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I'd like to blame the docs but I am always reminded of saying from my parents: "Only you can be your own advocate for your ____".
by cgsmith 7y ago
I'd like to blame the docs but I am always reminded of saying from my parents: "Only you can be your own advocate for your ____".
- smt88 7y agoNo, you can blame the docs. You can't be your own medical advocate because you can't just decide to go to medical school. You pay a doctor to have your best interests in mind and give you advice. You have no way of knowing whether the advice is good. When the doctor is misinformed, or their incentive is to please pharmaceutical companies, your trust is betrayed without any warning. My friend is a psychiatrist and says that any night of any week, she can go out and get a $100+ meal free from pharma reps. Organized meals have speakers that are marketing drugs to them. Informal meals just have the sales rep saying the same talking points. If anyone thinks she or her coworkers can make unbiased decisions about what the describe, they're very naive.