The problem with that last bit is that there's also the issue of convincing doctors that you suspect something's wrong. Sometimes, doctors don't take patients s

The problem with that last bit is that there's also the issue of convincing doctors that you suspect something's wrong. Sometimes, doctors don't take patients seriously when they're concerned about something, or don't make more than a cursory glance at the situation before figuring that the patient is overreacting or something. I've been dealing with some breath/lung related problems for a few months now, and I still have to tell my doctors that yes, I have issues breathing sometimes, and yes there's something going on. Doctor-patient trust is a big issue, especially when the former doesn't take the latter seriously.