After almost 35 years of medical practice, especially working in Urgent Care where I have to review other doctors’ charts, I am stunned at how moronic we are as a profession.
Wow, you put into words the many thoughts I have had about the profession of medicine. I have checked in patients that brought a grocery bag of pill bottles. Repeats of medicine from different providers and the patient didn’t know they were ingesting the same chemical from different sources. The doctor prescribed so it must be a good thing. I am approaching being “old” and try to put on my armor before going to a provider. Most often they see age and white hair and more wrinkles: the mindset is “let’s look for fixing something that is not broken and I can make the system happy if I can prescribe a chemical. “ Never mind said chemical will cause new previously non existent problems. I have been on the receiving end of negative comments and looks from providers because I won’t be a victim of the system.
Excellent point about the magic pill causing new previously nonexistent problems.. that then begets another pill and the domino effect is in play and results in YOU having your garbage bag of pills ! Stay tough- that is why we love you Judy!
You are so right about the absolutely moronic level of care that passes for healthcare. I am now a retired nurse and there were a few insane things that did go away over the years but overall everything is just overkill and now it is because treatment is what the computer tells them what to do.
about the horrors of Johnson and Johnson. Much of it I had a general knowledge that there was a "problem" but really it is just jaw dropping horrible what this company has done.The author also is convinced the Sacklers get blamed but J and J is at least as much to blame for the opioid "crisis". Highly recommend the book.(No kickbacks for the recommendation )
Ooo thanks for the book recommendation! Will definitely look at it! Hope you are enjoying retirement but surviving navigating healthcare as a patient! I know I hate being on the patient side in this crazy world..
Wow, you put into words the many thoughts I have had about the profession of medicine. I have checked in patients that brought a grocery bag of pill bottles. Repeats of medicine from different providers and the patient didn’t know they were ingesting the same chemical from different sources. The doctor prescribed so it must be a good thing. I am approaching being “old” and try to put on my armor before going to a provider. Most often they see age and white hair and more wrinkles: the mindset is “let’s look for fixing something that is not broken and I can make the system happy if I can prescribe a chemical. “ Never mind said chemical will cause new previously non existent problems. I have been on the receiving end of negative comments and looks from providers because I won’t be a victim of the system.
Excellent point about the magic pill causing new previously nonexistent problems.. that then begets another pill and the domino effect is in play and results in YOU having your garbage bag of pills ! Stay tough- that is why we love you Judy!
You are so right about the absolutely moronic level of care that passes for healthcare. I am now a retired nurse and there were a few insane things that did go away over the years but overall everything is just overkill and now it is because treatment is what the computer tells them what to do.
Just finished this 2025 book
https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Tears-Secrets-Johnson/dp/059322986X?tag=ustxtaddt-20
about the horrors of Johnson and Johnson. Much of it I had a general knowledge that there was a "problem" but really it is just jaw dropping horrible what this company has done.The author also is convinced the Sacklers get blamed but J and J is at least as much to blame for the opioid "crisis". Highly recommend the book.(No kickbacks for the recommendation )
Ooo thanks for the book recommendation! Will definitely look at it! Hope you are enjoying retirement but surviving navigating healthcare as a patient! I know I hate being on the patient side in this crazy world..
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