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Benjamin Murphy2 said:ER shifts are meant for urgent, life-threatening situations where things could take a turn for the worse by morning. It’s not about people just showing up whenever they feel like it. I think once folks actually grasp that, we'll see a lot fewer arguments.
I suppose I agree with you there, but you have to consider the human element. When someone isn't feeling well—especially if they start panicking—it’s easy to spiral. And heaven forbid they start Googling their symptoms; they usually end up convinced they have some rare type of cancer. In those moments, it’s really tough for them to judge whether their situation is actually an emergency or not...
@Noah Vaughn3, I honestly hope you’re just being stubborn and typing too fast. Based on everything I’ve read in your posts, you come across as someone who is selfish, egocentric, messy, and completely devoid of empathy. If that's actually the case, maybe medicine isn't the right field for you 🙂 ...you should probably just finish your degree and then head into pathology, because I don't think you'd know how to deal with living patients... I guess we're all just cattle to you anyway, constantly bothering doctors for no reason, even though we clearly have no clue how much harder doctors have it compared to regular people in this perfect country 😬 ...
nimblestag31 said:I suppose spitting on medicine is probably the sweetest thing. At every level, from every angle, with impossible expectations regardless of the working conditions.
It’s true that the healthcare system here in America is, well, 😬 in a bad way 😬, but I really just started this thread as a way to vent a little because things have been tough with my family lately. It isn't that I don't respect doctors or what they do... my sister is actually a pediatrician, so I'm very aware of how demanding and complicated the medical profession is. But I guess if you chose to go to med school, you should probably realize what you're getting yourself into... we aren't exactly visiting the doctor for fun, we go because we have to (okay, there are a few exceptions 😬), and when I do have to see someone, I'd hope they could show at least a little empathy and care 😠 because we aren't just cattle...
most of us are underpaid—and it's not just doctors—and everyone is working long hours and overtime, and we all have families too. Most of us work in service roles, so please, let's stop constantly looking for excuses for those doctors who do their jobs poorly, lack even an ounce of compassion, and frankly, lack expertise while having the nerve to ask for bribes!
Harold Mendoza3 said:That’s why I find it so hard to believe that someone would just toss diagnoses around like they're nothing. At first glance, they come out with these grim outlooks and start counting down the days for people. But I suppose people always want to ask—they want to know the prognosis. Giving a prognosis before you even have a diagnosis feels pretty futile to me. That’s why all those different tests exist in the first place. And honestly, giving a prognosis after the results come back feels just as pointless. Every person is an individual; some handle illness one way, others differently. A doctor isn't supposed to be a fortune teller, and I guess they shouldn't try to be.
That's exactly the issue. I honestly can't wrap my head around how he could even suggest a diagnosis before the biopsy was done. And as for saying there's maybe only a year or two left... I don't know why he even said that when nobody even asked him...
I’m starting this thread mostly because of what happened to my mother yesterday... basically, she ended up at Mayo Clinic because we suspected gallbladder issues (back pain, fever, and she hasn't been able to eat for two days), but after all the tests—urine, blood work, X-rays, and doctor consultations—they actually concluded they have no idea what's going on. The doctor says he suspects cancer, but then admits he doesn't know for sure, and then he calls my husband over just to ask him a question. My husband mentions that Mom has had this darker mole on her leg for quite a while, so the doctor calls her back in to show it to him. After seeing that, he suddenly gives a cancer diagnosis (of what, who knows?) and tells her she has two years left to live??? I mean, seriously? They’re keeping her in the hospital for more tests, yet they won't even do a biopsy to figure out what the mole actually is until next week... I guess, what kind of normal specialist makes a claim like that before a biopsy? To tell terrified people one minute they don't know anything, and the next that there are only two years left? 👎
And honestly, about a year ago, my brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor and everyone was offering their condolences, only for it to turn out to be a simple, harmless cyst a week later... now he’s healthy, happy, and back to his usual self 🙂
I don't have anything against doctors personally—my sister is a physician—but where is the compassion in today's medical field? Or tact? I guess, why do people even bother studying medicine if they couldn't care less about the patients...
I've got a box of Natreen right here in my hands, just looking over the ingredients list;
it lists artificial sweeteners (cyclamate and saccharin), sodium bicarbonate, and an acidity regulator (sodium citrate), so I was hoping someone with some actual expertise might weigh in😬 ...
Maybe give some artificial tears a shot; >. I don't think they could hurt at all... I actually use them sometimes when my allergies act up, though they don't really do much specifically, they just sort of "rinse" things around 🙂
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Lately, I've been reading about so many medical malpractice cases that it makes me wonder if walking into a hospital is even worth the risk. I mean, I get that humans make mistakes—that's just life, I guess—but there seems to be such a lack of qualified specialists in the US these days 😠. Maybe we really ought to tighten up the requirements for medical licensing, because honestly, you see some pretty terrifying incompetence coming out of the system lately 😁 ...
I can definitely say I’d recommend her; you should really go see Dr. Grujić-Koračin. She was my very first gynecologist, and she was just wonderful. Actually, I even dropped by her office recently just to have her look over some test results I picked up from Rockefeller Hospital. They weren't great, and honestly, nobody there would tell me what they actually meant. I think I was a bit of a mess—just panicking and crying as I rushed into her office (even though the last time I saw her for an exam was six years ago). But she actually left her patient to step into another room just to help me interpret those results 🙂. She is such an incredibly kind and capable woman.
As for male gynecologists, I actually highly recommend them. I find they tend to be much more gentle and empathetic. It’s a real shame those two moved abroad, because I definitely would have sent people their way if they were still here.
The one doctor you should absolutely avoid is Dr. Banović over on Srednjaci. Just... stay away. It was terrible.