“A certain age, sir. Certainly a reasonable age to hang up the stethoscope. Henri Boguet cannot bring himself to do so. Matter of passion and necessity. In Fontoy, the general practitioner repositioned, in 2017, his plaque on the firm he had founded. He had removed it to make way for a group of colleagues. Succession seemed assured, “the group finally exploded. Stories of men, of choices. A doctor went to Luxembourg, another to the south of France and the last went into exile in the Massif Central. What should I do? »
“When I entered medicine, I knew what I was exposing myself to”
The historic former mayor of this commune in the Fensch valley (1971-2020) has a sense of responsibility. And no doubt, also, a sense of sacrifice that reasons like an anachronism: “I have a problem with today’s mentality. Young doctors want to evolve in artificial structures to work very specific hours, without overflowing. I don’t see the job that way. So try to find a doctor who consults after 7 p.m. these days…”
The man takes a disillusioned look at the profession. While not counting his hours. A paradox. “I work from Tuesday to… Saturday. I just give myself Monday during the week. When I entered medicine, I knew what I was exposing myself to. »
“I do medicine, not money”
Said like that, the doc could pass for a lesson giver. At the (certain) age of… 82, it’s hard to hold it against him. As he will be forgiven for his gaze on the incentive aid set up in recent years by the Portes de France-Thionville conurbation to promote the reception of new doctors: “A flytrap, he judges severely. I don’t believe in the benefits of medical homes either. Objectively, it does not attract many people. My opinion is that our liberal profession is dying. The fault of a president who does not know liberal medicine, and a fortiori rural. »
Needless to say that the Fenschois supports the strike movement driven by his colleagues. Moral support: “I am consulting at the moment. Otherwise, who will care for the elderly who cannot wait? “And to close his diagnosis in these terms:” Raising the price of the consultation is a necessity. Even if me, at my age, I do medicine, not money. At 82, we no longer bother with the choice of evils.
