DGrant
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- Nov 10, 2015
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- 61
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- Clovis, California
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- United States
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- Male
When I asked him a few questions about himself, he seemed reluctant and passive to my questions... which a few questions were "how many hip replacements have you done?"... and "how old are you?"..
On the "how many have you done?" question I asked very nicely, he looked at me strangely and somewhat smug, he said ""Oh ... I've done alot of them.."" ... and that kind of caught me, as I expected to hear a number, or ballpark figure... but he was passive about it, and I didn't want to be disrespectful and give a more pointed question.. but I have to know I think.. it's only right...
... on the "how old are you?" question, I asked him like I asked the other question, more in the spirit of getting to know eachother.... as well as I wanted the info... and he kind of looked down at his paperwork, and reluctantly quietly said "36"...
It was just all a bit of a few awkward moments, but I expected him to look me in the eyes and confidently answer my simple questions.
My last surgeon was totally forthcoming, and instilled his confidence, but he was alot older(now retired from surgery)... and I found out several places he'd done thousands of THR's and pioneered procedures. I sure miss him. If he was still in surgery I would have probably been fixed already... He knew exactly how to get things done and answer questions in a positive productive manner...
...but my new guy is what I have right now.. and I'm trying with him.. I just need some confidence from him, as well as from myself. I can't even find any actual post op reviews about him. Plenty of gushy good comments for general treatment, but nothing for post-op comments out there at all on him.
Thanks for any insight.
On the "how many have you done?" question I asked very nicely, he looked at me strangely and somewhat smug, he said ""Oh ... I've done alot of them.."" ... and that kind of caught me, as I expected to hear a number, or ballpark figure... but he was passive about it, and I didn't want to be disrespectful and give a more pointed question.. but I have to know I think.. it's only right...
... on the "how old are you?" question, I asked him like I asked the other question, more in the spirit of getting to know eachother.... as well as I wanted the info... and he kind of looked down at his paperwork, and reluctantly quietly said "36"...
It was just all a bit of a few awkward moments, but I expected him to look me in the eyes and confidently answer my simple questions.
My last surgeon was totally forthcoming, and instilled his confidence, but he was alot older(now retired from surgery)... and I found out several places he'd done thousands of THR's and pioneered procedures. I sure miss him. If he was still in surgery I would have probably been fixed already... He knew exactly how to get things done and answer questions in a positive productive manner...
...but my new guy is what I have right now.. and I'm trying with him.. I just need some confidence from him, as well as from myself. I can't even find any actual post op reviews about him. Plenty of gushy good comments for general treatment, but nothing for post-op comments out there at all on him.
Thanks for any insight.