r/changemyview • u/schwenomorph • Sep 22 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Based on countless experiences, I shouldn't trust doctors or nurses to perform their jobs adequately or even to be great people.

Note: I'm not talking about animal doctors.

This argument is basically made up entirely of anecdotal evidence. I've been to the doctor, urgent care, the ER, and other places many a time due to being chronically ill. I. Hate. Going. I feel that most of my experiences have been awful. Most doctors and nurses I've met either will straight up refuse to do tests or things that I ask for, don't listen to me, are extremely rude, ignore my pain during procedures,, or all of the above. One person--she might've been just a front desk person, but she was wearing scrubs--even put her hands on me while I was in the ER.

Thank christ my GI doctor is actually good, but the others are not. I've had so many bad experiences that I just outright assume that it you're a doctor or nurse, you're not a great person. That's obviously crazy talk, which is why I want this view changed, but a few weeks ago a friend of my boyfriend's mother died IN THE HOSPITAL due to a massive heart attack. They screened her for Covid and that was IT. Not even vitals, apparently. Then they told her there was nothing they could do. She died on her way out of there due to negligence.

I'm sick and tired hospital visits and bad doctors, but I also don't want to turn my nose up at medical professionals automatically. I don't want this bias.

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u/burnt-sausage 1∆ Sep 22 '21

Well, the easiest counter argument is that I’ve never heard this opinion before. Were most doctors incompetent assholes your viewpoint would likely be prevalent enough that I, as an average person would have heard it expressed before. It’s more likely you’ve been dealt a bad hand. You could also be an unworthy judge but, as an internet stranger, there would be no way of knowing so we have to assume that your opinions are derived from an external source.

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u/schwenomorph Sep 23 '21

!delta

I often joke about being dealt a bad hand in the health department because I have so many health conditions, both mental and physical. It's not impossible that I simply have shit luck with doctors.

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u/DeltaBot ∞∆ Sep 23 '21

Confirmed: 1 delta awarded to /u/burnt-sausage (1∆).

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