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>Or imagine visiting a doctor where treatment options are chosen by a human you can’t question That really struck a chord with me. I've been struggling with c

>Or imagine visiting a doctor where treatment options are chosen by a human you can’t question That really struck a chord with me. I've been struggling with chronic sinusitis, without really much success. I had ChatGPT o3 do a deep research on my specific symptoms and test results, including a negative allergy (on my shoulder) test but that the doctor observed allergic reactions in my sinuses. ChatGPT seemed to do a great job, and in particular came up with a pointer to an NIH reference that showed 25% of patients in a study showed "local rhinitis" (isolated allergic reactions) in their sinuses that didn't show elsewhere. I asked my ENT if I could be experiencing a local reaction in my sinuses that didn't show up in my shoulder, and he completely dismissed that idea with "That's not how allergies work, they cause a reaction all over the body." However, I will say that I've been taking one of the second gen allergy meds for the last 2 weeks and the sinus issues have been resolved and staying resolved, but I do need another couple months to really have a good data point. The funny thing is that this Dr is a evening programmer, and every time I see him we are talking about how amazing the different LLMs are for programming. He also really seems to keep up with new ENT tech, he was telling me all about a new "KPAP" algorithm that they are working on FDA approval for and apparently is much less annoying to use than CPAP. But he didn't have any interest in looking at the at the NIH reference.

sumeno 1y ago
> I do need another couple months to really have a good data point. You need another couple months to really have a good anecdote.
- linsomniac 1y ago
  I think whether I'm cured or not only slightly minimizes the story of a physician who discounted something that seemingly impacts 25% of patients... It's also interesting to me that ChatGPT came up with research supporting an answer to my primary question, but the Dr. did not. The point being that there's a lot that the LLMs can do in concert with physicians, discounting either one is not useful or interesting.

sumeno 1y ago

> I do need another couple months to really have a good data point. You need another couple months to really have a good anecdote.

linsomniac 1y ago
I think whether I'm cured or not only slightly minimizes the story of a physician who discounted something that seemingly impacts 25% of patients... It's also interesting to me that ChatGPT came up with research supporting an answer to my primary question, but the Dr. did not. The point being that there's a lot that the LLMs can do in concert with physicians, discounting either one is not useful or interesting.