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> people thinking being able to Google and read WebMD qualifies them to argue with their doctor about treatment plans In my experience, I have had: 1. Doctors
by 93po 5y ago
> people thinking being able to Google and read WebMD qualifies them to argue with their doctor about treatment plans
In my experience, I have had:
1. Doctors that know nothing about a really basic ailment and not have any meaningful guidance or treatment to suggest
2. Doctors that Google something literally in front of me, things that I have already Googled myself, and draw the wrong conclusion because they're looking at results at a glance - when I had searched myself earlier and dug deeper though, it was clear to me the result he was looking at was just plain wrong
3. Doctors that provide very little to no guidance about a wide selection of medications available to treat a problem, leaving me to essentially guess which option of a dozen or more I should go with
4. Doctors that force me to advocate for myself and my condition before they agree to help treat it - so much so that I had to visit 4 different doctors to find one that would, wasting nearly a thousand dollars of office visits with nothing to show for it.
It's no wonder people do their own research and dare to advocate for themselves. Most doctors are fucking worthless.
- hallway_monitor 5y agoI cannot agree enough. I think anyone who has dealt with a puzzling condition quickly learns how limited the "expertise" of these supposed authorities is. Sure, insurance companies are terrible, but so are most doctors. Great, quit, you probably sucked anyway.
- aqfamnzc 5y agoIt also probably doesn't help that doctors are jacks-of-all-trades medically - there are simply too much complexity to thoroughly understand the nuances of every obscure condition and interaction. However, I think acknowledging when one doesn't know something is a skill many could benefit from improving...
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoIndeed, there have been mutiple instances where, if I had not put my foot down,i would be left untreated and undiagnosed. Doctors are not like other proffeshions, they cannot put things right if the opportunity for treatment is missed
- 77pt77 5y agoYou forgot one. Doctors that blatantly lie to your face because they want to push some procedure.
- Melatonic 5y agoI felt the same way until I started being more active in choosing quality doctors. Doctors are no different than any other profession - there are the ones at the bottom of their league that are just going through the motions and there are the superstars working for some of the best institutions in the world. The key I have found is to specifically look for doctors that are either actively involved in academic research pertaining to your ailment or are working at quality institutions that are engaging in research that is at least tangentially related to your issue. Keep in mind they also have to do a stupid amount of paperwork these days for every patient and the place they work for may be overscheduling the crap out of them - generally (unfortunately) I always consider my first appointment to be sort of a wash due to this and assume I am not going to really get anywhere until the second time I see them.
- momirlan 5y agojust adding a case when a doctor prescribed double the quantity for an infant. i spotted it right away, he panicked, asked to have the prescription back and promptly destroyed it.