Good god! I can't believe that story. Good for you for holding your tongue. And good to hear that you and the kiddo's dad got along so well -- that is great. Please remember my boots are for hire. 
xoxo
What a noodge. He obviously doesn't have enough patients with real problems.
Sounds like you handled it awfully well.
Was that Dr _____?? OMG, he did that to me, too, for Kaiya's well-baby as a 2month old. She started crying b/c he was a stranger and he said to ignore her when she cried (junk behavior again) as long as she wasn't wet or hungry, and he just held her shoved up against his chest while she wailed. I told him this was my 3rd kid and I was just fine. He gave me a pamphlet he'd written about child-rearing. I asked when I should start her on solids, as I was concerned about allergies but I'd noticed that our kids started wanting to eat solids at around 4 months. He said, "If you had a 14 year old, would you let him drive?" I said, "That would depend on what state you were in. I believe that's legal in some states, particularly for things like tractors." He blinked at me, since I'd succeeded in throwing him off (HEE HEE) and continued, "Well, in this state, you have to be 16, so you don't always let kids do what they want, so if she wants to eat solids at 4 months you shouldn't let her. However, starting them at 5 months won't be the end of the world." He did that throughout-- asked questions like that-- and it just annoyed me.
The nurse then came in and gave Kaiya her shots, then put the band-aids on the wrong parts so the sticky parts were covering the blood!
I never went back. Not only was the wait time like 2 hrs, I didn't need the pomposity.
I'd just see the other docs there and not him, or switch practices. Remember, even if you don't want to see him again, there will come a time when he'll be the one on call doing that crap.
And from my recollection, he could use about 60 minutes of cardio per day himself plus some weights. You should have said, "Oh really? Let's have a throw-down in the parking lot and I'll show you who's in better shape," because when it comes to a pissed off Mama Bear and a chubby, smug doctor, I'm pretty certain the mom's going to win. I'm so mad for you! Grrrr. Oh well.
Good God, that doctor sounds like a schmuck.
I am positive I'd have done exactly what you did, which is to say... who the hell can think on their feet to the point of immediately reacting in a situation like that the way they wished they had later on.
Geez, what a schmuck.
i'd be disgusted with this doc too!
Mary
You did very well considering the situation. The fact you spoke up at all should be noted.
We just recently went to the best doctor we've ever encountered. They are out there!
Well, at least I know that I'm not the ONLY one who gets the condescending treatment at the doctor's office. By the doctor, and ESPECIALLY her nurses. I always do the exact same thing as you -- answer the condescending questions, and then think of 1,000,000 snarky comebacks after I leave. It's good you kept your mouth shut though. Wouldn't want to be labelled a "difficult" patient!
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