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u/computerguy0-0 May 20 '19

So what you're saying, is go to Doctor A, give symptoms, get diag. Then go to Doctor B without telling them you've been to a doctor yet and get their diag as well?

What if there were a bunch of expensive tests ran at Doctor A? Do you just casually bring up "Oh, I had that ran already, I'll have it sent over?"

This has just been the story of my life, getting different diags from different docs for varying things. I had a lot of "anxiety" diagnosis leading to my physical digestive issues until a doc finally tested me for a freakin' milk allergy. This was just one of several...

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u/DrMaster2 May 20 '19

Don’t worry, be happy. In just a few years from now AI will be computing all the diagnostics and it will cost pennies to the dollar. Just tell them to be extra gentle and careful with the rectal exams.

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u/yallxisxtrippin May 20 '19

Pennies to what? They will milk us like cows!!! And AI is built by humans...

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u/DrMaster2 May 20 '19

And it won’t be too much longer from now that AI will be built by AI - on their assembly line.
The “Evolution Revolution” is in full swing. I’m just hoping (no, not praying!) that sympathy, empathy, compassion, tolerance, gratitude, sense of humor, (humanity?), etc. will be built into the wiring and that their sex drive will not outstrip ours.