The Yellow Corvette Story

This piece is posted with permission from carcinoid champion extraordinaire Eugene A. Woltering MD, FACS, of Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.

A man walks into the local Chevy dealer with $60,000 in his pocket (in cash). He is strolling around the lot when a nice old guy walks up to him and asks him what he would like to buy. The potential buyer says that all of his life he wanted a new yellow Corvette. HE TELLS THE DEALER THAT HE HAS $60,000 IN HIS POCKET AND IS READY TO BUY THE NEW CORVETTE TODAY.

The old guy says that he will sell him a red, blue, green, silver, black, or gold corvette but that he will not sell him a yellow corvette--BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE ONE IN STOCK AND WON'T ORDER ANYONE A NEW YELLOW CORVETTE--EVEN IF THEY HAVE 60K IN THEIR POCKET.

What should the customer do? The answer is obvious in this case--- he should go to another Chevy dealer.

What is not obvious is the moral of this story:

If you are being treated by a doctor who is not knowledgeable about this disease (and doesn't want to get educated on the disease) or will not work with you and a carcinoid expert to get you the best care available--YOU NEED A NEW DOCTOR.

MEDICINE IS A LIFE SAVING ART BUT OOOOOH TOO MANY DOCS LOOK AT IT AS A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING AND DON'T LOOK AT THE PATIENT'S NEEDS ---"JUST WHAT THEY HAVE ON THE LOT"---

IF YOU HAVE A DOC WHO WILL WORK WITH YOU-- REFER ALL OF YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOIDS TO HIM --PRONTO--HE IS A KEEPER. BUT IF YOUR DOC GIVES YOU THE "ATTITUDE"--YOU NEED A NEW DOC-PERIOD—END OF DISCUSSION--YOU ARE FAR MORE VALUABLE THAN ANY CAR.

NOW YOU HAVE HEARD THE YELLOW CORVETTE STORY