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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

They also have to talk to everyone like they’re a simpleton. I don’t like being on the receiving end of it, but I get it. I can only imagine how many people doctors see who have zero medical knowledge and need to gently be spoon-fed every bit of new information. It’s gotta be so frustrating, what with all the anti-science garbage filling society right now.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Know why I'm good at tech support? I quickly gauge my audience's level of understanding and speak to it. Once you get a doctor that can do that, hang onto 'em tight!

    My doc rarely sees me, but after a minute or two she's dialed in to me personally. Best part? Old lady isn't afraid to give me her "stupid look" when I ask a dumb question. "Yeah, thought that's how it was."

    Had a young doc at CVS one day. Once he figured out I wasn't a dumbass redneck, merely a redneck, we had a 45-minute bullshit session where I learned quite a bit. Left me angry that we can't ALL sit down with a professional like that.

    anti-science garbage

    Got so frustrated taking my ex-wife to doctors for her first pregnancy, seeing all the vaccination posters and being harped on about shots and breastfeeding, finally popped on a nurse:

    "Look. We're not retarded. She's breastfeeding as long as possible and hit the kid with whatever vaccines are called for at whatever age. Just do it."

    Look on her face was like Will Smith seeing that alien's head grow back. I felt bad, but my frustration that they have to even talk that way! And fuck me, all the talk I hear now days about "evidence based" treatments. "Yeah! That's how medicine works! I got it!"

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Yeah, I'm guessing the downvoters have better doctors than I've seen lately (which is a weird reason to discount another person's experiences, but downvotes don't really matter, so whatever.) I'm still trying to find a good GP with my new insurance. Hopefully I can find someone like the CVS doc you met. I don't have to be sold on vaccines, or be reminded several times to finish all of my antibiotics, or need a precautionary lecture about not needing antibiotics because something's viral. I know how the immune system works, I learned about it as a child, I continue to read medical articles when I come across them, and I always read the pamphlet that comes with new medications.

    Again, I don't fault doctors for having to do all that - they're just doing their job. I'm more upset that society has access to all this free information, yet there are still so many people that ignore science that doctors feel the need to explain things like we're all new to it, just in case.

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