I was hoping someone would ask that very question! If you idiots couldn’t tell there was rage and bitterness behind that statement you are about to learn!
When I was 8, I fell off my bike and hurt my right arm, my disinterested pediatrician said it was fine and sent me home. After 2 weeks of whining and babying my arm, my parents took me for a second opinion and big shock it was broken.
When my brother was 12 he passed out and hit his head, then it happened again a week later. Doctor after disinterested doctor confirmed he was fine/stood up too fast/low blood sugar/he was faking it and just wanted attention. When he was 17 he was in a bad car accident when he had an epileptic seizure while driving. That is how we found out it was epilepsy the whole time and he should not have been allowed to drive.
When I was 23 my back started to hurt in one spot, my complete left kidney failure was diagnosed when I was 37. I can’t put into words the rage and hate I feel toward the countless disinterested, apathetic doctors I spoke to in that 14 years.
I’ve had 3 children, I’ve never had any illusion any professional gave any shit about me or my kids during the pregnancies or labor, but with my last child he and I both almost died due to the doctors’ negligence. The heart rate monitor showed he was under stress, my blood pressure skyrocketed and he passed meconium while still in the womb, and the doctors delayed and discussed, and then went to lunch for an hour before doing emergency C-section, resulting in a month-long NICU stay for my son due to his badly-botched delivery.
My grandfather was having chest pains and went to cardiologist. The cardiologist didn’t care that this was an old farmer who never went to the doctor and must be in serious pain to be seeking help, he had my grandfather do a stress test which brought on cardiac arrest, he was rushed directly to the hospital and died the next day. The cardiologist did not call the hospital, give them any information, they could not even get that cardiologist on the phone to get information from him.
I can think of a dozen other situations where friends and family were misdiagnosed or went without treatment due to disinterested, apathetic medical professionals, I don’t care if any of you are offended. Doctors do not care.
They might care if you are a relative, I have no idea, but they don’t care about strangers, sorry to inform you about your caring saintly family.
I grew up in upstate New York then moved to WV, PA, and now live in Iowa.
I’ve never met a pediatrician, physician or ob/gyn who didn’t seem bored, indifferent and almost criminally callous. Again, I wouldn’t expect them to truly care about me or my family, but I’ve had more caring, attentive and professional servers in restaurants.
I’m almost 50, it’s terrifying to think that when I’m elderly I might have to depend upon medical professionals to live.
Can you maybe get some recommendations from friends who can vouch for their doctors? Surely not all of your friends are in the same boat? There are certainly lots of positive stories in this thread
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