WIBU to write a 'thankyou' note to a GP?

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DH thinks it not the 'done thing and that i should just leave it.

I went on and of the the GP with my son for 18mths before i went in one day and burst in to tears in front of a very bemused locam... after he sat me down and actually listened to me he sent me and my boy up to A&E with a letter stating in big bold letter 'this is not a neurotic mother' please test and refer.... they did DS will be having surgery which will improve his life as he gets older and take away his pain ;)

I dont even remember the name of the GP but i presume my local doctors will have it on file/ and addresas they can forward it. I just want him to know how gratefull we are that he helped us.

DH just says its his job. and that he wont rember/care so WIBU just to write a note to say thankyou?

People don't say thank you enough, so I think YANBU at all. It's nice to be appreciated, and will prob make his day (esp if he's had a crap one!)

My Mum knit an Aran jumper for their (very traditional elderly) GP, when he admired the one Dad was wearing. He was always very kind and caring with both of my parents, and she felt it was something she could do for him.

He did actually wear it (although DM is a great knitter!).

You're right OP - we're too ready to complain and we should also give praise where it's due.

My mum went to the gp for a check on her medication afew years ago. He said he didn't 'like the look of her' asked her a few questions and sent her for a mamogram 'just to make sure' even though she was only 50. She had breast cancer, the mass was so deep in the tissue that not even the consultant could feel it, he told my mum that if the gp hadn't sent her and she had waited till she felt it, it would have been too late. I sent that GP a thank you card and a bunch of flowers and got a note back to say thank you, and how nice it was to get a thank you.

I send a thank you card and a small gift to my midwife with dd2, who was there from the breaking of the waters to the final push (and after). She was amazing, I came away without a scratch, and still well up thinking about how wonderful she was, just how you want a midwife to be. In my husband's culture, the person who helps you give birth is really special, so I decided to send her a card and a small gift (associated with his culture). I hope she liked it (and I remember her now).

absolutely do it, i know these things are very much appreciated by people in the "caring" professions - and yes, copy to the practice manager so they know the locum is a good 'un.

Rhinestone, i welled up a bit just reading about your Dad's 60th letter.

Not only should you do it: if you see a doctor regularly it is more than just polite to say "And how are you keeping?" from time to time. As they see people who are unwell and concerned about their own health they rarely get asked about theirs and they appreciate it when it happens.