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It depends on the situation. If the patient can talk and answer to questions it's usually enough. If they can't then having someone else play that part instead
by HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
It depends on the situation. If the patient can talk and answer to questions it's usually enough. If they can't then having someone else play that part instead usually helps. 99% of the cases though patients think they are special in their problem but they are not.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoI think you're ignoring a huge gap between "can talk" and "can adequately explain situation and advocate for self and how they are feeling to a relatively dispassionate listener". I'm not saying that doctors are dispassionate, but that doctor will be spending at most half an hour with the patient, if you're lucky, while your family will be with you the whole time, listening attentively.
- HeadsUpHigh 6y agoDoesn't need to be super precise. We are trained to work with uncooperative patients. Of course it helps though.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoWith all due respect, I've personally been witness to two different occasions when having a family member around asking questions literally saved someone's life by drawing the doctor's attention to something they had not noticed previously.
- HeadsUpHigh 6y agoThen it's the doctor's fault for not noticing it.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoWell, that's the whole fucking point I'm making, isn't it? All doctors, even the best, are busy, tired, and overworked, and no matter how much they want to give you all the attention you need, they're not able to, in part because how our medical system set up, and in part because that's just... reality. And they're going to not notice something all the time, even the best doctors in the best hospitals. And if the best doctors are fucking up, what about the ones who are not so good? If you want a good outcome, you need your own advocate, be responsible and inquisitive, and you can't just leave it to the doctors.
- d_tr 6y agoWell, this is the point...
- wolco 6y agoIt doesn't mean doctors will catch on or accept outside theories.
- forgotmypw17 6y ago> 99% of the cases though patients think they are special in their problem but they are not. It is this attitude that is the problem, in my opinion. Every patient is special and unique, and "modern" medicine just fails to admit it and treats everyone like a fucking steam engine. Pardon the profanity, but I've seen too much of this shit my limited experience with the medical system to know better that doctors are best treated as powerful and dangerous tools, and not sentient beings, until proven otherwise.