I find it best to self diagnose and then go tell the doctor what you need
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I did. Doctor was too afraid (both out of ignorance, I think, and out of practice rules that could get her in trouble -- to be fair) to give me what would be a benign drug for me as someone who's healthy and hasn't taken an antibiotic for decades.
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So glad for you! PS Med schools have failed docs & in turn, patients. We can't expect docs to have hobby of reading Gigerenzer, etc., so they can develop & sharpen ability for rational thought. Anoth book in my stack is Nisbett's Mindware. + Welch, Woloshin, etc., simplying stats
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Unfortunately, patients don't know this. They trust their doctors. These doctors aren't bad people. They just seem no better at diagnostics than, say, any random neighbor of mine.
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The profession (generally) selects for people who want money/prestige and are good at memorizing stuff in textbooks.
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Yup. Have fired one specialist in 2020, found one who was not 'recommending' a specific procedure (suspect the first guy had bought company stock). The gp who noticed the condition 2 years ago, but did nothing, gone too. GPs are hard to find, so damn.
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Had to learn this the hard way. It is unfortunate I should have extrapolated from my med school friends.
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