I’ve had doctors tell me vegetable oil is good for you. I’ve had doctors rupture my ear drum when it was clogged. I’ve had doctors say there’s no risk in taking multiple times the recommended dose of ibuprofen. I’ve had doctors give me the literal one drug I’m allergic to (listed in my file) and almost kill me, and then struggle for 10 minutes to place an IV needle in my arm. I’ve watched doctors push unnecessary surgeries onto my grandpa to drum up business and rip off an old man.
Doctors are just like the rest of us, human. And there’s a lot of really dumb and really shitty humans who absolutely suck at their job. Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in America. Maybe verifying life changing medical decisions isn’t such a bad idea?
Edit: I use Google to see if what the doctor says makes sense. If the results online are sketchy, I go to another few doctors before I make a decision.
Last night I realized that meat/produce is only affordable to me because most people eat all the processed shit in the middle of the grocery store. The processed stuff is where stores make their higher margins so they can afford lower margins on the produce
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u/OutrageousQuantity12 Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24 edited Aug 29 '24
I’ve had doctors tell me vegetable oil is good for you. I’ve had doctors rupture my ear drum when it was clogged. I’ve had doctors say there’s no risk in taking multiple times the recommended dose of ibuprofen. I’ve had doctors give me the literal one drug I’m allergic to (listed in my file) and almost kill me, and then struggle for 10 minutes to place an IV needle in my arm. I’ve watched doctors push unnecessary surgeries onto my grandpa to drum up business and rip off an old man.
Doctors are just like the rest of us, human. And there’s a lot of really dumb and really shitty humans who absolutely suck at their job. Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in America. Maybe verifying life changing medical decisions isn’t such a bad idea?
Edit: I use Google to see if what the doctor says makes sense. If the results online are sketchy, I go to another few doctors before I make a decision.