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Yep, i'm pretty sure every kind of patient, from a cancer patient to someone with an ingrown toenail has googled their condition, looked for alternatives (espec

Yep, i'm pretty sure every kind of patient, from a cancer patient to someone with an ingrown toenail has googled their condition, looked for alternatives (especially if the proposed treatment was subjectively bad for the patient, even if it was objectively good). People tend to skip the googling and verification process only if the problem is something simple or if the treatment is simple... eg. broken outlet, for legal reasons can't replace yoursefl, call contractor, outlet replaced... or in case of doctors, fever, infection, blood test, it's bacterial, antibiotics, two pills per day for 10 days, done.

s1artibartfast 1y ago
There is actually a significant portion of the population that wants nothing to do with it and wont even google their cancer diagnosis and leave it up to the experts.
- cogman10 1y ago
  You should in that case at least get a second opinion. Also, just an FYI for anyone in here, there are people that call themselves doctors who will diagnose and cure cancer using magic. Any "clinic" that staffs a number of naturopathic doctors (NDs) and suggests that you can treat cancer with dietary changes is a grift that should be illegal. I'm dealing with cancer in my family and one such clinic was the first suggestion by family members. This isn't the place, but it what to watch out for [1]. Always be leery when you see clinics downplaying traditional medicine. Notice on their staffing page that they have exactly 1 doctor on staff (not even a nurse practitioner) and that this doctor doesn't have any credentials in oncology. And if you check out the billing section, notice that they instruct you on how to commit insurance fraud. There's a reason they don't take medicare/medicaid and it's because committing fraud there is a jail sentence for them and you. For a large insurance company, it's a lawsuit to you. Edit: Ah, found the actual place suggested to us [2]. You can see a lot of the same hallmarks on it vs the first link. [1] https://brio-medical.com/ https://brio-medical.com/ [2] https://www.envita.com https://www.envita.com
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s1artibartfast 1y ago

There is actually a significant portion of the population that wants nothing to do with it and wont even google their cancer diagnosis and leave it up to the experts.

cogman10 1y ago
You should in that case at least get a second opinion. Also, just an FYI for anyone in here, there are people that call themselves doctors who will diagnose and cure cancer using magic. Any "clinic" that staffs a number of naturopathic doctors (NDs) and suggests that you can treat cancer with dietary changes is a grift that should be illegal. I'm dealing with cancer in my family and one such clinic was the first suggestion by family members. This isn't the place, but it what to watch out for [1]. Always be leery when you see clinics downplaying traditional medicine. Notice on their staffing page that they have exactly 1 doctor on staff (not even a nurse practitioner) and that this doctor doesn't have any credentials in oncology. And if you check out the billing section, notice that they instruct you on how to commit insurance fraud. There's a reason they don't take medicare/medicaid and it's because committing fraud there is a jail sentence for them and you. For a large insurance company, it's a lawsuit to you. Edit: Ah, found the actual place suggested to us [2]. You can see a lot of the same hallmarks on it vs the first link. [1] https://brio-medical.com/ https://brio-medical.com/ [2] https://www.envita.com https://www.envita.com
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