
23. Family and business should never mix.
“Personally, if it’s a doctor I have never met before, I don’t announce that I am a doctor. If the question of what I do comes up, then I will let them know. I do not want their judgment to be clouded based on knowing that I am a doctor, nor am I looking for preferential treatment. So, I do have an idea of what should be done, but like any other patient, I do have the right to refuse treatment or disagree with the treatment plan, but for the most part, I go along with what the doctor suggests.”
“I don’t give them a hard time, and I am never rude to them like most patients are. Learning to let that control go is something I had to work on when I became a doctor. I have a small child, and I am not her doctor. She has a pediatrician, and we take her when she is due for her follow-up visits, sick visits, etc. Again, I do this because I do not want my relationship with her to cloud my judgment.” Cooziethegrouch is smart in making the decision on separating family from business and care.