Yes. When I was 20 years old, I had what turned out to be a serious infection in both tonsils. This caused all the lymph nodes in my neck to swell tremendously. My GP at the time, who was always a bit confrontational and attitudinal told me I probably had Hodgkin's lymphoma and sent me to the hospital to have blood drawn. I spent days in terror thinking I had cancer. These tests came back negative and I decided to make an appointment with my wonderful ENT who had a few choice words for my GP and a recommendation for me to find a new GP, which I did.

I want to mention how great this ENT is. I haven't had to see him in 10 years, but he was wonderful to me and my family. He is a devout Christian man. I suffered my entire childhood with horrible allergies and sinus problems. When I was 18, he recommended I have a septoplasty and sinus surgery. My parents' insurance company refused to pay for it. He battled the insurance company for a year, sending them x-rays which proved my sinuses were horribly swollen and that I could not breathe through the right side of my nose. They still refused to pay. I had the surgery a month before my 19th birthday. I was so afraid of being anesthetized before the surgery. He told me I had to calm down (my BP was through the roof) before he could safely administer any IV drugs to sedate me. I told him that if he sedated me I could guarantee I'd calm down. The look on his face told me he was serious, so I tried to calm down. He finally administered a sedative and took me to the OR. As I was anesthetized, he prayed over me, which meant a lot to me. Anyway, long story short, he negotiated with the hospital and the anesthesiologists to lower their fees and he did not charge for his services (the operation took two hours). He told my parents not to tell anyone. What a great man!