What do you think of our medical system? Have you ever been efficiently diagnosed and treated by doctors?
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I've had better luck going to a nearby walk-in clinic than I have going to my family physician.  The people who work there are more apt to take the time and listen to what has been bothering me.  The doctor who works at the clinic insisted I see a heart specialist (who did find a problem), after my doctor kept telling me I was only dealing with anxiety and had put me on meds for it.
1164513
Yes, Yes I do, not only do alot of doctors/people in general don't care, but I think alot of them don't know what there doing. I trust mother nature, she heals me just fine. BTW Thanks for your impute with my question, I'll try it, it wasn't sappy at all, Thank you very much. Have a good night!\n-Katrinamatthias@yahoo.com
588373
are you a doctor? or a med student? did anyone see it? :D
907019
This is not going to make me popular but I feel that while there are people that are genuinely depressed and rightly diagnosed, a lot of people are quick to categorize themselves as depressed.  (goes hand in hand with this 'I'm a victim' mood that is prevelant in the west.) And some doctors are more than happy to go with it and prescribe medication.  Ups and down are part of life.  I think to many people here are always looking for the magic bullet - a pill that makes the problem go away rather than looking inward and dealing with it in a way that is not instant or easy.
678968
it is basically a trial and error typw thing that most doctors use. I was a paramedic for 10 yrs, the majority of doctors that I came into contact with and the doctor that I saw regularly for my ADD would start you out on one medication and then after about a monthm he will physically exam you, and check to see how you feel you are doing on the medications. So basically neither is "better" but it just depends on how it is doing with your specific problems
893380
thats prety crazy, have you seen a doctor about it?
1065565
Please see a doctor for a diagnosis, any necessary testing and treatment.  No one, not even a doctor, can diagnose you without actually seeing you.  So many illnesses and diseases share the same symptoms so only a qualified person can tell you what is wrong.\n\nPlease do not trust a diagnosis from people on here...most of who are kids and most others who have no medical background at all.  I am a nurse and I wouldn't even diagnose a person!  That is what a doctor is trained to do.
1111972
Obviously, it is the material response that patients first seek from us, hoping a pill or procedure can restore them to good health. But it is also clear that natural science cannot be the only form of help we bring the sick—even when our interventions cure them, and especially when the body’s incurable ailments afflict the soul. It would be the very opposite of wisdom to believe that doctors alone can heal the souls of their patients. Yet to conceive of the patient as materiality alone is a kind of degradation, even if that is what the patient wants.
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Just think about what you are asking.\n\nPeople go to doctors and spend lots of money to correct such problems and even then it may work.  Do you really think they would do that if such a simple solution were possible.
772118
I believe that our bodies were creasted in a fascinating way-  that science and medicine have not even scratched the surface of the wonders and intricacies of our bodies.\nI believe that God created our bodies with the ability to heal itself.  I believe however that He gave us certain laws, dietary and otherwise that teach us how to nourish and care for our bodies so that it can heal.  When we do things contrary to God's word, we hinder our bodies ability to heal itself.  I believe in faith healing to a degree-the evidence of faith is obedience.  You can have all the prayer and belief in God and His ability to heal but refuse to lay down the sin that so easliy besets, continue eating man made garbage or filling your body with unnatural chemical substances and you are blocking oyur healing.  At the same time, you can do all the right things but not put your faith in the God who created your body, not believe that you can be healed and you hinder yourself there too.  Faith and obedience work together.  I have seen and heaed of all manner of "incurable" diseases healed - but just as a machine needs the right amont and kind of oil , certain componants and ingredients to work and function as it was designed to, God made everything that our bodies need to be nourished, grow , heal and function properly- if we refuse to feed our bodies the things that were specifically designed for it, then we will continue to be sick and just get sicker
758043
We're all extraordinary in our own ways... it's often that we don't see it in ourselves... I think of my life as completely normal and ordinary but when I describe some of the things I've done people seem to be impressed:-\n\nClimbed the highest mountains in three different countries;\nBummed round Europe sleeping rough on park benches and in railway stations;\nFirst member of my family ever to graduate with a science degree;\nSaved my wife's life by diagnosing appendicitis when we were in the Arctic;\nStarted my own business
168673
I personally think that you should check with a doctor.
578499
I think you should ask your doctor or the person performing the service
245868
i think you should see a docter
823629
What would you like to do.  Do we need to turn ALL medical services over to the government?  Set everything at standardized prices, just like an oil change on your car, and take away the options of which doctor you go to, and what therapies you want used on your illnesses?  Medicine BECAME expensive with the advent of Medicare and health insurance. My mother in law was a nurse for 30 years, and she can tell you exactly when medical services went up.  It came about with the proliferation of medical insurance companies, and the liberal minded society that rewards people (and their attorneys) for being victims of "medical malpractice".  Oh, and if we centralize medical and health care within the government, you will not be able to go back if you do get stuck with a shitty doctor who completely fucks you up and sue them.
761561
Yes, of course. Doctors aren't exempt from illness, and most have families that need insurance as well. They have to carry their own, from my experience, their employer (if they have one) doesn't offer it.
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mine is horrible, i have had the same health complaint for years and they never take me seriously, they had never run proper tests and don't seem to care. i have now switched doctors and am waiting for a check up.