Oh, don't get me started on doctors! I long ago lost count of how many I've seen. Health care here in the US is pretty useless.
I had pneumonia January 25th and trouble breathing. Finally to see a pulmonologist May 6th. That's after a SECOND bout of trouble breathing 2.5 weeks ago. That's just to get in!
I long ago started trying to improve my health as much as I could on my own. I often wish I had someone to ask things of, who had a clue. Someone who has had more than 1 week's training about nutrition through their entire medical training, or more than 1 HOUR'S training about sleep through same.
The specialists seem to be uniformly clueless, even though they supposedly have much more training.
A lot of it is their hands are tied by the insurance companies. They aren't allowed the time to spend with their patients they need.
Exactly. I agree that many of them are influenced by all sorts of things... time, drug companies, mandates... And can't agree more we need to be experts on our own health as much as we can. Clearly we don't have all the answers ourselves either.. it's hard to self treat and expert advice and consultation is sooo helpful! I pretty much knew what was wrong... I just needed both a sounding board and access to good liquid herbals you cant get anywhere. Plus advice on asthma treatment which despite years of research and self help I'm no closer to solving!
What I find unforgivable in instances like this is poor bedside manner and an unwillingness to listen and empathise.
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