do you feel that your doctor really listens to you when you explain things?

I used to feel like I was a number, in and out and not communication at all. I felt like my Dr did not listen nor did he care. Now that I have gotten older, I seek out my Doctors and I only go to Drs that I trust and that I can communicate with. If they dont listen to me, I dont go back.

I don't really care for doctors in general. I am lucky to have a good one who is willing to look at alternative medicine as well. Hard to find, but you have to keep looking or be assertive with the one you have.

I dont really think so. I am thinking that I am rushed out everytime.

The Doctor I use now is an older female and she is very attentive and listens to every ache and pain I have. She ask the right questions and does all the necessary test before making a diagnosis. I have had many doctors who rushed me through as fast as possible and didn't even get all the information before they made a diagnosis. I never got well with them either, I always had to go back a few times to get well, but not with my Doctor, she is always right the first time. I think I am just lucky to have found her.

I am lucky enough to have a great doctor. She listens to every word I say and asks questions that lets me know she has really been listening. She also does not make me feel stupid if I ask her something dumb.

As far as my general practitioner, I have to know going in exactly what I am going to say because if I can not get it in in under 45 seconds my thoughts are not being heard. Most of the time I have it written out and go in with a mind set. I do not allow any misinterpretations due to over booked appointments. On the other hand my GYN, never fails to actually sit down with me and have a laugh or two before the dreadful unveiling. He really has a way of calming an always embarrassing exam.

I definitely feel that my doctor listens to me when I tell her what is wrong with me. Me and my doctor get along very well and communicate well with each other. She gives me full attention and we joke around quite a bit. She does a very good job in getting me well after being sick. I have no complaints about my doctor.

I have been very very lucky in that I had a very sympathetic doctor when I was diagnosed with depression. He bent over backwards to help me, give me the support and every referral under his power. He was very patient with me and always shook my hand when I saw him and when I left. Sadly I moved away from the area and had to go to another practice. He was a wonderful man and I will never forget the help he gave me. He told me everything I needed to know, a great listener and gave me 110% Sadly they are in a minority nowadays as they have strict guidelines on the amount of time they give you, some of them treat you like a number on a conveyor belt. Your just the next treatment walking in, it's so unpersonal now.

i have been fortunate to have 2 great doctors that i see at one doc surgery near my house...it was just that they were close that i went when i first moved here but they listen and spend time with me....i know im one of the fortunate ones....and the surgery is always busy tho there are about 5+ docs there

I can't stand going to the doctor. There are times that I feel he doesn't listen to me. I had one doctor that left the room twice to talk to someone on the phone. I thought that was pretty rude. I wouldn't have been so bad if it was an emergency but I could hear him talking and he was making plans for a weekend get together. And yes. I do feel rushed sometimes. It seems like they are always in such a hurry.

I can't speak for other doctors but I know mine is always in a hurry. There is always a waiting room full of people in the mornings, so I now make a private appointment for the afternoons when I can have his full attention. He doesn't seem to be in such a rush then.

I have a new doctor since December and he is awesome. He doesn't rush you. He has a great sense of humour. He listens when you ask a question. The first time I visited him, I had him look at my foot because I thought there might be glass in it still from a cut I did 6 weeks prior. The next time I came in for something different, I didn't even ask him, he asked me to look at my foot.

I have known my Doctor since i was about 20, (when they were small my children and his went to school together for a couple of years), So I would say that my doctor is also my friend. He always laughs and says I'm the only patient that bothers to ask how he is! I have to go to see him every month for my tablets. I know I am lucky as I can sit and chat to him about anything and he really listens. Yes they do have strict guidelines on the time which they give each patient but they also have strict guidelines on NOT letting any patient wait more than 30 mins, so if you have waited 30 minuets and have not been seen your Doctor you will be asked if you would like to see the next available Doctor, which is usually one of the training Doctors. My Doctors at Queen Elisabeth Hospital here in town and at Addenbrooks in Cambridge have also always been great, I have never ever had to wait too long and never felt rushed in and out. There are 10 Doctors at my surgery + there are also Doctors in training to be general practitioners. The doctors in training are fully qualified and may have several years’ experience in hospital medicine they just don't have much experience dealing with a day to day clinics. We also have 12 nurses. The nursing team do all the usual blood tests, injections and ear syringing etc., as well as running the health promotion clinics plus they hold Nurse Practitioner Surgeries where they deal with things such as coughs, colds, flu, earache, sore throat, diarrhoea and vomiting and skin problems, etc. Then we also have the usual Health Visitors, District Nurses and Midwives. Regular clinics are run by a dietician, we also have counsellors, continence adviser, primary mental health care practitioner, physiotherapist, podiatrist and footcare assistant. asthma, respiratory, blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and others. The doctors now perform many minor surgical procedures at the surgery, so often avoiding the need for people to go to hospital. We are lucky as we have 5 Health centre's like this in the Town where i live.