After surgery care? Need your input!

[gal friday 176]

I'll be honest, I wouldn't have called for diarrhea, although I was still in the hospital at that point. As a former medical practitioner (psychotherapist), I'm guessing that it is your mom's call that triggered his reaction, that is excessive (but you can't be blamed, since you didn't know). I would tell your mom to reign it in from now on. Beyond that, I would not worry too much. It is possible that he was having a bad day and snapped. That's not an excuse, but doctors are human and surgeons in general can be a little prickly. Don't allow his behavior to make you feel worthless.

[majorsmama 91]

While you may have overreacted, I'm sure many people would have done the same if they had been given the same info you had about Constipation and keeping hydrated. Diarrhea strips your body of hydration. I can understand that being scary. And you are justified in your reaction to the doctors comments. What he said was harsh and uncalled for. Some doctors just have lousy bedside manners and I've learned after having a child, that many of them really don't like being bothered during their off time.

I'm sorry you had a negative experience. If it's still bothering you, I would recommend giving feedback to the office manager at the bariatric practice. It may not going anywhere, but it might. Follow up care is important, so don't let that experience discourage you from continuing with it. Best of luck!