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tjdee

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10. Dr. Google and pharmacist Amazon makes doctors obsolete in some cases.
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 08:57 AM
Oct 2012

Doctors HATE people googling their symptoms and self-medicating. I am trained as a nurse, and in some cases I agree that people are playing roulette diagnosing and treating themselves.

That said, I have no interest in going to a doctor or a dentist unless I need the equipment or prescription medication that only they can provide. There are natural remedies and alternative treatments that can work as well on a number of ailments, for much less money. Sometimes those treatments work better with fewer side effects too.

doctors are getting more greedy? dentists are for sure nt msongs Oct 2012 #1
greedy? bossy22 Oct 2012 #8
Yes, and insurance covers crap for dental work. HuckleB Oct 2012 #27
Or . . . Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #2
And those who are insured have to pay a lot more than they used to pay. HuckleB Oct 2012 #28
yep, I'm out a hundred bucks per visit 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #35
It definitely sounds like you needed to move to a new doc. HuckleB Oct 2012 #40
New "surprise" charges Freddie Oct 2012 #52
Ding, Ding, we have a winner! nt raccoon Oct 2012 #38
Doctors and dentists are pricing themselves above the average workers fasttense Oct 2012 #3
The dentist I saw about 10 years ago called asking me if I wanted closeupready Oct 2012 #18
My hubby is a family practice doc Mojorabbit Oct 2012 #20
My doc claims "Obamacare" is killing her practice dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #22
Actually, they're not. HuckleB Oct 2012 #23
People are self-medicating with better results bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #4
Good point customerserviceguy Oct 2012 #5
I agree with you. MindPilot Oct 2012 #11
Exactly. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #19
Wow! HuckleB Oct 2012 #24
LOL closeupready Oct 2012 #41
I order my blood pressure meds from Canadian pharmacies. RebelOne Oct 2012 #42
I'll take that one step further azurnoir Oct 2012 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author no_hypocrisy Oct 2012 #6
drugstore nurses greymattermom Oct 2012 #7
Costs more to go to the doctor spinbaby Oct 2012 #9
Yep...people have a lot less disposable income.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #15
Yes, that's mostly why, IMO. closeupready Oct 2012 #17
Dr. Google and pharmacist Amazon makes doctors obsolete in some cases. tjdee Oct 2012 #10
Because they can't afford to ask their doctor about the new fancy drugs on TV jsr Oct 2012 #12
and then pay $700 a month for the medicine with the expensive commercials bedazzled Oct 2012 #55
Maybe sitting there for hours, then getting a couple minutes of time and a bill for hundreds has bemildred Oct 2012 #13
That is one of reasons I do not go to the doctor. RebelOne Oct 2012 #43
I had a 10:00 for a full physical. bemildred Oct 2012 #45
Also, health care people are knowledge workers, so vulnerable to the internet. bemildred Oct 2012 #14
The Internet does not replace a physician. HuckleB Oct 2012 #25
But people are doing that all the same. bemildred Oct 2012 #29
One really can't compare law to medicine. HuckleB Oct 2012 #32
Indeed. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #33
Copays. Every year, copays go up $5, $10, $20 - it adds up. closeupready Oct 2012 #16
The system is broken. Less income, higher costs, coupled with inability for docs to be able to do uppityperson Oct 2012 #21
It would be interesting to know how much of this change happened since 2008. HuckleB Oct 2012 #26
Co-pay? We have the high deductible thing. QED Oct 2012 #30
the reason, plain and simple: more people like me buying high deductible insurance that doesn't pay wordpix Oct 2012 #31
That's because their hours are 9a - 3p and I work from 7a - 5p over 2 hours away! Paula Sims Oct 2012 #34
Most docs are doing rounds at hospitals in the mornings. HuckleB Oct 2012 #47
Not around here spotbird Oct 2012 #50
Even with hospitalists, most of the docs I know still attend. HuckleB Oct 2012 #51
No insurance, can't afford it; have insurance but premiums so high can't afford kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #36
Most people I know can't afford to see the dentist unless there really is a problem. Third Doctor Oct 2012 #37
"I've seen a few Doctors schedule unneeded appointments in order to get more insurance money also." Shitty Mitty Oct 2012 #54
No shit. crim son Oct 2012 #39
It's hard to get into your doctor and not some one else working there marlakay Oct 2012 #44
When I take my mother to the doctor eilen Oct 2012 #46
We are being eaten alive by corporations. woo me with science Oct 2012 #49
Had a DR visit about a month ago Shitty Mitty Oct 2012 #53
It costs $400 to have a tooth pulled jsr Oct 2012 #56
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