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Doctors will tell you don’t do this: waste of time, more harm than good, etc. This is all fine as general advice when you see patients as mere statistics and y
by xwdv 3y ago
Doctors will tell you don’t do this: waste of time, more harm than good, etc.
This is all fine as general advice when you see patients as mere statistics and you want to apply broad generally applicable advice for everyone.
However, it is more meaningful for the wealthier individual or a VIP to have their body fully documented. Even if no action is taken for some possible tumors, having some knowledge is better than being totally blind. And maybe it’s a waste of money, but if you have the money to waste it’s not a big deal.
- TaupeRanger 3y agoSome knowledge actually ISN'T always better than none. Imagine you get a scan and find an aneurysm. The aneurysm has a 1/100 chance of rupturing during your life. Surgery is too risky for the relatively small chance of rupture, so the advice is to "watch and wait". Now you have to go to bed every night wondering if tonight is the night that it ruptures and you don't wake up tomorrow. We know that psychological distress exacts a physical toll on the body. So, on net, assuming no rupture, you gained nothing except the harms associated with knowing about the aneurysm, or the harms associated with unnecessary treatment for a low risk condition. This is the case with all kinds of diseases across the board.
- xwdv 3y agoThe stress is temporary. Eventually, you come to terms: You will die and there will be nothing you can do about it. So be grateful for everyday, and take nothing for granted. Then, you will know peace.