What other industry can get it wrong 88% of the time and still expect payment?

There's a study that's found that when a patient has been diagnosed with a medical condition and goes for a second opinion that 88% of the time they will get a different diagnosis than what the first doctor gave.

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Serenitree · F

That's why people seek a third and fourth opinion. It's tough to trust when they look at you and diagnose with no tests or hands on check ups.

I went to my doctor once with a rather bad reaction to a new medication. He didn't suggest running tests to find out if I could be allergic. He merely shook his head and said "No, that isn't one of the known side effects" I got angry and told him to "write it down, and it will be known" Sure enough, when he switched my meds, the problem disappeared.

I don't have a lot of faith in doctors really giving a damn, which is why I have started to eat healthier and take better care of myself. At least, I know that I care.

Apr 9/17
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

I went to the hospital to visit a friend that I had worked with for nearly 20 years. She had a stroke a week ago. When we worked together I was impressed at how she took care of herself...she'd walk every day, she went to the "Y" and exercised after work every day, she ate lean chicken or fish (and only ate red meat once a month), lots of veggies and fresh fruit instead of sweets. Even though she's about a decade older than me it surprised me she had a stroke. She said her legs had been swollen and she could hardly walk, she had a doctor in Oklahoma City that she'd been seeing. Then a blood clot let loose and caused her stroke. Now she's finding out that she's been a diabetic for about 2 years and her doctor never told her...she said it's genetic in her family but she was never informed that she had. I guess the hospital pulled some records of hers and they told her. Makes me wonder if these doctors are just trying to drum up more business by neglecting to tell their older patients when they are diabetics or whatever.