A very articulate patient was complaining to me that doctors in India just don't listen to patients. She had a cyst in her ovary and had been to see 3 gynecologists. She said - Most of them don't even bother to take a history ! They refuse to answer my questions or explain my options. It's usually - This is my advice - take it, or leave and find another doctor !
Why do patients feel that Indian doctors don't care about their perspective ? I think this is because doctors have such different worldviews about their patients. Some doctors feel that patients are not very smart and that they should just leave all medical decision-making about their disease to the doctor, who's the medical expert. They often get irritated by patients who do internet searches and don't like having to answer questions put to them by patients. They hate patients who bring long lists with them, and will often put…
