Liked vs Loathed (7/2/14)

I know that I have talked about the lengths I would go for people I like. In all honesty there probably isn’t too much I wouldn’t do for someone I found to be likeable. Now I want to visit the opposite end of the spectrum. I want to speak about the lengths I would go for someone I didn’t like.

During my extended stay in the wonderful world of healthcare I have had great doctors and terrible doctors. Some doctors I liked and others I loathed. I have a doctor that I liked and as a result he probably got away with malpractice for not disclosing all the facts that resulted in me making an uninformed decision that has had a major negative effect on my life. I also, very briefly, had a doctor I loathed. He was a pompous self-aggrandizing jerk that if he was flailing about in open water I would be the first person to throw him an anchor.

First I waited a month for an appointment with this doctor because he came recommended from a family friend. Less than 24 hours before my appointment he rescheduled my visit for two weeks later because he wasn’t feeling well and that would be his first opening. When I did get to my appointment he was only 1:45 minutes late and 13 minutes of my 17 minute appointment he spent on the phone talking to either his lawyer, realtor, or banker. So for the 4 minutes he actually spent insulting and demeaning me I was charged give or take $700.00.

I only thought about Dr Customer Service today because I just got my first invoice from his office for service, if you can call it that, rendered saying my account was delinquent. Considering this was the first invoice I had been sent I found it absurd that it should be worded the way that it was. If I could find a way to have the state suspend or better yet revoke his license I would. Seeings as that is unlikely I will do my best to have him immortalized as a disgrace to the profession he most definitely does not deserve to be a part of.

I might go out of my way to help someone I like, but I guarantee you I would walk on water to destroy someone I loathed.