I had strep, which is why I booked the appointment, and said as much, because both my kids had recently had strep and I knew both my body and what my experience was. After being told it was tonsillitis I should gargle some salt water for, I went to an urgent care and got a rapid strep and abx. But keep digging, doc. |
Seriously. If you're going to belittle them, reject their input, and treat them like a number, you're dehumanizing them. If you're not going to try to help the actual human you're hired to help, wtf are you doing in that line of work? |
I come from a medical family and have a lot of respect for doctors. I generally do trust them. But they also tend to listen to and respect me when I tell them about my medical issues. As with everything, some people are more privileged than others, and this is one area where I actually have some privilege. I know if I was a different kind of person who communicated in a different way, they’d be more likely to dismiss my feelings.
All that said, I’ve had a couple of experiences of doctors not having a clue what they’re talking about, like one psychopharmacologist telling me he’s never heard of an SSRI affecting libido. I’m pretty sure everyone knows that it’s a common side effect. |
No one is making you see a doctor. |
So are you suggesting that because the US healthcare industry is problematic those of us working in healthcare should leave it? I'm an RN and money was certainly not the #1 reason why I went into the field. What industry meets your criteria as not being "trash?" I am not the PP but I stay in healthcare because this is what I spent money and time training to do and because I genuinely like helping people. |
Not the same person -- that was my first post on this thread. But most of us already know that there can be multiple people posting. |
... what kind of strep infection did you think you had, if not strep pharyngitis? |
I'm not sure it's the doctors that can't back down when they're wrong here ... |
You might want to investigate a physician in functional medicine who has a more whole systems approach. Also, from my own recent experience with two radiologists in the same practice... the first, a woman, unbelievably dismissive and judge-y; the second, a man who I saw for a follow up because the first was not avail and I wanted the first available appointment, was one of the kindest I have ever seen. He explained everything to minute detail, waited in the room with me to make sure I was okay, was competent but not clinical during the procedure. The nurse and he had an excellent rapport. I was not rushed, dismissed and did not get a single eye roll like in the first instance. I think it is person to person. If you don't like your doctor, just find a new one. I never actually thought about it this way before until I had such different experiences. (I am also the child of two doctors, so I know the type ![]() |
Doctors are not mediocre humans. They are highly educated, often overworked and underpaid, doing the best they can. Joe the plumber and all the other high school dropouts supporting Trump and the likes are mediocre humans. 50% of this country is mediocre at best, but doctors are not in that half. |
Well, some are. Some doctors are bad at their jobs. Some are horrible human beings. But that doesn't change the fact that many of the posters in this thread are incapable of thinking rationally about their own health conditions. |
There’s nothing wrong with trying to educate yourself on your health and recognizing that doctors don’t know everything.
The problem is that there are a lot of people out there who believe that what doctors learn in med school is the same material that they read online. So if you can read, you know as much as a doctor. |
I am a farmer and I don’t see a lot of doctors. I find that when I have a health concern, it is easier for me to say “hey when I see this in a cow, the vet says it is XYZ” and it doesn’t threaten them as much. I make sure to say “but I’m not a cow! What do you think?”
It’s an odd functionality. At present I have a pretty bad diagnosis I can’t blame on farm animals, and I am finding it a lot harder to get good treatment. My GP obviously knows much less than I do now about my condition, I just want referred to the right neurosurgeon. I am lucky I have top medical connections and don’t really need him. |
But I know my body!!! |
What is the point of a doctor if not to CARE for the sick? ![]() |