Dr. Bedside Manner

[noirhole]

I was just wondering I have a GP, Urologist, medical oncologist and now a radiation oncologist. Does anyone have a urologist with a sense of humor? Perhaps it is just me but I feel it really important to have a sense of humor at time otherwise this disease could really make you depressed and angry all of the time.

[pjoshea13]

When the Urology Museum [1] opened in Maryland, soon after I was diagnosed, the NY Times described the typical urologist as being short, Germanic and without a sense of humor.

My urologist of the time was a Dr. Pfeffer (yes, Doctor Pepper). He seemed to fit the description. but he opened up over time. His humor was quite dark & perhaps best kept hidden from most patients.

My feeling is that he cared too much about his patients. He had a hard time when treatments failed. I saw that when my RP was not successful. I figured the persona he adopted in his work was for defense.

-Patrick

[1] atlasobscura.com/places/uro...

[noirhole in reply to pjoshea13]

LOVE Atlas Obscura. Makes me smile daily.

[joeoconnell in reply to noirhole]

i had one for awhile Dr Patrick Haley in Denver

[Hidden in reply to pjoshea13]

They see so much misery..I agree it’s probably a defense mechanism ...

[Don1157]

I do, but it has nothing to do with you.

[gusgold]

Mine has a sense of humor...he latest joke "If you live long enough you will die from PCa"..I don't care...I plan to come back as a second Gustave and get Nalakrats when he is fishing in Costa Rica.

bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/bbc...

[Stegosaurus37]

A sense of humor would be nice but I would really like a straightforward expression of honesty. At my 4th chemo, I wanted to get the oncologist's feeling about what the chemo was getting me - did I get, say, 6 months more from 2 month's chemo? After a lot of hemming and hawing, he finally came out with "that 2 months is just getting you the 2 months; the chemo is the only thing that's keeping you alive." I got mad - why was he telling me NOW and not when I started chemo? I hate it when they try to keep things from you. I want to know.

[j-o-h-n]

Mine has a sense of humor especially when I told him what every urologists' patient does not want to hear when he asks the doctor where he should hang up his pants? And the doctor responds "next to mine".

Good Luck and Good Health.

j-o-h-n Friday 03/02/2018 5:11 PM EST

[petercraig2]

"Hello urology department .... can you hold?"

[j-o-h-n in reply to petercraig2]

To: petercraig2,

"Hello urology department .... can you hold?"

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If these are not copyrighted, I'll use them... (my hobby is humor) Thanks. 😉

Good Luck and Good Health.

j-o-h-n Saturday 03/03/2018 12:00 PM EST

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