A while ago I mentioned that I was having some incontinence issues and that I would be asking my doctor about them. It took her a while but eventually she got around to referring me to a urologist.
I had my first visit with him yesterday.
It was dreadful.
The visit itself was unremarkable. I had to fill out several pages of paperwork and then sat in a dimly lit waiting room with walls painted in dark colors in strange hues for an hour or two. When they finally called me back they had me give a urine sample and then wait in what seemed to be a typical doctor's office. It was also painted in odd colors and there were nicks, scrapes and smudges on the walls. Honestly, the entire section of the building seemed kind of old and out dated, like when the interior designers redid the other sections they just ignored this one. The nurse came in and used a machine that was apparently supposed to determine if my bladder was emptying right or not. She was at least genuinely polite. Then I waited for the doctor.
When he got there is when the problem starts. He talked to me like I was some sort of child and he wore this stupid smile that grated on my last nerves. With the tone of his voice I could not even tell if he was taking me seriously or not. He asked me what the problem was and i explained the best that I could but I think he might have misunderstood me, though I was given no room to attempt to correct his assumptions and explain more thoroughly. I had expected him to at least order some tests or something to confirm what it was that was wrong, but no. He said there was no need for tests of any kind and instead diagnosed bladder spasms and prescribed me some medication to take, asking me which pharmacy to use. He only even bothered asking if I drank things with caffeine in them after his diagnosis while he was writing out some paperwork. He also made the assumption that I smoke because he noticed the tip of a cylindrical object in my coat pocket and thought it was an electronic cigarette so I had to point out and show him that it was just make up and I don't smoke.
It seemed like he was just drawing conclusions based on his own thoughts and assumptions rather than what I was telling him. It also seemed like he wanted to hurry up the appointment and get me out of his office as quickly as possible. I'm wondering if it was because I was the youngest person there.
On my way out the nurse told me where he had written down to send the prescription and I had to correct her because he had apparently written down the wrong pharmacy, not the one I had told him.
I am not sure if it is rational or not, but I hate this man. He pisses me off. I am going to request my doctor send me to somebody else.
Who else has had a similar or just a bad experience with a urologist?
I had my first visit with him yesterday.
It was dreadful.
The visit itself was unremarkable. I had to fill out several pages of paperwork and then sat in a dimly lit waiting room with walls painted in dark colors in strange hues for an hour or two. When they finally called me back they had me give a urine sample and then wait in what seemed to be a typical doctor's office. It was also painted in odd colors and there were nicks, scrapes and smudges on the walls. Honestly, the entire section of the building seemed kind of old and out dated, like when the interior designers redid the other sections they just ignored this one. The nurse came in and used a machine that was apparently supposed to determine if my bladder was emptying right or not. She was at least genuinely polite. Then I waited for the doctor.
When he got there is when the problem starts. He talked to me like I was some sort of child and he wore this stupid smile that grated on my last nerves. With the tone of his voice I could not even tell if he was taking me seriously or not. He asked me what the problem was and i explained the best that I could but I think he might have misunderstood me, though I was given no room to attempt to correct his assumptions and explain more thoroughly. I had expected him to at least order some tests or something to confirm what it was that was wrong, but no. He said there was no need for tests of any kind and instead diagnosed bladder spasms and prescribed me some medication to take, asking me which pharmacy to use. He only even bothered asking if I drank things with caffeine in them after his diagnosis while he was writing out some paperwork. He also made the assumption that I smoke because he noticed the tip of a cylindrical object in my coat pocket and thought it was an electronic cigarette so I had to point out and show him that it was just make up and I don't smoke.
It seemed like he was just drawing conclusions based on his own thoughts and assumptions rather than what I was telling him. It also seemed like he wanted to hurry up the appointment and get me out of his office as quickly as possible. I'm wondering if it was because I was the youngest person there.
On my way out the nurse told me where he had written down to send the prescription and I had to correct her because he had apparently written down the wrong pharmacy, not the one I had told him.
I am not sure if it is rational or not, but I hate this man. He pisses me off. I am going to request my doctor send me to somebody else.
Who else has had a similar or just a bad experience with a urologist?