I have had some awful older male doctors in my past but also a few very nice ones. I am not sure what to think of the sorry, sorry, sorry. For ringing the doorbell twice?

Yes placebo, I hear that but also, a visit, he listened, he encouraged, the patient was acknowledge by the prescription, and he leaves.

Now the patient has a decision, maybe decides that was what he/she needed. And gets up and takes a bath or shower and gets dressed. Or of course, lays in bed, sicker than a dog and the medicine doesn't work!

Hard to say.