Dear Jane/Everyone-

We worried about that happening, but then we realized that most people are sheep who believe anything we tell them. So in 18 months or 2 years, when we notice the eye problem, we will berate the mother for not being aggressive enough, shaming her into not telling her friends about us.

Besides, this practice is one of the only ones that takes her insurance in this town/has the hours she needs/with any openings so she’s stuck.

We’ve made sure that switching doctors is a pain, and most people won’t bother.

Thanks,
The Medical Community

Dear Jane/Everybody-

We were worried, for a time, about your assertion that people will leave the practice and tell their friends about the low standard of care in our profession. Then we realized that most people are sheep, and if if we just berate the mother for not bringing the problem to our attention, we can shame her into not talking about it. Most people won’t change doctors, because we’ve made it a pain to do so. You’ll probably send half a dozen requests for records before they actually go anywhere. Even though they’re all electronic anyway.

Thanks,
The Medical Profession

It’s pretty sad when the nurse practitioner knows more than the doctor. I’m sorry there was a two year delay in treatment because of this doctor.

I’m so sorry it took so long for someone to listen. My daughter also has strabismus(plus amblyopia and newly diagnosed astigmatism). It took until she was 9 months old before we realised it wasn’t going to get better on it’s own. Thankfully my family daughter was very receptive and sent out a referral tight away.

When DS was little, his first pedi was great. I told her that both I and DS’s uncle(on the other side) have heart defects, the uncle had to have surgery as a child. I also have a hip defect. She arranged for a consult with a pediatric cardiologist and assured me the regular exam would catch the hip malformation, but that she appreciated me telling her. Pedi number 2 (when pedi one moved ) asked me why he was sent to a cardiologist, and when I explained the history of problems, she asked me if I was looking for a check for him. I didn’t catch what she meant at first and told her “of course I wanted it checked, if something’s wrong with his heart we need to know!” She said “A Social Security check.” I didn’t have any way to change doctors at that time, but when I did a few months later, b’bye, (not that I liked that pedi, either, though the one I have now for DD is wonderful)

Or my Cerebral Palsy? LOL 36 years and I’m still limping along, and most days I DO ignore it. Though I did have a “mental health” “doctor” once tell me it was all in my head. Well, yes, it is in my head. That’s where brain damage is.