Thread: People very sick after eating wild pig

Originally Posted by Maca49

My sons a Doctor, reading the bullshit here on not trusting a doctor, I hope when you really get ill you don't scurry off to some poor Doc that's never met you before and has no history on you for treatment??
Go to your naturopath, or maybe post on here for advice or just curl up and die!!

It's not about not trusting a doctor, it's about questioning and pushing for accurate diagnosis and accurate treatment. As for bullshit I almost died because I didn't push/question a doctor once (infected gall bladder, where overseas they remove it - but in NZ they give it a few weeks to see what happens... say hello to gangrene!). Since then I have started questioning doctors when I don't think they are acting appropriately (example our 3rd kid was diagnosed with severe G6PD deficiency , doctor had no inclination to test the other 2 until I asked for it).

As you get older you realize people of all trades are not perfect, and you need to take some responsibility for your health.

Or maybe your son is absolutely perfect and makes no mistakes?

Originally Posted by vulcannz

It's not about not trusting a doctor, it's about questioning and pushing for accurate diagnosis and accurate treatment. As for bullshit I almost died because I didn't push/question a doctor once (infected gall bladder, where overseas they remove it - but in NZ they give it a few weeks to see what happens... say hello to gangrene!). Since then I have started questioning doctors when I don't think they are acting appropriately (example our 3rd kid was diagnosed with severe G6PD deficiency , doctor had no inclination to test the other 2 until I asked for it).

As you get older you realize people of all trades are not perfect, and you need to take some responsibility for your health.

Or maybe your son is absolutely perfect and makes no mistakes?

@Maca49 and @vulcannz

Well, according to the impression gained by @berg243 from his knowledgeable (doctor) sister, doctors are total retards because they occasionally write "L" when they were meant to write "R".

Originally Posted by vulcannz

It's not about not trusting a doctor, it's about questioning and pushing for accurate diagnosis and accurate treatment. As for bullshit I almost died because I didn't push/question a doctor once (infected gall bladder, where overseas they remove it - but in NZ they give it a few weeks to see what happens... say hello to gangrene!). Since then I have started questioning doctors when I don't think they are acting appropriately (example our 3rd kid was diagnosed with severe G6PD deficiency , doctor had no inclination to test the other 2 until I asked for it).

As you get older you realize people of all trades are not perfect, and you need to take some responsibility for your health.

Or maybe your son is absolutely perfect and makes no mistakes?

I guess being around doctors you appreciate how caring they are and what they need to learn on an ongoing basis, so I think you need a good relationship with your doctor and don't be scared to ask for a second opinion. A good doctor should ask his fellow practitioners for that if he's unsure. Much like you I had a bad experience with a doctor which was life threatening. I took the opportunity to find another and for the passed 20 years, yep I'm getting older, Ive enjoyed excellent health care with a great doctor. Not trusting them, ask my sister in law today as she starts a battle with cancer, once again a good doctor and the healthcare system will see her through!