03:00I have endometriosis and I've had three surger...I have endometriosis and I've had three surgeries for it. I also got diagnosed at age 12 which is a hard age to start seeing a gynecologist and know there is something wrong with your lady parts. My doc has always done my surgeries and is always all-around amazing with options, and information, and making sure I'm comfortable and not freaking out. She's also spontaneously called me (once from home) just because she thought of me and wanted to know how I was feeling. I've written her notes/thank-yous and I always bring her favorite candy bar and soda when I see her. And I've referred two people with endo to her (and several other women, but I know two that for sure took my advice and loved her), one who is the same age I was when I got diagnosed, which I also think is one of the highest compliments I can give. I also have a great neurologist. I should write him a note/letter, because he has been treating my narcolepsy and migraines for about five years now and I don't know if thanking him in person is enough for all he's done for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699558663324946336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-65299112680618623262013-09-25T19:28:03.208+03:002013-09-25T19:28:03.208+03:00I really love your blog. As a doc myself (and I ho...I really love your blog. As a doc myself (and I hope you don't regard me as the enemy, I'm your friendly neighborhooud anaesthesiologist) I usually shy away from medical blogs because I find them trite and self-indulgent (we recently had to discipline a visiting trauma surgery registrar for posting hero stories and pictures of patients without their consent online!) <br /><br />Since I'm a gas monkey my patients rarely remember me, but you're so right about how amazing a thank-you from a patient is. I'm so against the old-fashioned culture of misery medicine (a la Grey's Anatomy) -- if only more docs could take themselves less seriously -- I had a brilliant professor when I was a registrar who treated his underlings like actual human beings and actually THANKED us for our hard work. Surprise, surprise, would you believe that we worked harder for him. And I'm pleased to say I'm paying it forward. I rarely write medical stuff in my own blog, but this is a topic I need to flesh out on... anyway thanks for the great writing!All Overhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13574767950550068643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-81297572767459890952013-09-24T16:53:11.415+03:002013-09-24T16:53:11.415+03:00I was wondering what is the best way to thank my c...I was wondering what is the best way to thank my consultant as a student. I started bringing chocolate in the last day of each rotation. Am not sure how they will react to a thank you letter. I am worry some will be there for my OSCE in few months. peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254289560180340388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-27997523539324520712013-09-24T05:19:31.545+03:002013-09-24T05:19:31.545+03:00My mom just spent 11 weeks in the hospital. And t...My mom just spent 11 weeks in the hospital. And then time in a skilled nursing facility. And we aren't done. My mom has, despite the odds against her, been able to thank every doctor who saw her. The looks on their faces when she walks in to their office is amazing! We had a rough time and we still have 2 more surgeries to go, but we have made sure that every doctor, nurse, tech, knows that we appreciate them.*~*Zann*~*https://www.blogger.com/profile/05097431179704724669noreply@blogger.com