@tdoriausername Well, we have to realize that doctors are human too; they have assets, faults, prejudices, comfort zones, etc.
It’s important to ‘read the room’ so to speak and you can only do that if you educate yourself beforehand.
You don’t have to challenge every word or treatment suggestion, but you have to be able to sense BS when it’s coming your way.
I’ve been to doctors whom I’ve felt were very sincere - but not up to date on current research; others can cite chapter and verse of the latest breakthroughs but they come off as hustlers more than caregivers…it’s a tough needle to thread.
Phil