Other Side of the Stethoscope

Some of the more...interesting...situations that my spouse has encountered over the years as a physician:


Patient refused life-saving surgery because the scar would interfere with her bikini line.

Patient, who had a curable stage lung cancer, refused surgery because he didn't want a scar on his chest. (He died within a year.)

Patient, who had cancer, refused standard medical therapy, opting instead to go to a guru while researching alternative, holistic therapies. The patient later returned when the cancer--which was initially curable by surgery--had progressed to terminal stage.