Debate of the Century

Quality versus quantity.  It's a heated debate that many have been engaging in for years.  Maybe centuries but I'm not too familiar with that history and I believe that it's become a vital issue in the past few years with the development in technology.  Anyway, quality versus quantity.  Consumer goods, education, medical services.  Now a days, it seems that we can get a lot of something, let it be a shirt, an educational experience or a diagnosis but it's not going to be the quality service my grandparents would have received.  Our generation is all about go.  If you are too slow, you are often discarded to the side.  There is little patience for the quality of the job.

I understand that times are different which means that we need to change how we have done things.  There are more people in our world that all have basic human needs.  But there area  few things that the naive aspect of me expects.

Number one is common courtesy and proper quality when I seek medical treatment.  I'm not part of a conveyor belt.  Tell me what's wrong with me and actually seeing me instead of countless five second phone calls to inform me what the blood work says.

It's crazy.  The doctor I have not cared for is the doctor who seems to provide quality work when trying to find out what is wrong with me.  The reason I'm not a fan of his is because his work and words goes completely over my head.  He has not been able to dumb it down enough that I understand exactly what he says.  However, he is the only doctor who seems proactive to treat me and be a vitally important in this treatment.  I have a second appointment with him tomorrow.  He calls.  He does follow up calls.  And he gives me options on what I can do for my treatment.  According to dad, he has even explained what each course of treatment will do.  Not understanding him completely put to the side, this type of treatment is not normal.

I do not mean to upset people with this post but you must understand I have dealt with many doctors, nurses, techs, and specialists these past two months.  I had a doctor who made me feel awesome as a person but has failed to tell me why my blood clots have grown, not shrunk even though I did exactly what I was told for a month.  I do not consider myself an expert, but I have my opinions, which I suppose are ever changing, especially when you read this on a regular basis.