Comments on: My, now that’s one doctor with a brilliant bedside manner

By: Ursula Krause

Ursula Krause — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:59:26 +0000

In reply to Gozitan. She also was great to me and showed compassion. I am grateful to her

By: Ursula Krause

Ursula Krause — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:49:01 +0000

In reply to Mandy. I was operated on by Dr. Abela for breast cancer surgery on Jan. 6. and previous to that I had several consultations with her. BTW. she always talks to the nurses in Maltese, only to the patients in English. This was my 2nd surgery done bu Dr. Rachel Abela and I have NOTHING but great confidence in her. She is very matter of fact and does not necessary ' coddle' a patient, but I don't think that that is her job either. I do not believe that the conversation between nurse and doctor happened the way it was described, Sorry.

By: Marimaur

Marimaur — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:23:57 +0000

Of course not – law offenders must be punished accordingly, but to judge first you must hear all the evidence and not just one side. Most of the time its not what you see is all there is.

By: Leo Said

Leo Said — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 19:08:56 +0000

In reply to Leo Said. @ Liberal: I firmly believe that my question in the direction of Mr. Rossignaud was considerate, licit and legitimate granted that Malta is a liberal law-abiding society.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:07:53 +0000

In reply to Thomas Attard.

Daphne, I expect better, (well, not really), what, in what I wrote suggests retaliation or punishment?

Sorry you feel that way about being Maltese,

[Daphne – Your bit about bearing in mind how you’re (not) appreciated and behaving accordingly. ‘Daphne, I expected better’. You’re so obviously a Maltese man. Buzz off and patronise your wife or sister. Insufferable.]

By: Liberal

Liberal — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:41:23 +0000

In reply to Marimaur. Marimaur, when you write stuff like "let those without sin cast the first stone", you should follow it up with "and free all prisoners". After all, who are we, mere mortals, to judge. Right?

By: Marimaur

Marimaur — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:26:38 +0000

Let those without sin cast the first stone ,Happy Christmas to you all.

[Daphne – Religion has no place in this matter, Marimaur. Malta is not a theocracy. ]

By: Leo Said

Leo Said — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:29:35 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Sam writes “as a surgeon she is to duly inform the patient of all the risks prior and post op, needless to say every single one of us has questions that needed to be answered she is also to answer these questions to put one at ease”.

Indeed. A well functioning Outpatients’ Dept. should have dealt with pertinent pre-operative questions especially if the scheduled surgical intervention is one of an “elective” nature.

By: Leo Said

Leo Said — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:23:03 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Two sentences in Dr. Baxxter’s last message catch my attention.

1. “A comment by me or anyone else other than her colleagues and peers is as irrelevant as an ant commenting on an elephant’s trunk hairs”.

2. “So the thing now moves to the courts, and that’s the proper place to have a rebuttal by Dr Abela, or her character witnesses, not here”.

How true and appropriate.

By: Liberal

Liberal — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:35:22 +0000

To all those people excusing this kind of disgusting and dangerous behaviour. Screw you all. You are the reason why services in Malta are generally shit.