Lawyer or Surgeon....Would You Choose A Man or A Woman?

Mrs. Robinson said:
As for a surgeon,up until now,I have had zero experience. But 2 weeks ago,I had a breast biopsy (done by a breast surgeon) and next week I will have surgery again as ,unfortunately,the diagnosis was breast cancer. I really,really trust this woman and feel extremely comfortable with her. Maybe more so than I would with a man, but not sure. Anyway, this cancer was detected very,very,very early,so she is very confident that all will turn out OK. I didn`t really "choose" her-I was referred to her by my GP,but a close friend also goes to her and loves her so I didn`t even bother to look at any other doctors.
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I'm sorry to hear about your cancer Mrs.R, glad you discovered it early and I hope your surgery is successful...hugs.
 

I have worked for a large law firm for many years and would be comfortable with either a man or a woman handling my case as long as I felt they had the expertise to handle my case. I've had surgery three times in my life and the most comfortable I felt was when it was a woman performing the operation. I found the men kind of arrogant and cold, even though they were surely competent. The woman who operated on me was reassuring and certainly skilled. My wife is having surgery a week from tonight and the doctor is female. Same kind of experience. Just a more reassuring presence without coming across impatient or hurried. They seem to listen more and seem to care. We feel we're in good hands with her.
 

The last two lawyers I hired were female, and I hate to say it, but they each were horrible.... :shrug:

As for choosing a surgeon, I don't think that it would matter.
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
Whenever I am in a courtroom (mostly with foster kids but sometimes for jury duty) I always prefer the male attorneys. I think it`s still a little more difficult for a woman to be assertive without coming off as bitchy. I know that sounds horrible but it just always seems that way to me.

As for a surgeon,up until now,I have had zero experience. But 2 weeks ago,I had a breast biopsy (done by a breast surgeon) and next week I will have surgery again as ,unfortunately,the diagnosis was breast cancer. I really,really trust this woman and feel extremely comfortable with her. Maybe more so than I would with a man, but not sure. Anyway, this cancer was detected very,very,very early,so she is very confident that all will turn out OK. I didn`t really "choose" her-I was referred to her by my GP,but a close friend also goes to her and loves her so I didn`t even bother to look at any other doctors.
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Mrs. R., I am SO sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but glad they caught it early. My prayers are with you for a great recovery.

Just out of personal curiousity, did you find it, or was it found on a mammogram?
 
Shalimar said:
Neither are gender specific to me. I just want the best person for the job.
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I research docs ... worked for/with them all my working life. Doesn't matter one whit which sex. It's how adept they are at what they're doing.

Same goes for lawyers. Have only had occasion to work with one. A male. Doubt that would matter much, either.

It's history ... for both docs and lawyers.
 
Butterfly said:
Just out of personal curiousity, did you find it, or was it found on a mammogram?
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Found on a mammogram. I could not feel it ,nor could either my doctor or the breast surgeon,it is that small. In fact,the surgeon said that she really had to commend the people at my hospital (she practices out of a hospital in the neighboring county)for even finding it,it is so small. Good reason to not ever miss your mammograms,ladies!
 
Attorney... I could care less about gender as long as they did the job. In fact, the last attorney my wife and I needed was a lady and did what she was paid for.
Surgeon... Again, as long as they were qualified, gender would not make a difference. Well, unless the surgery would entail exposing certain "attributes". If so, and the surgeon was a lady, I'd be embarrassed to ever see her on the street. She would know my "shortcomings"!!! :)
 
I guess I don't really care one way or another, but my medical team is all women, including my dentists.
 

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