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So is dang/HN in general good with the several comments in this thread giving explicit medical advice that is some variation of "don't go to the doctor, use cha

So is dang/HN in general good with the several comments in this thread giving explicit medical advice that is some variation of "don't go to the doctor, use chatGPT"? I'm not sure the value of the discussion around those comments outweighs risk of spreading/normalizing that idea.

djmips 2y ago
Some folks don't have access to doctors or their doctors are way overworked.
- Gerardo1 2y ago
  And so random people on the internet should be advising them to dump their genetic profile into chatGPT for medical diagnostics?
  - aantix 2y ago
    Doctors are humans too. They don’t know the entire solution space. Any diagnosis and action set of steps found, you’ll have to work with your doctor to implement.
  - aantix 2y ago
    Have you ever lived with a chronic condition for decades for which multiple doctors literally have zero answers for?
    - Gerardo1 2y ago
      I'm glad you figured out your issue! Genuinely! That it worked for you, doesn't mean it's a wise general recommendation.
      - wholinator2 2y ago
        Eh, i think it's fine. It isn't like the teeming masses are gonna run out for dna tests that they spend hours formatting and selecting and then fed into a complicated extraction process involving careful prompt engineering. I think the danger in recommendation lies almost entirely within the space of "easier than going to a doctor", which this process certainly is not. You wouldn't do that for a cold. But god damn am i glad that there's people talking about this. I have several chronic and subtly terrifying health issues myself and this information can save lives. What alternative do you propose, that we should not freely share our methodologies for survival?
  - djmips 2y ago
    Nope. But I'm thinking of a locally hosted medical assistant might be clutch.
aantix 2y ago
Feel free to read the original comment again. Do not rely “solely”.. I had high blood pressure for 30 years. ER visits. Multiple cardiologists in SF. I had a nodule on my left adrenal gland. Hyperaldosteronism. I diagnosed this. Not the doctors. The doctors missed this for decades.
- quantumwoke 2y ago
  How is your adrenal gland nodule related to your genetic profile? AFAIUI, they are not related in any way.
- wholinator2 2y ago
  I'm highly interested in your story/diagnosis. Did the dna panel give you crucial information in this journey? Do you have a write up somewhere on your process? I'm currently going through a very complicated and subtle heart issue and I'm looking for any source of data I can get.

djmips 2y ago

Some folks don't have access to doctors or their doctors are way overworked.

Gerardo1 2y ago
And so random people on the internet should be advising them to dump their genetic profile into chatGPT for medical diagnostics?
- aantix 2y ago
  Doctors are humans too. They don’t know the entire solution space. Any diagnosis and action set of steps found, you’ll have to work with your doctor to implement.
- aantix 2y ago
  Have you ever lived with a chronic condition for decades for which multiple doctors literally have zero answers for?
  - Gerardo1 2y ago
    I'm glad you figured out your issue! Genuinely! That it worked for you, doesn't mean it's a wise general recommendation.
    - wholinator2 2y ago
      Eh, i think it's fine. It isn't like the teeming masses are gonna run out for dna tests that they spend hours formatting and selecting and then fed into a complicated extraction process involving careful prompt engineering. I think the danger in recommendation lies almost entirely within the space of "easier than going to a doctor", which this process certainly is not. You wouldn't do that for a cold. But god damn am i glad that there's people talking about this. I have several chronic and subtly terrifying health issues myself and this information can save lives. What alternative do you propose, that we should not freely share our methodologies for survival?
- djmips 2y ago
  Nope. But I'm thinking of a locally hosted medical assistant might be clutch.

aantix 2y ago

Feel free to read the original comment again. Do not rely “solely”.. I had high blood pressure for 30 years. ER visits. Multiple cardiologists in SF. I had a nodule on my left adrenal gland. Hyperaldosteronism. I diagnosed this. Not the doctors. The doctors missed this for decades.

quantumwoke 2y ago
How is your adrenal gland nodule related to your genetic profile? AFAIUI, they are not related in any way.
wholinator2 2y ago
I'm highly interested in your story/diagnosis. Did the dna panel give you crucial information in this journey? Do you have a write up somewhere on your process? I'm currently going through a very complicated and subtle heart issue and I'm looking for any source of data I can get.