The reality is that chronic diseases vary greatly from person to person, and a doctor just doesn't have the time/patience/first-hand experience to treat your di

The reality is that chronic diseases vary greatly from person to person, and a doctor just doesn't have the time/patience/first-hand experience to treat your disease optimally. That's why their best option in the 20 minutes they have with you is to just prescribe some hard core drug or procedure that is one-size-fits-all for your disease. I've seen a dozen doctors about my own chronic disease and 90% of them are useless beyond prescribing the standard $30k/yr chemo drug (which I'm allergic to). The only doctor that has ever actually helped me in my recovery was a naturopath. She didn't have the ego of an MD and actually took the time to build and iterate on an individualized treatment plan.