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Re:Google almost convinced me to spend $400 on useless laser... by matsemann on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @09:11AM (#31179403)
I "feel" like I would like that as well. But if I every get really ill with something longterm, I'm also afraid I'd spend too much energy on all the decisions and research. Giving patients options also gives them doubts.
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Re:Google almost convinced me to spend $400 on useless laser... by bittercynic on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @09:42AM (#31179782)
I think individual patients have very different preferences on this. I've taken pets to a few different vets, and some say things like "There are many possible reasons for these symptoms. Let's try XYZ and see how it goes." Others are more like "Your dog has X. We'll do Y and it should clear up."

My preference is for the one who I think is being honest with me about how certain they are about what's going on, and when a medical professional seems like they want to appear 100% certain all the time it makes me worry about their judgement.

I think many people have the opposite preference, which seems to me is asking for dishonesty. Seems like an ethically tricky area.

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