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My last visit to a doctor was for a yearly checkup. They no longer did anything other than ask me had I thought about killing myself, was my sex life ok, do I want an Influenza shot, do I want a pneumonia shot, and you should be taking blood pressure and cholesterol pills because reasons and we don't care if it won't do anything for you because your condition is hereditary. Are you really sure you don't want viagra and antidepressants and pain pills?

They got rather unhappy that i didn't play ball with them on any of those, and I declined to schedule an appointment for next year.

But now, this new shot comes along and data is starting to get strange. I don't want it because I had the disease the natural way and it was a total non event other than some things now smell weird. Do I care? No.

Where is this going? Soon, I'll be at a point in my life where I'm told that I need MMR and Shingles and Tetanus again.

The medical industry has shown their hand, and I don't feel that I can trust any of them at this point. I've been called an anti-vaxxer because I don't want an EUA injection for something that's not even a concern for someone my age. (No, it wasn't approved in the USA, just a name-brand variant that isn't available yet.)

Do I plan on going to a doctor again? No.

I was called an anti-vaxxer. Well, congratulations. Now I am.

Whose fault is this? Well, mine for the decision. But I lay the blame (or praise) on the ones who called me that for making me really think about what all those shots do and what it means - and why I don't need any of them anymore.

Thank you.

My last visit to a doctor was for a yearly checkup. They no longer did anything other than ask me had I thought about killing myself, was my sex life ok, do I want an Influenza shot, do I want a pneumonia shot, and you should be taking blood pressure and cholesterol pills because reasons and we don't care if it won't do anything for you because your condition is hereditary. Are you really sure you don't want viagra and antidepressants and pain pills? They got rather unhappy that i didn't play ball with them on any of those, and I declined to schedule an appointment for next year. But now, this new shot comes along and data is starting to get strange. I don't want it because I had the disease the natural way and it was a total non event other than some things now smell weird. Do I care? No. Where is this going? Soon, I'll be at a point in my life where I'm told that I need MMR and Shingles and Tetanus again. The medical industry has shown their hand, and I don't feel that I can trust any of them at this point. I've been called an anti-vaxxer because I don't want an EUA injection for something that's not even a concern for someone my age. (No, it wasn't approved in the USA, just a name-brand variant that isn't available yet.) Do I plan on going to a doctor again? No. I was called an anti-vaxxer. Well, congratulations. Now I am. Whose fault is this? Well, mine for the decision. But I lay the blame (or praise) on the ones who called me that for making me really think about what all those shots do and what it means - and why I don't need any of them anymore. Thank you.

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[–] • 3 pts

I have NEVER had any trust in doctors. I had Spinal Meningitis as a child. Nearly killed me but I survived with a badly compromised immune system and several other issues. Growing up fucking stupid doctors NEVER got any of my diagnoses correct so I learned to do my best for myself and simply wait till things became acute. I figured when that happened, it would be so pronounced that they couldn't blow it and yet more than once they almost have. In 2013 I went into the ER struggling to breathe. They diagnosed me an anxiety case, doped me up and tossed me in a bed. I woke up later gasping for air they STILL tried to treat me as anxiety. Doctor finally thought he'd "humor me" and looked down my throat. The look on his face was priceless when he realized my throat was closing due to a massive abscess. Fucking idiot almost killed me. FUCK them.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Have similar stories from health issues i was diagnosed with as a kid including them injecting experimental shit into me and figuring out later that there was like a 1 in 60 chance of immediate death from the drug they were using.

[–] • 1 pt

Yup these fuckers all think they're God. They SUCK

[–] • 0 pt

A 1 minute check and they wouldn't do it. I'd probably have mentioned the word malpractice as I checked out.

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

Having worked in healthcare for thirty years has taught me to fear docs and the whole system. Not all docs are smart, nor are they insightful nor do many possess diagnostic or clinical skills. A good doc is a rare find. A nigger or Indian doc- holy shite- run!

[–] • 0 pt

100% this. When I was in the ICU it was about 2 am. I was in really rough shape and I heard this fucking petulant pussy SCREAMING. NURSE NURSE...GET OVER HERE. LOOK AT THAT. WHAT DOES THAT SAY? It says DOCTOR ,. that means YOU listen to ME. Fucking asswipe, a ward full of people that are near death and this fuck had to have his 2am feeding

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

yeah I dig that, docs can be real arseholes. Nothing less restful than an ICU. If a patient can bitch about being fed he had no business in the ICU. You can bet they were kissing his arse.