To wonder why the doctor seemed so angry with me?

[Welshey]

Hi,

Had a bit of a weird one at a health clinic today. I had an ECG which showed I had a fast heart rate. I was asked to wait to speak with the doctor.

When I went in she was really curt with me. No niceties, no “good morning” or “how are you?”, etc.

She immediately said “explain to me why your heart rate is so high.”. I was really taken aback. I said I wasn’t sure, it might be linked to a medication I am taking. She said she knows what medications I am on and that doesn’t explain it, what else could it be? I said I didn’t know but I do occasionally get alerts from my Apple Watch. She asked to look at my Apple health app. It was over in what felt like a couple of minutes and she’s will be writing a letter recommending I’m referred to a cardiologist. Chucked me out of her office without so much as a goodbye.

I am really quite shocked. She seemed so angry with me. And now that I write this, she had no consideration about how I might be feeling either. Never had an experience like that before.

I spoke to a friend and she suggested maybe the doctor thought I was taking drugs and perhaps lying about it? FYI I have never taken any drugs in my life.

I tried to do as much as possible virtually but did tell those I was seeing yes. Pretty much almost everyone we are seeing with RTI has covid where do you think I got it from?

no idea 🤷

But under government and health board guidelines health care workers are required to work with covid so 🙄

People behave unreasonably and irrationally all the time, a friend in customer service told me about a guy who waited over twenty minutes on hold waiting for customer service because he wasn’t happy with the minion motif on the socks delivery he got. He was apocalyptic with rage by the time he spoke to her. The socks cost £2.99. The motif was as shown in the photos. It wasn’t about socks, it was never about socks. Don’t personalise other people’s internal issues it will drive you crazy.

The answer is the thousands of patients who seem to have completely forgotten covid and seem to think we have secret magic cures for this curious persistent odd viral illness...who woulda thought eh

I think time for you to hang up your stethoscope

It's interesting because doctors now are trained to ask patients what they think as it's supposed to make you feel involved in your care. And people get annoyed when doctors treat them as though they have no idea about their own bodies (as for example the past poster who says she has a very low heart rate... perfectly sensible for the doctor to ask do you know why this is). So I don't think the question in itself is odd or rude. Not saying hello or good morning or goodbye is unusual though. It sounds as though she did the right thing and checked and referred you. If you complained would you be saying that you felt upset by her abruptness and failure to use normal conversational niceties? Because that seems like reasonable feedback but perhaps not grounds for a complaint if you see what I mean.

What bollocks. I've never seen anyone disciplined for being curt. But crack on and discipline doctors for not bowing and curtseying we're all pretty much done anyway.

But even if it was drugs why would the dr have an attitude I spoke to loads of drs about drug use and never got more of a response then a head nod or an OK. It's not exactly shocking to a dr is it

Don't I wish I could but keep going when all the GPs have fucked off we'll see what comes next

In her private clinic? We aren't talking about the A&E in the local inner city

Was she really angry or just very abrupt? Unpleasant for you either way.

Look you obviously hate anyone who doesn’t accept being spoken to like shit or won’t accept poor care and isn’t overflowing with sympathy for the poor doctors.

You really ought to retire if your attitude here comes through to your patients.

Maybe it’s not you, she was going through something in life, like a death in the family, family problems, relationship problems

Actually don't give a shit what you think. I'll do my job until i can afford to retire and leave you to your frankly absurd demand and entitlement. Wait till you actually have to pay for your healthcare you might just appreciate it a bit more

Someone has a serious case of the Sunday blues

Sorry that you experienced this. When it concerns health stuff it can be scary and nerve wracking and you’re really looking to the health care staff to be empathetic. Sadly some just don’t have the bedside manner and it’s the patients who suffer.

Was this an ECG through Cardiac Risk in the Young?
DS went and they were lovely. Maybe she had other issues going on. I’m not sure how the doctors are paid or if they do it as volunteers.
Still doesn’t explain the behaviour though
Maybe the NHS doesn’t like referrals from them?
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As an aside I would recommend every young person under 32 to be screened especially if you’re sporty. You can sign up to emails and they’ll say when you are in your area.

She didn't make enquiries though.
It's only speculation that drugs was what she thought.
But if she DID suspect it, she should have asked, neutrally, if the OP might have taken anything that might affect her heart rate.

I do already pay for my healthcare - because of people like you and your attitude.

It is not absurd to expect to be treated with respect and courtesy in any setting - let alone a medical one.

When I first got help for my anxiety I ended up with a GP like that OP, very curt to the point of being scary. I have also worked with people like that, it’s just how some people are.

So many excuses being made for a doctor not having manners or empathy.

I think most doctors I like this to be honest. They rarely smile or say good morning and many talk to you like you’re a total moron.

Firstly we do pay for healthcare but if we stopped paying NI and paid health insurance instead I'd be less appreciative and more entitled as my standards would go up massively. The amount of crap healthcare iv had over the years that iv accepted their is absolutely no way i would if I was getting a bill at the end of it

Good grief.