Sassycakes
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I had a wonderful Doctor for 30 yrs until he retired a year ago. Now I have a new Primary care Dr that I don't like because she doesn't listen to anything I say and I am searching for a new one.
Do you trust doctors?
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Oris Borloff
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Becky, I hope today finds you fully recovered and doing well.
I'm CABG x3, will be 6 years in Sept. I was extremely fortunate everything happened so fast. Onset of not feeling well to waking up post op was 27 hours total. In fact, my whole cardiac adventure couldn't have been better--except for not having it happen in the first place.
StarSong
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I've mostly had pretty good doctors. Some weren't perfect matches to me personality-wise but nearly all were competent. I also do my own research. The days of doctors soloing in the cockpit are long over.
One of the things I bear in mind - it's not a doctor's fault if we get sick or injured, if we don't take proper care of our bodies, come from a lousy gene pool, or fail to follow medical advice (eat a healthy diet, lose weight, exercise regularly, stop smoking, take certain meds, etc.). That's on us.
There aren't always diagnostic tests or treatments to fix whatever is wrong with our extremely complicated bodies.
A friend died at age 60 about 7 years ago from a massive heart attack that his family said came "out of nowhere."
Truth is, from the FB photos he'd posted of foods he ate regularly, he'd rolled the dice a lot of times before losing his bet. No doctor could have rescued him from a diet laden with meat, sausage, eggs, oils, butter, pastries, and the like. Nor could his excellent genes. Both of his parents attended his funeral.
One of the things I bear in mind - it's not a doctor's fault if we get sick or injured, if we don't take proper care of our bodies, come from a lousy gene pool, or fail to follow medical advice (eat a healthy diet, lose weight, exercise regularly, stop smoking, take certain meds, etc.). That's on us.
There aren't always diagnostic tests or treatments to fix whatever is wrong with our extremely complicated bodies.
A friend died at age 60 about 7 years ago from a massive heart attack that his family said came "out of nowhere."
Truth is, from the FB photos he'd posted of foods he ate regularly, he'd rolled the dice a lot of times before losing his bet. No doctor could have rescued him from a diet laden with meat, sausage, eggs, oils, butter, pastries, and the like. Nor could his excellent genes. Both of his parents attended his funeral.
It is awkward (and expensive) to see another doctor/dentist when you feel the first one isn't trustworthy, but I wish I would be more proactive and do it because I've had some experiences that made me regret not seeing another.
Gee, thinking about my experiences is stressing me out, but I'd recommend getting a second opinion. Where I work they have a second opinion service, but maybe that is just my employer trying to find ways to avoid paying for medical care.