F them half-witted MDs who were going to kill his son....without a gun so all that is cool... right? I am old enough to just consult with doctors these days. I take them all in perspective and am in awe of none of them. I appreciate the superior insights and diagnosis they give me from time to time. But they are all hired guns to me to be used by me! ...some useful and some are fools. I have seen all kinds.
Sorry but you have to use doctors as your pawns these days. In fact the female nurses (or whatever) under them are very nice and helpful. They know how to move things along in a common sense way. Gotta phone one tomorrow who is very smart and will expedite an MRI for me (nothing serious)
Heck, even the lady who ultrasounds our cows for preg checks only charges $5.00 per head. She did my wife when she was pregnant out in the barn along with the cows. She gave a better due date than the doctor and was able to sex the baby in about ten seconds.
My 16 year old son just spent 3 days at Johns Hopkins hospital where he was diagnosed and began treatments for what we found out is a lifelong condition.
I’m 52 and this is honestly my first real interaction with high level medical stuff. We interacted with lots of do a and nurses. All were very good.
One that really surprised me was an informal consultation. A few hours after his procedure, I stepped into an elevator. His anasthesiologist (who I’d only met once) was in it, recognized me and introduced me to another of his doctors. She knew me and also mentioned my son by name. Obviously a small thing but somewhat meaningful.