‘In my 30 years as a GP, the profession has been horribly eroded’

Re:‘In my 30 years as a GP, the profession has been horribly... by h2odragon on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @10:56AM (#30429442)

15 years ago, I had my gall bladder removed. I'm appropriately grateful to the medical practitioners who assisted me with that. Even though they kept telling me it was constipation for 3 years until I demanded an ultrasound; even though they made me wait 3mo after that ultrasound "to see if it gets better. and try not to move around to vigorously or it could burst and kill you."

My last visit to a doctor, they told me that my diagnosis of my condition "sounds right", but that I can't afford a diagnosis and they refuse to do any testing. They will cheerfully provide me with any of several drugs that might make life more tolerable, but also likely shorter.

My experience with the medical establishment has been uniformly negative. People I know are much more fond of medicine, but as far as I can see they're being served no better. They just can't admit to themselves that they might be better off without it.

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Re:‘In my 30 years as a GP, the profession has been horribly... by gowld on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @11:50AM (#30430200)

Is it your claim that an alternative care provider somehow has the ability to affordably perform the tests you can't afford from a medical provider?

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Re:‘In my 30 years as a GP, the profession has been horribly... by amanaplanacanal on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @11:43AM (#30430077)

I don’t think I understand what you are saying. Are you saying they shouldn’t have removed your gall bladder?

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Re:‘In my 30 years as a GP, the profession has been horribly... by aaaaaaaaata on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @05:42PM (#30434910)

No, they're saying they had three years of destroyed life and misery because of refusal to treat/inability to find practitioners willing to treat.

As someone who has experienced similar, this was the first detail I spotted — how long it takes to get doctors to take you seriously, even if you have some clues and don't make assumptions, just ask for help, can be absurd.

They blame it on other people being hypochondriacs + WebMD, overtaxed offices... I blame it on treating symptoms instead of forging healthy people. Which is what the AMA does, more or less.

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Re:‘In my 30 years as a GP, the profession has been horribly... by james-skemp on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @12:29PM (#30430738)

Sounds like it wasn't diagnosed; they had to request and push for tests that resulted in the removal.

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