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<blockquote data-quote="Dogbutler" data-source="post: 633949" data-attributes="member: 92939"><p>My GP has the same attitude Scouser (I wrote a post a while back about the lengths I had to go to to get a 2nd opinion).</p><p>But if we insist enough and get to know our assorted medical conditions well enough, then it's much harder for the medics to refuse any reasonable requests we make.</p><p></p><p>It also doesn't hurt to go on a charm offensive - my latest strategy is to let my GP think that I think he's the bees knees. Sneaky I know, but at least he's far more receptive to my requests for blood tests etc that he never would have agreed to before!</p><p></p><p>It's against my nature to manipulate people, but if it means my quality of life improves, then I'm prepared to do what I need to.</p><p></p><p>I once heard a doc refer to a woman who'd had a breast removed that day as 'the bloody nuisance mastectomy in bed 4'. If that's acceptable, I think using a bit of psychology to get what we need is pretty much ok.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dogbutler, post: 633949, member: 92939"] My GP has the same attitude Scouser (I wrote a post a while back about the lengths I had to go to to get a 2nd opinion). But if we insist enough and get to know our assorted medical conditions well enough, then it's much harder for the medics to refuse any reasonable requests we make. It also doesn't hurt to go on a charm offensive - my latest strategy is to let my GP think that I think he's the bees knees. Sneaky I know, but at least he's far more receptive to my requests for blood tests etc that he never would have agreed to before! It's against my nature to manipulate people, but if it means my quality of life improves, then I'm prepared to do what I need to. I once heard a doc refer to a woman who'd had a breast removed that day as 'the bloody nuisance mastectomy in bed 4'. If that's acceptable, I think using a bit of psychology to get what we need is pretty much ok. [/QUOTE]
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