The worst is when a specialist confidently repeats known false information to you. Like, easily debunked by the most cursory glance at a state health department website type stuff. I have started bringing print outs about my illness from reputable sources to appointments with me just in case.
The worst part of being sick is not my symptoms. It’s having to interface with the healthcare system.
Yep this is awful. Some doctors don’t know how to keep their ego in check.
Makes you really appreciate the ones who admit they don’t know. Though they are few and far between.
Yep. I treasure every medical professional who has been honest with me about not knowing something.
Back when I was first diagnosed I picked up some kind of bug. Nothing serious, but I hadn’t learned what to do since I’d been put on a load of complicated sounding meds, so I went to the out of hours GP.
I explained about my illness and meds, and gave him the symptoms of the current illness, and he just gave me a blank stare. After a short while, he asked my wife what she thinks we should do 🤷🏻♂️
Doctors are cops
Eta: down voters, really think about it - are doctors cops? Are they not part of the system who can take away our power of attorney? Can commit us to psychiatric imprisonment with no trial? Can force treatments and medical interventions on people who don’t want them in some situations, including substance users and intersex people?
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