“They’ve looked at the options and have decided what is best for you and then they tell you that and you decide if you will do it or not” (Participant 8) |
“I don’t need a bunch of options…. I do what the expert believes is the solution for me”…“If I cut my finger, fix it…don’t give me options”, for example a tourniquet or amputation, go with the focused solution (Participant 15) |
“My thinking is I’m having trouble, these are professionals – I let them do what they do – I put my life in their hands. When I worked I was the expert in my field called in due to a problem, took necessary action – did my thing didn’t rely on client” (Participant 16) |
“There would be a lot going on behind the scene: doctors talking to doctors etc. as they make the decision they think is best” (Participant 11) |
(The doctors got together) “They voted among themselves if I would survive the surgery or not” (Participant 17) |