Would a doctor be mad if you asked for a second opinion?

My friend's Dr. wants to remove the valve between her esophagus and small intestine, hoping it will make her quit vomiting. I was told by another doctor that this is major and has many bad side effects, but my friend is afraid her doctor will get mad if she asks for a second opinion.

It is the valve between her stomach and small intestine that he wants to remove, I was thinking esophagus because they injected botox into her esophagus a couple of months ago. The thing about telling him is that the dr. that has been recommended has to have a referral from her primary care physician, who happens to be a general surgeon, the one wanting to do the surgery.

Everyone, not only has the right, but the duty to themselves to seek a second opinion when confronted with the possibility of having surgery. Don't be concerned with the doctors feelings.
AMA journal 2006, Dr Johnathon Parks MD,

Any good doctor wouldn't be.

Your body is your life. You only have one life. You shouldn't go taking things out of it without gathering as much information as you can.

no if he is a doctor will listen to you again

get one anyways
he shouldn't be and most suggest it .... reguardless I would

its her life and her body if her doctor gets upset or disgruntled thats his problem, ur friends health is much more important, hope everything goes well.

That doctor gets paid. They dont care who you see. Anyway, why tell her doctor that you got a second opinion? He / She doesnt need to know.

How ould the DR even know? I wouldn't worry about his feelings. It's not like she can undo the surgery if it didn't work out. I had a Dr tell me to stretch to the side when I told him I had cronic back pain. Not all DRs are good DRs.

A second opinion is always a valid medical approach. I work in a cancer center and we constantly get and recommend our patients to get second opinions. It is just good medical practice. If her present doctor gets upset about the second opinion then maybe he is not the right doctor. But make sure that any second opinions don't delay care or endanger her health.

Most doctors, especially surgeons, expect people to get a second opinion prior to any major surgery. Tell your friend to grow up and see another surgeon or gastroenterologist for a second opinion.

it doesn't matter if the dr. gets mad or not when that serious you need a second opinion at least i would

No, they're not supposed to, but in her case, I would advise your friend to do it regardless of whether or not her doctor gets mad.

Who cares what her doctor thinks. Your friend has to do what's in her best interests and in this case it is getting a second opinion. I'd also advocate seeing a Naturopathic Doctor as there may be a natural remedy available. BTW the esophagus and small intestine are connected via the stomach.

If he's a good doctor he will not be offended if she gets a second opinion. Getting a second opinion is very common when dealing with such serious decisions as having a surgery or procedure. I would go so far as to say it would be foolish not to get a second opinion.

Hey, your the girl that likes to rail on people for their typos!
Of course the doctor will be upset, but its not about the doctor, its about your friends health.

most doctors encourage you to look for a second opinion incase they've missed something or the other doctor has heard of doing something differently

check out other doctors do some research and remember if she does get the surgery and it has bad side effects you cant turn back the hands of time be smart.

Not if they're a good doctor! A good doctor would put themselves in their patient's shoes when treating or recommending something! If her doctor gets mad over her getting a second opinion, she should go find one that doesn't have such a BIG head thinking they're a know-it-all!

If her doctor is a good reputable doctor then he'll not get mad and will understand. If he does get mad then you have to question whether he's truly interested in your friend's health or just his bank account.

Yes, a second, and a third opinion if necessary. From different (but relevant) specialties if possible. Even if the doctor is good he can make mistakes like any human being. And medicine is not complete, there are new discoveries all the time, so much that after we die, there will be a whole new field of medicine already.

My doctor encourages a second opinion if i'm
uncomfortable with a procedure or whatever --
personally think that any true professional will
welcome another opinion, if for nothing else to
support his/her stand.

A confident Doctor would encourage it, especially when the surgery offers higher than normal risk.

If her Doctor is a General Practitioner, then she should see a Doctor of Internal Medicine. More specifically, a specialist. She can always justify her concern for a second opinion by making such a suggestion to her doctor.

She should know that any there are trade offs where surgery is performed, some minor and some major.

A doctor is only human. Some might get mad. But you have the right to seek the opinion from a second physician if you want.
REMEMBER...the doctor works FOR you.