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You should continue shopping around for doctors until you solve the problem. The difference between a good MD and an average one is absolutely astounding, and y
by llamaimperative 2y ago
You should continue shopping around for doctors until you solve the problem. The difference between a good MD and an average one is absolutely astounding, and you are ultimately the only person responsible for your health.
You should view the medical community like all communities: there are good members, bad members, and a whole lot of people in between.
- tyleo 2y agoAgreed, in the sleep case I took matters into my own hands by experimenting with nose strips, temperature, stacking pillows, etc. The main issue for me is that I like my general doctor but I’ve felt like specialists are the real crapshoot. I’m in a city where I feel like the specialists are hard to access and have generally been lower quality than when I lived in suburbs. I’ve wondered if it’s a sort of “pets vs cattle” issue like people talk about servers with. In other words, are there just too many people to give individuals the care they need?
- llamaimperative 2y agoYes, that's part of it. Demands on doctors (in the US at least) are absolutely insane. Keeping up to date on the relevant literature for a single specialty would require something like 27 hours per day of reading, most doctors cannot afford to see a patient for more than 15 minutes at a time because they need to get through so many consultations per day, and then they have to argue with insurance companies much the same way (but at dramatically higher frequency) that patients do.