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Post by Caesar Roberto on Aug 16, 2018 8:50:20 GMT
Do they ever actually do any actual doctoring?
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Post by mslo79 on Aug 16, 2018 9:51:36 GMT
I always thought the average doctor is overpaid.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Aug 16, 2018 9:57:39 GMT
Telling you that something is wrong with you so that you need to keep coming to see them and keep giving them money.
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Aug 16, 2018 10:01:30 GMT
Feeding of others suffering and the need for people to be sick, so they can profit from it.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 16, 2018 14:16:25 GMT
Do they ever actually do any actual doctoring? Okay, Ceasar, what happened? Was a doctor mean to you recently? You can tell us. That's what we're here for... to make fun of y.. er, I mean, to listen to you... Spill. |
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Post by PreachCaleb on Aug 16, 2018 16:47:58 GMT
Do they ever actually do any actual doctoring? Sure. Fixing my problem every time I've ever gone to one. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 0:49:45 GMT
Do they ever actually do any actual doctoring? Chemists?? Canadian? |
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Post by permutojoe on Aug 17, 2018 1:24:41 GMT
Once in a while they fix you. Mostly though they just give you some crap to do until the thing heals on its own.
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Post by Caesar Roberto on Sept 9, 2018 12:33:25 GMT
Do they ever actually do any actual doctoring? Okay, Ceasar, what happened? Was a doctor mean to you recently? You can tell us. That's what we're here for... to make fun of y.. er, I mean, to listen to you... Spill. Nah, they're just useless *beep*'s. |
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Post by Caesar Roberto on Sept 9, 2018 12:35:36 GMT
Mostly though they just give you some crap to do until the thing heals on its own. Hahaha!  That is so true, brah. Well said. 👍 They don't know how to fix you so they just try to get you to waste money on medication or vitamins that do nothing until it heals on it's own or you just stop caring and learn to live with whatever ailment/issue you're dealing with. |
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Post by ant-mac on Sept 9, 2018 14:21:55 GMT
Yes, of course they do.
Of course, there are good and bad ones, just like in every other profession.
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Post by Caesar Roberto on Sept 9, 2018 14:34:05 GMT
Yeah? Like what? Writing you a referral to go see some other useless *beep* who charges even more? |
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Post by ant-mac on Sept 9, 2018 19:30:09 GMT
Yeah? Like what? Writing you a referral to go see some other useless *beep* who charges even more? Generally speaking, many doctors are general practitioners, not specialists. They're often the first point of contact for many members of the public. They can deal with a great many different, but relatively straight forward ailments. However, it's a part of their duty of care and Hippocratic oath to do no harm. So if they encounter something they're not sure about or qualified to deal with, it's their duty to refer you to the appropriate medical professional for further study and treatment.
From personal experience, I was sent by my GP for X-rays in 2006, which resulted in him being able to discover that I had suffered a disc prolapse. He was then able to prescribe medication to help me deal with the pain. More recently, at a different GP's surgery, a different doctor was able to run some relatively simple tests to diagnose me withy both high blood pressure and diabetes. He was also able to prescribe me with the appropriate medication to treat those conditions.
Of course, over the years, I've also been able to avail myself of a very useful home visit function, which allows me to call in a doctor to my very own home, to receive emergency attention and treatment. This is a service that can be accessed either at night or on the weekend, when certain other services are unavailable. This service has been invaluable to both myself and my child.
And then there is Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders. It's an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation. It's best known for its projects in countries located in war zones or affected by endemic diseases. In 2015 alone, over 30 000 personnel provided medical aid in over 70 countries. The vast majority of staff, including administrators, medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers are all volunteers.
Any further questions?
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Post by louise on Sept 9, 2018 20:26:46 GMT
well, my youngest son is type 1 diabetic, and if it wasn't for doctors he would be dead. So I would say yes.
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Post by PreachCaleb on Sept 10, 2018 13:55:28 GMT
Yeah? Like what? Writing you a referral to go see some other useless *beep* who charges even more? You have a problem with people who charge for their services? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 14:09:08 GMT
Yeah? Like what? Writing you a referral to go see some other useless *beep* who charges even more? You don't want a general practitiober managing your cancer or doing surgery on your heart. We've come too far in mecicine for one physician to have expertise on everything. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 14:12:05 GMT
Yeah? Like what? Writing you a referral to go see some other useless *beep* who charges even more? Generally speaking, many doctors are general practitioners, not specialists. They're often the first point of contact for many members of the public. They can deal with a great many different, but relatively straight forward ailments. However, it's a part of their duty of care and Hippocratic oath to do no harm. So if they encounter something they're not sure about or qualified to deal with, it's their duty to refer you to the appropriate medical professional for further study and treatment.
From personal experience, I was sent by my GP for X-rays in 2006, which resulted in him being able to discover that I had suffered a disc prolapse. He was then able to prescribe medication to help me deal with the pain. More recently, at a different GP's surgery, a different doctor was able to run some relatively simple tests to diagnose me withy both high blood pressure and diabetes. He was also able to prescribe me with the appropriate medication to treat those conditions.
Of course, over the years, I've also been able to avail myself of a very useful home visit function, which allows me to call in a doctor to my very own home, to receive emergency attention and treatment. This is a service that can be accessed either at night or on the weekend, when certain other services are unavailable. This service has been invaluable to both myself and my child.
And then there is Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders. It's an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation. It's best known for its projects in countries located in war zones or affected by endemic diseases. In 2015 alone, over 30 000 personnel provided medical aid in over 70 countries. The vast majority of staff, including administrators, medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers are all volunteers.
Any further questions?
I was going to join Doctors Without Borders at one point. My plan was to become a nurse practitioner and join. That was before I got married and my spine condition worsened. |
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Post by ant-mac on Sept 11, 2018 0:13:51 GMT
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Post by ant-mac on Sept 11, 2018 0:15:19 GMT
Generally speaking, many doctors are general practitioners, not specialists. They're often the first point of contact for many members of the public. They can deal with a great many different, but relatively straight forward ailments. However, it's a part of their duty of care and Hippocratic oath to do no harm. So if they encounter something they're not sure about or qualified to deal with, it's their duty to refer you to the appropriate medical professional for further study and treatment.
From personal experience, I was sent by my GP for X-rays in 2006, which resulted in him being able to discover that I had suffered a disc prolapse. He was then able to prescribe medication to help me deal with the pain. More recently, at a different GP's surgery, a different doctor was able to run some relatively simple tests to diagnose me withy both high blood pressure and diabetes. He was also able to prescribe me with the appropriate medication to treat those conditions.
Of course, over the years, I've also been able to avail myself of a very useful home visit function, which allows me to call in a doctor to my very own home, to receive emergency attention and treatment. This is a service that can be accessed either at night or on the weekend, when certain other services are unavailable. This service has been invaluable to both myself and my child.
And then there is Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders. It's an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation. It's best known for its projects in countries located in war zones or affected by endemic diseases. In 2015 alone, over 30 000 personnel provided medical aid in over 70 countries. The vast majority of staff, including administrators, medical professionals, logistical experts, water and sanitation engineers are all volunteers.
Any further questions?
I was going to join Doctors Without Borders at one point. My plan was to become a nurse practitioner and join. That was before I got married and my spine condition worsened. At one time in my life, I seriously considered following my parents into nursing, but then the desire passed.
Life got in the way, as it so often does.
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Post by deembastille on Sept 11, 2018 0:56:36 GMT
I have mixed stories regarding doctors. we usually see general practitioners who are personable and honest but encouraging.
When I was diagnosed with thyroid problems back in 2000 or so, the only endocrinologist in the area [northern Westchester] {I kid you not he was the only one} knew he was the only one and played it like a fiddle. screwed nearly all of his patients, was rude to family members of the patient, expected the patient who was just told she has cancer to pay attention, that kind of bedside manner.
he didn't even take my insurance at the time so I had to pay out of pocket a good 5+hundred dollars a visit. so when I was able to change insurances [there is only one time window in which you can] guess who DROPS THE INSURANCE I TOOK BECAUSE I KNEW HE HAD!!!
endoasshole!
then comes the quack he referred me to to take a large needle biopsy of the nodule on my thyroid. who missed. and killed my right vocal chord. I was basically mute for 4 very important months [student teaching with graduate school]. the quack basically disappeared into the middle of the night and the endoasshole shrugged his shoulders and said: oh well. not even im sorry.
so a few years later I move to manhattan and find a wonderful doctor my father sees for nose and throat issues as I had constant sinus infections and whatnot... I have been with him ever since. he's amazing. he is also a head an neck surgeon and he removed both parts of my thyroid [unfortunately, separate operations]. you can't even see the scar and neck scars are doozies.
my general practitioner is wonderful.
I have since not had much luck in the endocrinologist department. I have gone through about 7 of them throughout the years due to them leaving the hospital they were affiliated with. one I dropped because it was impossible to reschedule appointments for when he would cancel them to begin with.
and about the sick notes... thank god I needed copies of my medical files last year, now when I have a stomach bug that prevents me from leaving for anywhere [not even to get the mail from downstairs] I have a note. we have to provide notes for when we are absent on our third day in a row or on the first day after or last day before a holiday. it is good to have a note anyway. the kids can get away with a parent written note but we have no such luck.
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That is so true, brah. Well said. 👍
