When going for certain procedures, there is always a sense of anxiety and nervousness on the part of the patient. Naturally, you would anticipate a certain level of kindness, if not reassurance. Many of us work in professions that require contact with the public. Unless you've just crawled out of a cave, you recognize that certain scenarios require a level of courtesy.
Apparently, the wonders of modern medicine have allowed us to experience, first hand, the bedside manner of such a cave-woman. One technician is a horror previously only read in fiction novels. While I won't go into the grisly details of her completely inappropriate behavior during my procedure several weeks ago, suffice it to say I was stunned to the point of being unable to respond.
If I'm stupid enough to give this facility another shot, and end up with the same technician next time, I may step out of character and smack her in the face. There are few people who can bring me to that point.
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