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mayoconnentuser1,
I don’t know whether to laugh or scream. I cannot believe that you referred to the patient (all of us) as “not competent.”
Doctors are not created equal. Someone graduated at the bottom of every medical school class.
I have a lot of doctors. On a scale of 1-10, I have a couple of tens, some fives, and the endocrinologist and the rheumatologist who treat me for osteoporosis- I know
More than one of them about the disease and the other one is too busy for me.
I find your assessment of the medical profession to be laughable in 2024.
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Check those words, again, please. Here is the quote:
"My sense is that many who post and complain about their doctors, are not competent to do so - they are simply expressing an opinion. Sometimes patients may know something newer, but not normally."
Sure, there is a hierarchy in every profession - and clearly rank in med school relates ... but, I'm gonna stick with my sense that medical doctors, even those graduating at the bottom of their class, are far brighter and better learners and have a sense of moral responsibility to their patients that sets them apart.
And, like many of you, I have read some astonishingly uniformed and dangerous posts from folks who simply have an opinion - many without any technical training or experience.