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Angela Wright said:Look, this is just total nonsense.
I’m inviting you—or rather, your colleague—to actually point out where I or anyone else here said something factually incorrect from a medical standpoint. Go ahead, I dare you.
What I actually took issue with was the suggestion that people don't have the right to make their own decisions regarding their fate and their treatment. Anyone working in civil society or dealing with patient rights would jump all over that claim immediately.
You are more than welcome to offer some actual constructive advice, but so far, there hasn't been a single intelligent thing coming from you or your friend.
All we've managed to read is you acting like an expert on the "fact" that cancer is a difficult and deadly disease.
That's it. That's the extent of your narrow-mindedness. It's honestly just an insult to anyone's intelligence.
You're out here insulting anyone who dares to disagree with you by calling their views "nonsense,"
and you're driving away everyone who actually knows more than you do. As for insulting someone's intelligence... don't worry, that's clearly not something you have to fear happening to you.
Nathan Barrett20 said:People aren't bricks you can just cut corners on. You need to purge the hacks from within your own ranks. How does healthcare even work here? Bribery, corruption, and nepotism. Sure, there are professionals out there doing their jobs right, but unfortunately, they’re the minority. I have nothing against the medical profession itself, but I draw the line at injustice. That’s why advocacy groups exist—to try and mitigate some of that unfairness. And then people turn around and spit on those who are working selflessly, giving up their free time just to provide info without any compensation. It would be a damn shame if more actual professionals didn't jump into these discussions to actually help people instead of making things worse...
A few bad actors aren't the issue since bribery, corruption, and "who you know" are basically the operating principles for our entire society, not just the healthcare system. As for the spitting, the only ones getting targeted here are the medical pros who aren't allowed to express a single opinion that deviates from the party line, let alone actually participate in a debate. Long live the hive mind!
Nathan Barrett20 said:What scares me most is these so-called "God-given" untouchable professionals. What are you guys, some kind of cult? You're supposed to be serving the citizens of America since we're the ones footing the bill. Every single person has a right to information, and honestly, way to go to the laypeople who actually provide us with those facts.
The issue isn't about the right to information. I mean, in every medical history or lab result, everything is written out perfectly clearly, but what any of that actually means for you personally can only be explained by the pros, and that’s where I totally agree with
Robert Nelson82.
Every profession has its hacks, and it's not just some special privilege for medical workers, nor is that sense of "service" you mentioned anything more than an illusion. Our healthcare system operates on a completely different set of principles, which is pretty obvious to anyone actually using the services...
Dana Brown56 said:Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows which pills we should pick up for my mom to help with her chemo side effects. She just had her first round today. She’s already taking Imunoahcc, and she also took some Tylenol tablets, or at least I think that's what they were called.
For nausea and vomiting, doctors usually prescribe Reglan, so if she hasn't been given any yet, you should probably ask her primary care doctor for a prescription. You used to be able to get Zofran on prescription too, but apparently not anymore, so you have to just buy it outright. Just a heads up, Zofran is way more expensive. Maybe check with the pharmacy about the price; I think you can just buy a single tablet to see if it actually helps her...
Robert Nelson82 said:You and everyone else who’s fed up with the medical establishment clearly can't see the forest for the trees... if you're going to talk big, then stick to it and stop running back to those slippery, bribed doctors in the first place, because you've got this forum and various advocacy groups to help you heal instead.
As for the spitting, that's nothing more than a fundamental right and the strongest argument against Angela Wright and her little fan club. You get furious at any rational statement and try to silence anyone brave enough to say something so sacrilegious with every insult in your arsenal. Pathetic!!!
I totally agree with you that we need to draw a hard line somewhere, and this definitely isn't the place to be second-guessing a doctor's clinical decisions.
I don't think there's anything malicious in what you wrote, especially since I work in healthcare myself and hear stories every single day from patients who are so desperate they'll grab onto anything...
Even though Angela Wright started this thread, this isn't her private lounge, so she doesn't have the right to insult people or kick them out, so just stay put.😉
I happened to stumble upon this thread, and since I work in healthcare, I feel like I need to weigh in on this...
Corruption is just baked into the DNA of our medical system, much like it is in our entire society. We have these massive waiting lists everywhere, and honestly, they could be cleared out easily if anyone actually had the guts to abolish them, but nobody wants to deal with the fallout, and frankly, for many people in power, it’s actually more profitable to keep things exactly as they are. Then there’s all the other layers of corruption that don't involve direct patient interaction but still hit people right where it hurts. I’m convinced there isn't a single patient out there who hasn't had to pull a few strings or grease a palm at some point during their treatment... if there is one, I’d love to meet them. It’s become so normalized that you even hear respected doctors telling reporters that the gifts they receive—things like expensive coffee or drinks from patients—are nothing more than "expressions of gratitude." That’s just how things work in this country; you have people doing incredible work for months without seeing a dime of overtime, while certain gentlemen are sitting pretty, collecting both their full salaries and all those little "thank you" perks.
Everything patients witness and experience is just the tip of the iceberg, and the real issues and root causes go way deeper than that. I find myself agreeing with someone else who mentioned that advocacy groups can't really change anything here. This isn't about pointing out minor irregularities to the public to stop them from happening again; we need to overhaul the entire system from the ground up, which is going to require much more radical measures...