Glad more replies came in Billi. Seems none had come in at the time I first viewed it, but many had viewed.

I must say that although I sympathize with everyone and am not glad it has happened to you all, I am comforted or consoled that I am not alone. It's not my "imagination" or I'm not being too sensitive or picky that I expect a doctor to spend a reasonable amount of time with me.

Respect MY time too, as it takes so much time to even make it to the doctor. Traffic, parking, checking in at reception, having your vitals taken.

BTW, I HATE HAVING my BP taken!!! Squeezing the **** out of my arm! It f****** HURTS OKAY??!!! So how am I supposed to "RELAX" with all that pain???!!!!! Of course it's going to go up when they take it cause it hurts! Then, they act annoyed that it's high, like it's an inconvenience to them since they have to wait a few minutes for it to hopefully drop.

I've heard a disturbing trend about how not enough medical students are becoming primary or family pratice doctors. That's where preventive care is, and that can go a long way for a healthy population. So, there's a shortage of them.

Guess why more are choosing to become specialists? There is more money in it, MUCH more. I often wonder if a lot of them do it for money, not cause they care about people or treating them.

Billi, I agree with your comment about compassion. I don't think that's taught---or maybe it cannot be taught. It's innate or inborn. PEOPLE SKILLS. Just as important as medical knowledge. Only nice people I encounter are the receptionists, but I have little contact with them, unfortunately. There is little "care" in health care, in my opinion.