The entire medical system is so dicey. We have to stop giving them the benefit of the doubt and realize this entire scam we call healthcare is rigged against us, not for us. I know there are some good docs, etc., who try, but they are hamstrung by the system they work in.
Here's a little true horror story : In the early 2000s I went for a routine checkup and my GP called in a panic after seeing my labs saying my liver panels were off the charts and he couldn't figure out how this could be since he saw no symptoms in me that would have been obvious to him in the exam. But he sent me to a gastroenterologist who put me through miles of tests and a liver biopsy and proclaimed I had Hep C. I was promptly enrolled in a new 6 month medication program from Roche called "Pegasys". It was hugely expensive, came with a black box booklet a half inch thick about all the terrible side effects and I was taught to inject myself with this crap on a regular basis. I was also given Ribavirin to lower my immune system (which became a permanent lowering) so the Pegasys would "work" and put on Celexa for depression since suicide and aggression were major side effects.
It made me horribly sick and after 3 months of treatment I demanded to be tested for Hep C again which the Dr. refused to do and harangued me on the phone. Telling me I was going to die and other horrible things. I just quit anyway. I went back to the pharmacy to refill the Celexa since I knew it was bad news just to quit it cold turkey and the pharmacist took me aside and whispered that for some reason unknown to them, I was being given 10mg of Celexa instead of the 30mg the prescription was written for by special instructions from the Dr. Needless to say this was all freaking me out. I quit Celexa cold turkey and it was a horror show.
A few weeks later I tried to commit suicide, unsuccessfully, by the grace of God.
About a year later ten doctors were indicted for conducting illegal drug trials for Roche with Pegasys. The gastro I had been treated by was one of the indicted doctors.
I had excellent heath insurance via Blue Cross that had paid for the entire thing. The cost of this medication was around 2,000/month and that's just the medication.
I wanted to sue but everyone around me kept saying, "Oh, no. Don't do that. It'll go on your record and you'll look bad."
Well, I did not see a doctor for 30+ years until I got captured over the covid period. Since then I have not been able to escape, with escalating health issues. I had no faith in the system before I got captured, and my assessment of the system has continued to decline. The more you see, the more you realise the system is collapsing, and even if you actually believe in what they are delivering, a lot of the time they are unable to deliver in a timely and skillful manner. And the more you see, the more you realise that medicine itself has not advanced in the last 30 years and that what they are delivering is designed to destroy, not to restore good health. I now have two friendly GPs, and the more I see them at work the more I realise that, within the constraints they are forced to operate, and with the lack of support around them, they cannot possibly help me.
I think South Korea may be a one-off. Here in the USA we have the greatest healthcare in the world. 😁Why? Because there’s a pill for that. Or surgery. Or a jab. People tell me about their health issues as if it were a badge of honor and act as if it’s normal to be taking multiple medications. The street I live on has 18 homes. At least seven people have had at least one joint replacement. No, it’s not a retirement community. Some of this is politically driven. Heath insurance is mandatory so people say if I have to pay for it, I’m going to use it. As long as their medication manages whatever issue they have, they are happy. Not for me. I prefer to be free of that. I may not be perfectly happy with my health, but that’s because I’m a bit pedantic and orthorexic.
Yes, way too much unnecessary testing for starters -colonoscopies for 95% false positive rate FOBT tests are my bugbear (which I've successfully dodged so far), plus ultrasounds and CT scans of the liver for elevated LFT levels from routine blood tests for oldies like me, another of my personal pet peeves. Not to forget fasting blood glucose tolerance tests for pre-diabetes (which I solved on my own initiative by drastically reducing my consumption of high-GI veges).
Yes, the medicos want to cover all bases for legal reasons but in the absence of lifestyle risk factors or any symptoms, much 'preventative' medicine is a big fat waste of time.
Yes, I believe it. I'm personally really starting to question the need for some routine screenings, such as mammograms or colonoscopies. I've had both, but I'm not sure I will again.
My poor dad, who died at 81 from lung cancer shortly before last Christmas, was told to get a colonoscopy every year. Now research suggests that the risks outweigh the benefits if the patient is over the age of 70.
just read an article from my former country Belgium. The major healthcare insurance institution CM boss, urges doctors to euthanize all 80+. First they urged people to get a yearly check up, then when you get older, every 2 months, when dad ended up in the hospital 2 years ago, they found a few items that needed adjusting, now he goes every month or so. Scared, he is 90 and mom almost 86.
Oh, I dunno. I think perhaps the State should interpret that for me, in case I draw the wrong conclusions. People who speak Spanish are quite satisfied with their health ? I guess Nigerians maybe only have 1 doctor per 5000 people, and therefore, less likely to have been told that they need a tablet ?
The entire medical system is so dicey. We have to stop giving them the benefit of the doubt and realize this entire scam we call healthcare is rigged against us, not for us. I know there are some good docs, etc., who try, but they are hamstrung by the system they work in.
Here's a little true horror story : In the early 2000s I went for a routine checkup and my GP called in a panic after seeing my labs saying my liver panels were off the charts and he couldn't figure out how this could be since he saw no symptoms in me that would have been obvious to him in the exam. But he sent me to a gastroenterologist who put me through miles of tests and a liver biopsy and proclaimed I had Hep C. I was promptly enrolled in a new 6 month medication program from Roche called "Pegasys". It was hugely expensive, came with a black box booklet a half inch thick about all the terrible side effects and I was taught to inject myself with this crap on a regular basis. I was also given Ribavirin to lower my immune system (which became a permanent lowering) so the Pegasys would "work" and put on Celexa for depression since suicide and aggression were major side effects.
It made me horribly sick and after 3 months of treatment I demanded to be tested for Hep C again which the Dr. refused to do and harangued me on the phone. Telling me I was going to die and other horrible things. I just quit anyway. I went back to the pharmacy to refill the Celexa since I knew it was bad news just to quit it cold turkey and the pharmacist took me aside and whispered that for some reason unknown to them, I was being given 10mg of Celexa instead of the 30mg the prescription was written for by special instructions from the Dr. Needless to say this was all freaking me out. I quit Celexa cold turkey and it was a horror show.
A few weeks later I tried to commit suicide, unsuccessfully, by the grace of God.
About a year later ten doctors were indicted for conducting illegal drug trials for Roche with Pegasys. The gastro I had been treated by was one of the indicted doctors.
I had excellent heath insurance via Blue Cross that had paid for the entire thing. The cost of this medication was around 2,000/month and that's just the medication.
I wanted to sue but everyone around me kept saying, "Oh, no. Don't do that. It'll go on your record and you'll look bad."
True story. Watch out.
Well, I did not see a doctor for 30+ years until I got captured over the covid period. Since then I have not been able to escape, with escalating health issues. I had no faith in the system before I got captured, and my assessment of the system has continued to decline. The more you see, the more you realise the system is collapsing, and even if you actually believe in what they are delivering, a lot of the time they are unable to deliver in a timely and skillful manner. And the more you see, the more you realise that medicine itself has not advanced in the last 30 years and that what they are delivering is designed to destroy, not to restore good health. I now have two friendly GPs, and the more I see them at work the more I realise that, within the constraints they are forced to operate, and with the lack of support around them, they cannot possibly help me.
Least jabbed, most satisfied.
I think South Korea may be a one-off. Here in the USA we have the greatest healthcare in the world. 😁Why? Because there’s a pill for that. Or surgery. Or a jab. People tell me about their health issues as if it were a badge of honor and act as if it’s normal to be taking multiple medications. The street I live on has 18 homes. At least seven people have had at least one joint replacement. No, it’s not a retirement community. Some of this is politically driven. Heath insurance is mandatory so people say if I have to pay for it, I’m going to use it. As long as their medication manages whatever issue they have, they are happy. Not for me. I prefer to be free of that. I may not be perfectly happy with my health, but that’s because I’m a bit pedantic and orthorexic.
Yes, way too much unnecessary testing for starters -colonoscopies for 95% false positive rate FOBT tests are my bugbear (which I've successfully dodged so far), plus ultrasounds and CT scans of the liver for elevated LFT levels from routine blood tests for oldies like me, another of my personal pet peeves. Not to forget fasting blood glucose tolerance tests for pre-diabetes (which I solved on my own initiative by drastically reducing my consumption of high-GI veges).
Yes, the medicos want to cover all bases for legal reasons but in the absence of lifestyle risk factors or any symptoms, much 'preventative' medicine is a big fat waste of time.
Love the data on S Korea.
Yes, I believe it. I'm personally really starting to question the need for some routine screenings, such as mammograms or colonoscopies. I've had both, but I'm not sure I will again.
My poor dad, who died at 81 from lung cancer shortly before last Christmas, was told to get a colonoscopy every year. Now research suggests that the risks outweigh the benefits if the patient is over the age of 70.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/when-are-you-too-old-to-get-a-colonoscopy-5621694?utm_source=promotion&src_src=promotion&utm_campaign=EET04112024&src_cmp=EET04112024&utm_medium=email&utm_content=healthpromo&est=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZuEndAYIwMDo674Pt2kXCLt3W%2BpuOJz0koZ7pGbDeBlRSw%3D%3D
just read an article from my former country Belgium. The major healthcare insurance institution CM boss, urges doctors to euthanize all 80+. First they urged people to get a yearly check up, then when you get older, every 2 months, when dad ended up in the hospital 2 years ago, they found a few items that needed adjusting, now he goes every month or so. Scared, he is 90 and mom almost 86.
Oh, I dunno. I think perhaps the State should interpret that for me, in case I draw the wrong conclusions. People who speak Spanish are quite satisfied with their health ? I guess Nigerians maybe only have 1 doctor per 5000 people, and therefore, less likely to have been told that they need a tablet ?
Unfortunately doctors only treat the symptoms, never the root cause.